Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States Before the Adoption of the Constitution, Volume 1Little, Brown,, 1905 - Colonies |
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Page xxxvi
... Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each State , chosen by the legislature thereof , for six years ; and each senator shall have one vote . 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled , in consequence of ...
... Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each State , chosen by the legislature thereof , for six years ; and each senator shall have one vote . 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled , in consequence of ...
Page xxxvii
... senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof ; but the Congress may at any time , by law , make or alter such regulations , except as to the places of choosing senators . 2. The Congress ...
... senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof ; but the Congress may at any time , by law , make or alter such regulations , except as to the places of choosing senators . 2. The Congress ...
Page xxxviii
... Senate may propose or concur with amend- ments , as on other bills . 2. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate shall , before it become a law , be presented to the President of the United States ...
... Senate may propose or concur with amend- ments , as on other bills . 2. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate shall , before it become a law , be presented to the President of the United States ...
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... Senate . The president of the Senate shall , in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives , open all the certificates , and the votes shall then be counted . The person having the greatest num- ber of votes shall be the ...
... Senate . The president of the Senate shall , in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives , open all the certificates , and the votes shall then be counted . The person having the greatest num- ber of votes shall be the ...
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... Senate , to make treaties , provided two thirds of the senators present concur ; and he shall nominate , and by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate shall appoint ambassadors , other public ministers and consuls , judges of ...
... Senate , to make treaties , provided two thirds of the senators present concur ; and he shall nominate , and by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate shall appoint ambassadors , other public ministers and consuls , judges of ...
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