Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... Senate to be elected by the people as well as the other branch , and the people might be divided into proper districts for the purpose , and he moved to postpone the motion of Mr. Dickinson , in order to take up one of that import . Mr ...
... Senate to be elected by the people as well as the other branch , and the people might be divided into proper districts for the purpose , and he moved to postpone the motion of Mr. Dickinson , in order to take up one of that import . Mr ...
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... Senate , but shall have no vote , unless they be equally divided . 5. The Senate shall chuse their other officers , and also a Pre- sident pro tempore , in the absence of the Vice President , or when he shall exercise the office of ...
... Senate , but shall have no vote , unless they be equally divided . 5. The Senate shall chuse their other officers , and also a Pre- sident pro tempore , in the absence of the Vice President , or when he shall exercise the office of ...
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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 number of votes for President shall ...
... 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 number of votes for President shall ...
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