PRESIDENT and Vice President of the U. S., and declaring the officer to act
as President in case of vacancies in offices of President and Vice Presi-
dent, approved March 1, 1792. An act relative to election of
PRESIDENT and Vice President, in case of vacancies in those offices by
casualty. Provision for the election of a....

291

293

PRESIDENT or Vice President of the U. S. to be delivered into the office of
Secretary of State. A resignation or refusal to accept office of
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the U. S. to commence March 4, &c.
Term of office of the

293

293

293

202

PRESIDENT and Vice President of the U. S. An act providing compensa-
tion to the
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the U. S. Compensation to, and penalty
of, persons appointed to deliver electoral votes for ...
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the U. S. Compensation to persons, &c.,
to deliver electoral votes for
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the U. S. An act to establish a uniform
time for holding elections for electors of ...................
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the U. S., from 1789 to 1849. (See Elec-
toral Votes.) Electoral votes, &c., for
PRESIDENT of the U. S., on the death of Wm. H. Harrison, President. Pro-

300

302

.315-334

.330, 331

ceedings introducing John Tyler to office as acting..
PRESIDENT of the Senate authorized to administer oaths. The....... 288, 294
PRESIDENT pro tempore of the Senate to act as President of the U. S. in.
case of vacancies in office of President and Vice President. The
PRESIDENTS pro tempore, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1851. Names
and attendance in Senate of the Vice Presidents and...

PRINTED by order of the two Houses of Congress, from 1789 to 1851. Re-
marks descriptive of the documents
PRIVATEERS being fitted out in the U. S. against foreign powers at peace
with the U.S. An act to prevent
PUBLICATION of amendments to the Constitution of the U. S. Provision
for the

457, 458, 459

RATIFICATION of the Constitution by the States. Dates of the
RATIFICATION of first ten amendments of the Constitution by the States.
Dates of the

RATIFICATION of the eleventh and twelfth amendments of the Constitution,
&c.

36

RECORDS of one State in every other State, territory, &c. Authentication of
the.

REMARKS or preface to the second edition of this book....
REMARKS on the propriety of reading and understanding the Constitution xxiii
REMARKS on the authenticity of this edition of the Constitution
xlv
REMARKS on the design of the Alphabetical Analysis of the Constitution... 37
REMARKS on the official proceedings, and the causes which led to the adop-
tion and ratification of the Constitution of the U. S.

REMARKS on the causes which immediately led to the formation of the Con-
stitution, and on the States having a leading agency in that important

event.

REMARKS on the manner of commencing proceedings of the Government
under the Constitution of the U. S.
REMARKS on the picture of George Washington, as taken from Houdon's
statue at Richmond, Virginia

REMARKS relative to the appointment of George Washington to be Lieu-
tenant-General and Commander-in-Chief of the armies of the U. S. July 3,

1798..

REMARKS in relation to the national mourning and solemnities on the death
of George Washington

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191

205

231

240

REMARKS relative to the inaugural addresses of the first four Presidents of
the U. S.

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269

287

309

REMARKS introductory to the General Laws, forming a peculiar class of
general import inserted herein......
REMARKS explanatory of the several tables contained in this volume
REMARKS on the ratification of the Constitution by the original States, and
on the discretionary right and power of Congress to admit "New States"
into the Union.....
REMARKS relative to the sources of historical, political, statistical, and other
information regarding the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial action of
the Government in possession of the public offices at the seat of Govern-
ment

408

451

456

REMARKS descriptive of the contents of the Legislative Journals of the
Senate and House of Representatives of the U. S.
REMARKS descriptive of the regular documents ordered to be printed by the
Senate and House of Representatives, from 1789 to 1851........ 457, 458, 459
REMARKS in relation to the books procured for the Congress or National
Library, and the means employed for a regular increase of their number 472
REMARKS relative to the books in the Department of State
479
REMEDIAL justice in the Courts of the U. S. An act to provide further.......... 301
REPORTERS of decisions of the Supreme Court of the U. S. from 1789 to
1851. Names, &c., of the......

REPORTS of decisions of the Supreme Court of the U. S. from 1789 to 1851.
Description of the books of..

457

300

REPRESENTATIVES in Congress elected Speakers, from March 4, 1789, to
March 3, 1851, showing the commencement and termination of their ser-
vice, and the States represented by them.
386, 387
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress among the several States, according to
the sixth census. An act for the apportionment of. (See States.)·
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress. Provision for dividing States into dis-
tricts for election of
REPRESENTATIVES of the U. S. in Congress assembled, on July 4, 1776.
Declaration of Independence by the

RESIGNATION or refusal to accept the office of President or Vice President
of the U. S. to be delivered into the office of the Secretary of State....... 293

208

RESIGNATION to Congress, by George Washington, of his commission as Com-
mander-in-Chief of the American army, on December 23, 1783.....
REVENUE from impost duties as recommended by Congress in 1783, was the
cause of proceedings which led to the adoption of the Constitution. Report
of Committee of Congress of Confederation, showing that the failure of the
States to carry out the general system of... ..131-139, 140-142-146-150, 151
REVENUE from impost, as provided by resolution of Congress of April 18,
1783. (See Commerce.) Resolutions of Congress of February 15, 1786, re-
commending to the States to empower Congress to carry into effect a
general system of ...
.139-141-149-151-153

REVENUE and Tariff laws, &c. Description of books relating to....
467
REVOLUTION. Books relating to the history of the American Colonies and the 452
RHODE ISLAND. Chronological statement of the charters and constitutions of 407

SAFE-CONDUCT issued under the authority of the U. S. Penalty for vio-
lating a

290

SEAT of Government of the U. S. The District of Columbia established the
permanent.

449

SECRETARIES of the Senate of the U. S., from 1789 to 1851. Table of the
names, service, &c., of the.....

SECRETARY of the Senate of the U. S. Oaths to be taken by the.....
SENATE of the U. S. directing the purchase of copies of this Book.
tions of the

385

22, 288, 289
Reso'u-
SENATE of the U. S. Oaths of office to be taken by the members and Secretary
of the....

...22, 288, 289

SENATE, of the Vice Presidents and Presidents pro tempore, from March 4,

.336-345

1789 to March 3, 1851. Names of and attendance in the.......
SENATE of the U. S. Table of the names, service, &c., of the Secretaries of the 385
SENATE of the U. S. Description of the Legislative and Executive Journals

and Records of Impeachments of the

.455, 456

SENATE of the U. S., from 1789 to 1851. Remarks descriptive of the Docu-
ments printed by order of the
...457, 458, 459
SENATORS of the U. S. in office, from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1851, show-
ing their names, commencement and termination of their service, States
represented by them, &c., viz.:

[When Senators shall take their seats from States that have not yet ap-
pointed Senators, they shall be placed by lot in the foregoing classes,
but in such a manner as shall keep the classes as nearly equal as may be
in numbers. Vide resolution of the Senate, May 14, 1789. The first class
expire in 1851; the second in 1847, and the third in 1849. Vide the Con-
stitution, page 3.]

.336-345

SESSION of Congress from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1851. Commencement
and termination of, and number of days in, each
SOUTH CAROLINA, in 1787, appointing deputies to Convention to form the
Constitution. Act of.......

SOUTH CAROLINA. Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitu-
tions of

182

408

422

293

SOUTH CAROLINA ceded Western lands to the U. S. August 9, 1787
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives shall act as President of the U. S.
in case of vacancy, &c. Provisions that the
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives authorized to administer oaths.
The....
..288-291
SPEAKERS of the House of Representatives of the U. S., from March 4, 1789
to March 3, 1851, showing the commencement and termination of their ser-
vice, and States represented by them....
.386, 387
SPEECHES in the two Houses of Congress from 1789 to 1851. Description of the
Books, Newspapers, &c., containing the......

459

STATE to receive electoral votes in absence of the President of the Senate,

and to send a special messenger to district judge for electoral votes in
case of failure to be received otherwise. The Secretary of........
STATE, in case of vacancies in the office of President and Vice President of
the U. S. Duties of the Secretary of......
STATE. A resignation or refusal to accept of the office of President or Vice
President to be delivered into the office of the Secretary of
STATE, regarding the publication of amendments to the Constitution of the
U. S. Duties of the Secretary of.......

293

293

293

295

STATE from 1789 to 1851. Names, States, service, &c., of all the Secreta-
ries of

STATE Department. Description of selection of certain books in the Library
of the....

395

479

STATE or Territory, &c. An act for the authentication of Acts, Records, and
Judicial proceedings of one State or Territory in every other ........290–294
STATE in certain cases-the proceedings in State Courts in such cases to be
null and void The U. S. Judges empowered to grant the writ of Habeas
Corpus, and to discharge the citizens of any foreign State confined in the
prison of any

STATES. Dates of ratification of the Constitution by the

301

24

34

STATES. Dates of ratification of first ten amendments of the Constitution
by the
STATES. Ratification of the eleventh and twelfth amendments by the...... 36
STATES in providing revenue for the support of the Federal Government,
as recommended by Congress on April 18, 1783. Reports of committees
showing the failure of the several.....
..131–139, 140-142-146–150, 151
STATES that were prominent in the proceedings which immediately led to
the adoption of the Constitution of the U. S. Remarks in relation to the.. 153
STATES. Resolution of Congress of the Confederation of May 22, 1782, ap-
pointing a committee to represent the financial and commercial difficul-
ties to the several...

154

STATES to form a Constitution of the U. S. Resolutions of the General As-
sembly of New York, July 21, 1782, recommending a Convention of the.. 155
STATES to remedy the difficulties. Resolution of the Confederation of Vir-
ginia, of January 21, 1786, for a Convention of the.....
STATES, at Annapolis, in 1786, recommending the appointment of deputies
to form the Constitution. Proceedings of commissioners from several
of the..

...

STATES, for the appointment of deputies to Convention to form the Constitu-
tion of the U. S. Acts of the several-viz.:
Of Virginia, passed October 16, 1786
Of New Jersey, passed November 23, 1786
Of Pennsylvania, passed December 30, 1786
Of North Carolina, passed January 6, 1787
Of Delaware, passed February 3, 1787
Of Georgia, passed February 10, 1787
Of New York, passed February 28, 1787
Of South Carolina, passed March 8, 1787.

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