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... VICE PRESIDENT being absent , the Senate proceeded to the election of a President pro tem . , as the Constitution provides , and the ballots being collected and counted , the whole number was found to be twenty - nine , of which fifteen ...
... VICE PRESIDENT being absent , the Senate proceeded to the election of a President pro tem . , as the Constitution provides , and the ballots being collected and counted , the whole number was found to be twenty - nine , of which fifteen ...
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... President , the person having the greatest number of votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President ; but , if there should remain two or more who have equal votes , the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice President ...
... President , the person having the greatest number of votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President ; but , if there should remain two or more who have equal votes , the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice President ...
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... Vice President , upon the ground that they came within the reason of the rule , had determin- ed that all resolutions which required a joint vote of both Houses to give them efficacy , should take the same course as bills , and have ...
... Vice President , upon the ground that they came within the reason of the rule , had determin- ed that all resolutions which required a joint vote of both Houses to give them efficacy , should take the same course as bills , and have ...
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... Vice President , but again it was thought that either would make a good President , and he did not see any great use in the office of Vice Presi- dent . If we are to constitute a Vice President to execute the office of President in case ...
... Vice President , but again it was thought that either would make a good President , and he did not see any great use in the office of Vice Presi- dent . If we are to constitute a Vice President to execute the office of President in case ...
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... President devolve on the Vice President in certain cases ; ) he thought it worthy of mature consideration , if the discriminating principle was introduced into the choice of Vice President , whether the office had not better be ...
... President devolve on the Vice President in certain cases ; ) he thought it worthy of mature consideration , if the discriminating principle was introduced into the choice of Vice President , whether the office had not better be ...
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Page 71 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Page 667 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 701 - And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice President shall act as President as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.
Page 389 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it ; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Page 209 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Page 515 - Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, two-thirds of both houses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to the legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the constitution of the United States...
Page 249 - The general assembly or legislature shall consist of the governor, legislative council and a house of representatives. The legislative council shall consist of five members to continue in Office five years unless sooner removed by Congress any three of whom to be a quorum and the members...
Page 279 - An act in addition to an act, entitled ' An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject.
Page 481 - French ships coming directly from France or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of France or her said colonies ; and the ships of Spain coming directly from Spain or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of Spain or her colonies, shall be admitted during the space of twelve years in the...
Page 281 - December, in the year one thousand eight hundred, provide suitable buildings for the accommodation of Congress, and of the President, and for the public offices of the government of the United States.