Constitution of the United States, Jefferson's Manual: The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 57th Congress, and a Digest and Manual of the Rules and Practice of the House of Representatives of the United States. 1st Sess., 57th CongressU.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 - 772 pages |
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... unless they be equally divided . 5 The Senate shall chuse their other Officers , and also a President pro tempore , in the Absence of the Vice President , or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States . The ...
... unless they be equally divided . 5 The Senate shall chuse their other Officers , and also a President pro tempore , in the Absence of the Vice President , or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States . The ...
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... unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it . 8 United States v . Hamilton , 3 Dall . , 17 ; Hepburn et al . v . Ellzey , 2 Cr . , 445 ; Ex parte Bollman and Swartwout , 4 Cr . , 75 ; Ex parte Kearney ...
... unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it . 8 United States v . Hamilton , 3 Dall . , 17 ; Hepburn et al . v . Ellzey , 2 Cr . , 445 ; Ex parte Bollman and Swartwout , 4 Cr . , 75 ; Ex parte Kearney ...
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... unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken . 5 License Tax Cases , 5 Wall . , 462 ; Springer v . United States , 102 U. S. , 586 ; Nichol . Ames , 173 U. S. , 509 . No Tax or Duty shall be laid ...
... unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken . 5 License Tax Cases , 5 Wall . , 462 ; Springer v . United States , 102 U. S. , 586 ; Nichol . Ames , 173 U. S. , 509 . No Tax or Duty shall be laid ...
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... unless actually invaded , or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay . Green . Biddle , 8 Wh . , 1 ; Poole et al . . The Lessee of Fleeger et al . , 11 Pet . , 185 ; Cooley v . Board of Wardens of Port of Phila- delphia et al ...
... unless actually invaded , or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay . Green . Biddle , 8 Wh . , 1 ; Poole et al . . The Lessee of Fleeger et al . , 11 Pet . , 185 ; Cooley v . Board of Wardens of Port of Phila- delphia et al ...
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... unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act , or on Confession in open Court . United States v . The Insurgents , 2 Dall . , 335 ; United States v . Mitchell , 2 Dall . , 348 : Ex parte Bollman and Swartwout , 4 Cr ...
... unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act , or on Confession in open Court . United States v . The Insurgents , 2 Dall . , 335 ; United States v . Mitchell , 2 Dall . , 348 : Ex parte Bollman and Swartwout , 4 Cr ...
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Page 4 - Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time ; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
Page 1 - Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five,...
Page 118 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 19 - The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
Page 19 - The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them. Before he enter on the execution of his office he shall take the following oath or affirmation...
Page 32 - US, 31. *The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States were proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the First Congress, on the 25th of September, 1789. They were ratified by the following States, and the notifications of ratification by the governors thereof were successively communicated by the President to Congress: New Jersey, November 20, 1789; Maryland, December 19, 1789; North Carolina, December 22, 1789; South Carolina, January 19, 1790...
Page 3 - Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business ; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as...
Page 272 - A motion to strike out the enacting words of a bill shall have precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall be considered equivalent to its rejection.
Page 76 - The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature can not be convened), against domestic violence.
Page 48 - Delaware, December 7, 1787. Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787. New Jersey. December 18, 1787. Georgia, January 2, 1788. Connecticut, January 9, 1788. Massachusetts, February 6, 1788. Maryland, April 28, 1788. South Carolina, May 23, 1788. New Hampshire, June 21, 1788. Virginia, June 26, 1788. New York, July 26, 1788. North Carolina, November 21, 1789. Rhode Island, May 29, 1790.