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Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina & Georgia do ordain, declare & establish the following Constitution for the government of ourselves & Posterity.
ARTICLE 1:
The Style of this Government shall be The United States of America & the Government shall consist of supreme legislative Executive & judicial Powers.
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The Legislative Power shall be vested in a Congress to consist of two separate Houses--one to be called the House of Delegates & the other the Senate who shall meet on the ---- ---- Day of ---- in every year.
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The members of the House of Delegates shall be chosen every ---- year by the people of the several States & the qualification of the electors shall be the same as those of the electors in the several States for their legislatures--each member shall have been a citizen of the United States for ---- years; and shall be of ---- years of age & a resident in the State he is chosen for.----Until a census of the people shall be taken in the manner herein after mentioned the House of Delegates shall consist of ---- to be chosen from the different States in the following proportions: for New Hampshire, ----; for Massachusetts, ---- for Rhode Island, ---- for Connecticut, ---- for New York, ---- for New Jersey, ---- for Pennsylvania, ---- for Delaware, ---- for Mary^{ld}, ---- for Virginia, ---- for North Carolina, ---- for South Carolina, ---- for Georgia, ---- & the Legislature shall hereafter regulate the number of delegates by the number of inhabitants according to the Provisions herein after made, at the rate of one for every ---- thousand.--All money bills of every kind shall originate in the house of Delegates & shall not be altered by the Senate. The House of Delegates shall exclusively possess the power of impeachment & shall choose it's own officers & vacancies therein shall be supplied by the executive authority of the State in the representation from which they shall happen.
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The Senate shall be elected & chosen by the House of Delegates which House immediately after their meeting shall choose by ballot ---- Senators from among the Citizens & residents of New Hampshire ---- from among those of Massachusetts ---- from among those of Rhode Island ---- from among those of Connecticut ---- from among those of New York ---- from among those of New Jersey ---- from among those of Pennsylvania ---- from among those of Delaware ---- from among those of Maryland ---- from among those of Virginia ---- from among those of North Carolina ---- from among those of South Carolina & ---- from among those of Georgia ----
The Senators chosen from New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island & Connecticut shall form one class--those from New York New Jersey Pennsylvania & Delaware one class--& those from Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina & Georgia one class.
The House of Delegates shall number these Classes one two & three & fix the times of their service by Lot--the first class shall serve for ---- years--the second for ---- years & the third for ---- years--as their times of service expire the House of Delegates shall fill them up by elections for ---- years & they shall fill all vacancies that arise from death or resignation for the time of service remaining of the members so dying or resigning.
Each Senator shall be ---- years of age at least--shall have been a Citizen of the United States 4 years before his election & shall be a resident of the State he is chosen from. The Senate shall choose its own Officers.
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Each State shall prescribe the time & manner of holding elections by the People for the house of Delegates & the House of Delegates shall be the judges of the elections returns & Qualifications of their members.