Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
The main chamber of the Constitutional Convention, consisting of all delegates.
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Committee of the Whole House reported.
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1. Resolved that [+e672446]it is [+e672446 -e672455]the [+e672446]government[+e672455]opinion[+e672446 -e672455] of th[+e672446]e United States[+e672455]is Committee that a national government[+e672446 -e672455] ought to [+e672446]be esta[+e672446 -e672455]b[+e672446 -e672483] [+e672459 -e672483]
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2. Resolved that the [+e672459]national [+e672459 -e737236]Legislature ought to consist of Two [+e672459]B[+e672459 -e672483] [+e672473]
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3. [+e672473]Resolved that the Members of the first branch of the Legislature ought to be elected by the People of the several States[+e672474] for th[+e672482]two[+e672485]e t[+e672482 -e672485]erm[+e672482]; to be of the age of 25 years at least[+e672509]; to be ineligible to [+e672512]and incapable of holding [+e672525]any Office [+e672512]established[+e672512 -e672529],[+e672522] by [+e672512 -e672529]the emoluments wh[+e672522]a p[+e672512 -e672522]ar[+e672512 -e672519]eof shall[+e672522]t[+e672512 -e672519]i[+e672512 -e672522]c[+e672512 -e672519]av[+e672522]ul[+e672512 -e672519]been [+e672522]ar[+e672512 -e672519]gmented by [+e672522] S[+e672512 -e672519]e Legislature[+e672522]tate [+e672512 -e672522]or under the a[+e672512] [+e672522]u[+e672512 -e672522]thority[+e672512]dur[+e672522] of the United-States (except t[+e672512 -e672522]hose[+e672512] pe[+e672512 -e672522]c[+e672512]ul[+e672512 -e672527]i[+e672512]arly[+e672512 -e672522] b[+e672512]m[+e672522] of the first branch[+e672531]e[+e672522]elo[+e672512 -e672522]nging t[+e672512]o [+e672512 -e672522]th[+e672512]e [+e672512 -e672522]fu[+e672512]e[+e672522]nctions of[+e672512 -e672522] t[+e672512]h[+e672512 -e672527]e[+e672512]member[+e672522]; to be ineligible to and incapable of holding any Office under the authority of the United-States (except those peculiarly belonging to the functions of the first branch) during the term of service[+e672534]s[+e672522] fi[+e672512 -e672522]rs[+e672512]h[+e672522]t [+e672512]e[+e672522]br[+e672512 -e672522]an[+e672512]ch) duri[+e672512 -e672522]ng the t[+e672512]til they shall have ceased to be Members[+e672522]erm of service, and under t[+e672512 -e672522]he national government for[+e672512] the space of one year[+e672512 -e672522] after it’s expiration[+e672512] of [+e672482]___[+e672483]Three[+e672482 -e672483] years[+e672482].[+e672474] [+e672482 -e672483]ranches. [+e672459]lished [+e672446 -e672455]consist[+e672446]ing[+e672446 -e672455] of a Supreme Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive. [+e672446]