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.
[Resolutions of the Committee of the Whole House as Amended by the Convention] [+e672446]
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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 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] [+e672482] [+e672547]
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4.[+e672547] Resolved that the Members of the second branch of the Legislature of the United States ought to be chosen by the individual Legislatures[+e672548]; to be of the age of thirty years at least;[+e672559] to hold their offices for a term [+e672561]of[+e672562]s[+e672561 -e672562]six[+e672580]___[+e672571 -e672580]uffic[+e672561 -e672571]i[+e672561 -e672562], one third to go out biennial[+e672580] to receive [+e672590]a compensation for the devotion of[+e672593]fixed stipends by which[+e672590 -e672593] the[+e672590]ir tim[+e672593]y may b[+e672590 -e672593]e [+e672590]compensa[+e672590 -e672593]t[+e672590]ed f[+e672590 -e672593]o[+e672590]r[+e672590 -e672593] the[+e672590] public[+e672593]ir[+e672590 -e672593] service[+e672590]s[+e672590 -e672593];[+e672590]ly[+e672580]ent to ensure their independency, namely[+e672561 -e672562] seven years;[+e672561].[+e672548 -e672559]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]