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  1. Overview: U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)
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  4. Session: 1787-06-19 11:00:00
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)

Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.

The Convention

The main chamber of the Constitutional Convention, consisting of all delegates.

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Session 6218: 1787-06-19 11:00:00

Committee of the Whole House reported.

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Resolutions of the Committee of the Whole House (Amended)

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[Resolutions of the Committee of the Whole House as Amended by the Convention]

1. Resolved that the government of the United States ought to consist of a Supreme Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive.

2. Resolved that the Legislature ought to consist of Two Branches.

3. Resolved that the Members of the first branch of the Legislature ought to be elected by the People of the several States for the term of two years; to be of the age of 25 years at least; 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.

4. Resolved that the Members of the second branch of the Legislature of the United States ought to be chosen by the individual Legislatures; to be of the age of thirty years at least; to hold their offices for a term of six years, one third to go out biennially; to receive a compensation for the devotion of their time to the public service; 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 second branch) during the term for which they are elected, and for one year thereafter.

5. Resolved that each branch ought to possess the right of originating acts.

7. Resolved that the right of suffrage in the first branch of the national Legislature ought not to be according to the rule established in the articles of confederation, but according to some equitable ratio of representation

8. Resolved that the second Branch of the national Legislature shall be elected in the following manner — that the States be divided into four great Districts; the first to comprehend the States of _____ the second to comprehend the States of _____ thright of suffrage third to comprehend the States of _____ the fourth to comprehend the States of _____ and &c. — that the Members shall be elected by the said Districts in the Proportion following, in the first District _____ [in the second _____ in the third _____ in the fourth _____.]

-- That the Members of the second Branch be elected for _____ Years, and that immediately after the first Election they be divided by Lot into Classes; that the Seats of the Members of the first Class shallnational Legislature ought to be vacated at the Expiration of the first Year, that the second the second Year, and so on continually;g to the End that the Part of the second Branch, as nearly as possible may be annually chosen

-- That it shall be in the Power of the national Legislature, for the Convenience and Advantage of the good People of the United States, to divide trule establishem into such further and other Districts for the Purposes aforesaid, as to the said Legislature shall appear necessaryfirst.

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