172 FURTHER Ex PRESSED PRO- Jury trial in ARTICLE THE SEVENTH. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shail Rights declared exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved; and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. civil cases. No suit against State, by citi ARTICLE THE EIGHTH. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. ARTICLE THE NINTH. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. ARTICLE THE TENTH. The powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. ARTICLE THE ELEVENTH. The judicial power of the United States, shall not be construed zen or subject. to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States, by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign State. Electors. ARTICLE THE TWELFTH. Election for 1. The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote, by President and Vice-President. ballot, for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, Proceedings of shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots, the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots, the person voted for as Vice-President; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as Predent, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each; which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate: the President of the Senate shall, in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted the person having the greater number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed'; and if no person have such majority, then, from the persons having the highest numbers, not Ientatives. exceeding three,on the list of those voted for as President, the House House of Repreof Representatives shall choose, immediately, by ballot, the President. But, in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by By States. States, the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from twothirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall dovolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the Vice-President death or other constitutional disability of the President. become Presi dent. Senate. 2. The person having the greatest number of votes as VicePresident, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majo- Vice-President rity of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person clected by have a majority, then, from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President: a quorum for the Quorum. purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. of Vice-Presi 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of Qualifications President, shall be eligible to the office of Vice-President of the dent. United States. INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Reference is made to the Articles, Sections, Clauses, and Amendments. A. Absent members, attendance compelled 66 of present, title, &c. by officer of United States 1 Accusation, nature and cause of Accused, rights of. Amendments 4, 5, 6. : Acts, records, &c. of each State, credit in other States 66 : neither house can, more than three days, without : 6 2 3 4 1 2315 66 the houses, President may, in case of their disagreement with respect to the time of adjournment 2 Adjournment preventing return of bill by President question of, excepted from being presented for President's approval none shall deprive a State of its equal suffrage in the Senate, without its consent none before 1808, shall affect the clause restraining the prohibition of the importation of slaves, or the clause prohibiting any direct tax, unless in proportion to the census Appointment, temporary, of Senator : 10 6 1 5 1 : of Senator or Representatives to certain offices, : 2 : 1,2 of inferior officers, may be vested elsewhere 222 Apportionment of representatives, and direct taxes 66 : 1 7 232243 Approval of President, bill, order, &c. must be presented for 1 of houses, to bill returned by President 66 Armies, to raise and support, power of Congress votes for government of 66 : 66 State restrained from keeping excepted from right to have inquest by Grand Jury. Arms to militia, Congress may provide for Arts, useful, to promote the progress of 6781 Bail. Amendment 8. B. Ballot, votes for President, by. Amendment 12, c. 1. Bill for revenue Captures on land and water Certificates of votes for President and Vice-President. Citizens of each State, privileges, &c. in several States Claim of fugitive slave, by owner : 2 1 2,9 1 1 24 2 |