APPENDIX.

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND INDEX.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND INDEX. PART V OF THE POLITICAL CODE.

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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

PREAMBLE.

WE, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

ARTICLE I. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

II. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

III. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

IV. STATE ACTS.

V. AMENDMENTS.

VI. PROMISCUOUS PROVISIONS.

VII. RATIFICATION OF, WHAT NECESSARY.

ARTICLE I.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SECTION 1.

Legislative power, Congress.

SECTION 2.

House of Representatives.

1. Members, when and by whom chosen.

2. Qualifications.

3. Apportionment of representatives, and direct taxes.

4. Vacancies.

5. Speaker. Impeachment.

Powers of Houses of Congress.

1. Judges of qualifications of their own members. Quorum. 2. Rules of proceeding. Expulsions.

3. Journals.

4. Adjournments.

SECTION 6.

Compensation and duties of members.

1. Compensation of members. Privileges of Senators and Represen

tatives.

2. Disabilities.

SECTION 7.

Enactment of laws.

1. Revenue bills. Where to originate.

2. Manner of passage and President's approval. How passed without President's approval.

3. Orders, resolutions, and votes. President's approval.

1. Taxes, duties, etc.

2. To borrow money.

SECTION 8.

Powers of Congress.

Common defense and general welfare.

3. To regulate commerce.

4. Naturalization. Bankruptcies.

5. Coining money. Weights and measures.

6. Punishment of counterfeiting.

7. Post Offices and post roads. .

8. Patents and copyrights.

9. Courts. Piracy and other offenses.

10. To declare war, etc.

11. Raising army.

12. Navy.