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]; t[+e672494]heir[+e672497]an adequat[+e672500]o receive f[+e672494 -e672500]i[+e672494 -e672497]xe[+e672494 -e672500]d[+e672494 -e672497] stipends[+e672494], by w[+e672494 -e672497]hich [+e672494 -e672500]t[+e672494]o[+e672497]h[+e672494 -e672500]ey may[+e672494 -e672497] be [+e672494]ascertained[+e672497]ors[+e672500] by[+e672497]compensated f[+e672494 -e672497]; 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]or[+e672494 -e672497] the [+e672494]Na[+e672497]devo[+e672494 -e672497]tion[+e672494]al Legislature and[+e672497] of their time to public service; to be[+e672494 -e672497] paid out of the National-Treasury;[+e672494] [+e672482 -e672494]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]