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twenty-five years. The senator for each county who shall 

 have the highest number of votes shall retain his seat for 

 four years, and the one who shall have the next highest 

 number of votes, two years, and all who are afterwards elected 

 to fill their places shall remain in office four years. 



Section 6. The Senate shall try all impeachments ; the 

 senators being first sworn, or solemnly affirmed, to try the 

 same impartially, and according to law, and no person shall be 

 convicted but by the concurrence of two-thirds of the senators 

 present. Judgment in such cases shall not extend beyond 

 removal from office, and disqualification to hold an office in 

 the republic, but the party may still be tried at law for the 

 same offence. 



When either the President or Vice-President is to be tried, 

 the Chief Justice shall preside. 



Section 7. It shall be the duty of the legislature as soon 

 as conveniently may be after the adoption of this Constitution, 

 and once at least in every ten years afterwards, to cause a 

 true census to be taken of each town and county of the 

 republic of Liberia, and a representative shall be allowed every 

 town having a population of ten thousand inhabitants, and for 

 every additional ten thousand in the counties after the first 

 census one representative shall be added to that county until 

 the number of representatives shall amount to thirty — afterwards 

 one representative shall be added for every thirty thousand. 



Section 8. Each branch of the legislature shall be judge 

 of the election returns and qualifications of its own members. 

 A majority of each shall be necessary to transact business, but 

 a less number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the 

 attendance of absent members. Each House may adopt its own 

 rules of proceeding, enforce order, and with the concurrence 

 of two-thirds may expel a member. 

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