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Section 9. Neither House shall adjourn for more than two 

 days without the consent of the other ; and both Houses shall 

 sit in the same town. 



Section 10. Every bill or resolution which shall have 

 passed both branches of the legislature, shall, before it becomes 

 a law, be laid before the President for his approval. If he 

 approves he shall sign it ; if not, he shall return it to the 

 legislature with his objections. If the legislature shall afterwards 

 pass the vote or resolution by a vote of two-thirds, in each 

 branch, it shall become law. I the President shall neglect to 

 return such bill or resolution to the legislature with his 

 objection for five days after the same shall have been so laid 

 before him — the legislature remaining in session during that 

 time — such neglect shall be equivalent to his signature. 



Section 11. The senators and representatives shall receive 

 from the republic a compensation for their services, to be 

 ascertained by law ; and shall be privileged from arrest, except 

 for treason, felony, or breach of the peace, while attending at, 

 going to, or returning from the session of the legislature. 



Article III. Executive Power 



Section 1. The supreme executive power shall be vested 

 in a President, who shall be elected by the people, and shall 

 hold his office for the term of two years. He shall be 

 commander-in-chief of the army and navy. He shall, in the 

 recess of the Legislature, have power to call out the militia 

 into actual service in defence of the republic. He shall have 

 power to make treaties, provided the Senate concur therein by a 

 vote of two-thirds of the senators present. He shall nominate, 

 and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint and 

 commission all ambassadors, and other public ministers and 

 consuls, secretaries of state, of war, of the navy, and of the 



