-^ Indepoideiice 



'es^<Mi ; and the p c iaous appcarii^ bj 

 Tfn dol^r Hrrticd shall or^^uiisc than- 

 _--_- — -_.^.. _^ \i.^ >£nateand House rf Rcprcsentadvcs. 

 Hie votes for Pfcadent dball be sorted, co unted , and dedared 

 bj the House of RcftresentathrcSu And if no person didl 

 appear to have a u u j oi it y of sodi votcs^ file scnaiois and 

 rcpcesentatives shall in convention, by joint baHoC, dect fiom 

 anvM^ the pcisous havii^ the three i^^iest nmnber of votes 

 a person to act as President lor the ensmag term. 



Section 6. The Icg b l jUuc duD assemble at least once in 

 every jcar, and sodi meetii^ diaU be on die first yLaadacf in 

 January, unless a diflfeient day shall be ap po inte d by hnr. 



Section 7. Every legislator and other officer appo in te d under 

 tins Constitution dull, bcfofc he enters upon the duties of his 

 office, take and subsciibe a solemn oath or affirmation to sup poit 

 the Constituticm of this repufafic and impa iti a Dy discharge the 

 duties of sudi office. The piraAng officer oi the Senate 

 shall a il m iM wJ ifi such ooth or affii iiulin n to the Resident, in 

 convention of both Houses ; and the President shall ai lmini s tr r 

 the same to the Vice-President, senatois, and rqxcsentatives 

 in convention. Other officers may take sndi oath or affirmation 

 befofc the President, dnef justice, or any other person who 

 may be designated by law. 



Secdon 8. AH dections of pubfic officers dull be made by 

 a m^ority of die votes, czcept in cases odierwise regidated 

 by the Constitudon or by law. 



Section 9. Offices created by thb Cons titut ion w^nch the 

 drcumstuiccs of die rqiufafic do not l e qime that they shall 

 be filled, shaD not be filled until the Icgi d alHi c shall deem it 

 necessary. 



Section 10. The p i opc i ty of which a woman may be pos- 

 sessed at the time of her matii^ y^ and also that of winch she 



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