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3. RESOLVED That the Members of the first Branch of the Legislature of the United States ought to be elected by the People of the several States for the Term of two Years to be of the Age of twenty five Years at least 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 Time of Service of the first Branch.

4. RESOLVED That the Members of the second Branch of the Legislature of the United States ought to be chosen by the Individual Legislatures to be of the Age of thirty Years at least to hold their Offices for the Term of six Years; one third to go out biennially to receive a Compensation for the Devo tion of their Time to the public Service to be ineligible to and incapable of holding any Office under the Author ity of the United States (except those peculiarly belonging to the Functions of the second Branch) during the Term for which they are elected, and for one Year thereafter.

5. RESOLVED That each Branch ought to possess the Right of originat ing Acts.

6. RESOLVED That the Right of Suffrage in the first Branch of the Legis lature of the United States ought not to be according to the Rules established in the Articles of Confederation but according to some equitable Ratio of Representation.

7. RESOLVED That in the original Formation of the Legislature of the United States the first Branch thereof shall consist of sixty five Members of which Number New Hampshire shall send three Massachusetts eight Rhode Island one Connecticut five New. York six New- Jersey four Pennsylvania eight Delaware one Maryland six Virginia ten North. Carolina five South Carolina five Georgia three.

But as the present Situation of the States may probably alter in the Number of their Inhabitants, the Legislature of the United States shall be authorised from Time to Time to apportion the Number of Representatives; and in Case any of the States shall hereafter be divided, or enlarged by Ad dition of Territory, or any two or more States united, or any new States created within the Limits of the United States, the Legislature of the United States shall possess Authority to regulate the Number of Representatives in any of the foregoing Cases, upon the Principle of the Number of their Inhabitants, according to the Provisions herein after men tioned namely Provided always that Representation ought to be proportioned according to direct Taxation: And in order to ascertain the Alteration in the direct Taxa tion, which may be required from Time to Time, by the Changes in the relative Circumstances of the States

Resolved that a Census be taken, within six years from the first Meeting of the Legislature of the United States, and once within the Term of every ten Years afterwards, of all the Inhabitants of the United States in the Manner and according to the Ratio recommended by Congress in their Resolution of April 18th. 1783 And that the Legislature of the United States shall proportion the direct Taxation accordingly.

Resolved - that all Bills for raising or Appropriating Money, and for fixing the Salaries of the Officers of the Government of the United States shall originate in the first Branch of the Legislature of the United States, and shall not be altered or amended by the second Branch; and that no money shall be drawn from the public Treasury but in Pursuance of Appropriations to be originated by the first Branch.

RESOLVED that from the first Meeting of the Legislature of the United States until a Census shall be taken, all Monies for supply ing the public Treasury by direct Taxation shall be raised from the several States according to the Number of their Representatives respectively in the first Branch.

8. RESOLVED That in the second Branch of the Legislature of the United States each State shall have an equal Vote.

RESOLVED That the Legislature of the United States ought to possess the legislative Rights vested in Congress by the Confeder ation; and moreover to legislate in all Cases for the general Interests