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President, removal of, 37.
salary of, 37.
testimony of, 184.
time to vote for, 21.
voted for, 51.

who eligible for, 37.
Presidential term, 156.

commencement of, 156.

expiration of, 156.

Press, freedom of, 48.

Records of States, authenticated, 219.
Register, to obtain a, 111.

Registered vessel, privileges of a, 111.
Registry, certificates of, 111.

permanent, 112.

temporary, 112.

of a vessel, 110.

Regulation of coin, 31.

commerce, 31.

Religion, free exercise of, 242.

Prideaux, Edward, institutes a post-Religious liberty secured, 243.

office, 121.

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ministers, 177.

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whole number of, 67.
Reprieve defined, 173.

Reprisal defined, 131.

officers cannot receive presents, Republican form of government, 42.

146.

Punishment for treason, 78.

QUALIFICATIONS of a representative,

59.

Quarantine defined, 114.

Quartering of soldiers prohibited, 245.
Questions, how decided, 16.
Quorum, 81, 83.

majority of each house, a, 28.

RANDOLPH, Peyton, first president of
Congress, 14.

Ratification, dates of, 23.

of Constitution, 21.

North Carolina, 22.

Rhode Island, 22.

Ratio of representation, 67.

Reconsideration of bills, 93.

Records, &c authenticated, to receive

faith and credit, 220.

manuscript, 86.

Resignation, vacancies by, 27.
Restrictions upon Congress, 141.
Senate, 147.

Retrospective, or retroactive laws de-
fined, 151.

Revenue, bills for raising, 92.
originate, where, 30.

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Sonator, vote of, 27.

Senators, act under oath, when, 76.
age of, 27, 72.

classification of, 27, 71.
how chosen, 27, 70.

Sergeant-at-arms, duties of, 69.
Servants of ambassador, 180.

SALARY of Judges of Supreme Court, Sessions, confidential legislative, 85.

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Seas, crime committed on, 216.

executive, 85.

Slave-holding States, 234.

trade a piracy, 130, 141.

Slavery, no nation bound to recognise,

222.

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Sole power of taxation, 13.

Solicitor of the Treasury, 194.

Seat of government at Washington, 138. Sovereignty of each State retained, 15.

governed by Congress, 138.

former, 139.

Secretaries of Interior, list of, 201.

Navy, 197.

State, 189.

Treasury, 194.

War, 192.

Secretary of Interior, 66, 200.

salary, 201.

Navy, duty of, 198.

salary, 196.

State, duties of, 187.
salary, 188.

Treasury, duties of, 193.
salary, 193.

War, duties of, 190.

salary, 190.

Sections of land, 227.

Senate changed graduary, 71.

Speaker of House of Commons, 69.
Representatives, 69, 74.

presiding officer, 69.

Special sessions of Congress, 182

Specific duties, 104.
Specification defined, 126.
Springfield, 191.

State, Department of, 186.
States, admission of new, 41.
cannot declare war, 154.

enter into treaties, 147.
lay taxes, what, 151.
committee of, 155.

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elections held in several, 22.

faith given to public acts, 41.
formation of new, 42.

majority of, not represented, 20.
number of original, 223.

Chief Justice, when president of,76. Suffrage, equal, 235.

elective, 93.

elects its president, 74.

not permanent and hereditary, 93.

officers of, how chosen, 74.

of United States, 70.

how composed, 27.

on oath or affirmation, 28.

Supreme Court, 207.

judges of, 173.

of United States, 208.

Suits at common law, 50.

Survey of public lands, 227.
Surveyor of the port, 109.

president of, not a member of, 74. | TABLE showing distribution of repro-

who, 27.

restrictions upon, 147.

tries impeachments, 28, 75.
Vice-President, president of, 73.
when powers of suspended, 71.
Senator, qualifications of, 72.

required residence of, 27, 72.
term of citizenship, 27, 72.

sentatives, 68.

Tariff, 106.

Tax defined, 61.

direct, 61.

how laid, 33.

in proportion to census, 144.
indirect, 61.

on migration or importation, 141

Taxation, basis of, 61.

sole power of, 13.

Taxations, illustration of different,
103.

Taxes, direct, apportioned, 26.

imposition of, 31.

laws with regard to, 152.

of two kinds, 61.

power to lay, 100.

under Confederation, 102.

unequal distribution of, prevented,
144.

uniform throughout the United
States, 31.

Temporary appointments, 27, 180.
Ten articles ratified, 241.

Tender, legal, of the States, 149.
Term of representatives, 58.
presidential, 156.

commences, 156.

expires, 156.

Territorial governments, 228.

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Territories, how erected into States, Turnpikes, laws respecting, 115.

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Vice-President, duties of President, | WASHINGTON, 182.

when devolve on, 76, 169.

how elected, 36, 160, 163.

impeached, when, 39.

list of, 185.

office of, why created, 157.

President of Senate, 27, 73, 157.
vacates his chair, when, 74.

voted for, 51.

when entitled to vote, 73.

Virginia and Maryland appoint com-
missioners, 18.

first appoints delegates, 19.
legislature appoints commission-
ers, 18.

Vote of President of Senate, 27.
Senator, 27.

Voters qualifications of, 57.

and Georgetown, 139.
first President, 22.

his example, 156.

Farewell Address, 279.
took the oath, 22.

War, Congress declares, 131.
declaration of, 32.
Department of, 186.
expenses of, 16.

King of England declares, 131
levying of, 216.
Warehouse, bonded, 106.
Warrants, 246.

of search, 49.

Weights and measures, 31, 120.
William and Mary, act of, 81.
charter granted by, 11.

Votes determined by yeas and nays, 94. | Writ defined, 142.

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