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The members of the House of Delegates shall be
chosen every——— year by the people of the
several States & the qualification of the electors
shall be the same as those of the electors in the
several States for their legislatures—each member
shall have been a citizen of the United States for
———years; and shall be of— — — years
of age & a resident in the State he is chosen for———
Until a census of the people shall be taken in the
manner herein after mentioned the House of Delegates
shall consist of———— — — to
be chosen from the different States in the following
proportions: for New Hampshire,———; for
Massachusetts——— for Rhode Island,— — —
for Connecticut,——— for New York— — —
for New Jersey,——— for Pennsylvania,— — —
for Delaware,——— for Mary1d.,— — —
for Virginia,——— for North Carolina,— — —

for South Carolina,——— for Georgia,— — —
& the Legislature shall hereafter regulate the number
of delegates by the number of inhabitants according
to the Provisions herein after made, at the rate
of one for every——— thousand.— All money bills
of every kind shall originate in the house of Delegates
& shall not be altered by the Senate. The House
of Delegates shall exclusively possess the power of
impeachment & shall choose it's own officers &
vacancies therein shall be supplied by the executive
authority of the State in the representation from
which they shall happen.