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Constitution of the United States

Preamble Article I - Section 1 - The Legislature Article I - Section 2 - The House Article I - Section 3 - The Senate Article I - Section 4 - Elections and Meetings Article I - Section 5 - Membership, Rules, Journals and Adjournment Article I - Section 6 - Compensation Article I - Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto Article I - Section 8 - Powers of Congress Article I - Section 9 - Limits of Congress Article I - Section 10 - Powers Prohibited of States Article II - Section 1 - The President Article II - Section 2 - Civilian Power Over Military, Cabinet, Pardon Power, Appointments Article II - Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening Congress Article II - Section 4 - Disqualification Article III - Section 1 - Judicial Powers Article III - Section 2 - Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction, Jury Trials Article III - Section 3 - Treason Article IV - Section 1 - Each State to Honor all Others Article IV - Section 2 - State Citizens, Extradition Article IV - Section 3 - New States Article IV - Section 4 - Republican Government Article V - Amendments Article VI - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths Article VII - Ratification Signature Line 1 Signatures Delaware Signatures Maryland Signatures Virginia Signatures North Carolina Signatures South Carolina Signatures Georgia Signatures New Hampshire Signatures Massachusetts Signatures Connecticut Signatures New York Signatures New Jersey Signatures Pennsylvania Signature Last Line ALL

Article I - Section 6 - Compensation

Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, beprivileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

Clause 2: No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.