APPENDIX
Mr. Charles Pinckney's Draught of a Federal Government
We the people of the States of New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island & Providence Plantations—Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Caroline South Carolina & Georgia do ordain declare & establish the following Constitution for the Government of Ourselves and Posterity.
Article 1:
The Stile of This Government shall be The United States of America & The Government shall consist of supreme legislative Executive and judicial Powers—
2
The Legislative Power shall be vested in a Congress To consist of Two separate Houses—One to be called The House of Delegates & the other the Senate who shall meet on the * * * day of * * * in every Year
3
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—shall be of * * * Years of age & a resident of 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 Maryld * * * for Virginie. * * * for North Caroline * * * for South Carolina——. for Georgia——. & the Legislature shall hereafter regulate the number of delegates by the number of inhabitants according to the Provisions hereinafter 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 its own Officers & Vacancies therein shall be supplied by the Executive authority of the State in the representation from which they shall happen—