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CONSTITUTION OF

Revenue
bills.

SEC. 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
house of representatives ; but the senate may propose or concur
with amendments, as on other bills.

Bills to be
presented
to the presi-
dent.

Every bill which shall have passed the house of representa-
tives and the senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented
to the president of the United States; if he approve he shall

His powers
over them.

sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his objections to that
house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the
objections at large on their journal and proceed to reconsider it.

Proceed-
ings on his
veto.

If after such reconsideration two-thirds of that house shall
agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objec-
tions to the other house, by which it shall likewise be recon-
sidered, and if approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall
become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the
persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the

Bills to be
laws if not
returned in
ten days.

journal of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be
returned by the president within ten days, (Sundays excepted,)
after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a
law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the congress
by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall
not be a law.

Join t orders
or resolu-
tions to be
approved by
president.

Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of
the senate and house of representatives may be necessary
(except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the
president of the United States ; and before the same shall take
effect, shall be approved by him, or, being disapproved by him,
shall be re-passed by two-thirds of the senate and house of
representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed
in the case of a bill.

Powers of
congress —
Lay taxes —
Pay debts-
General
welfare —
Duties uni-
form —
Bor. money

Commerce.

SEC. 8. The congress shall have power to lay and collect
taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide
for the common defence and general welfare of the United
States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform
throughout the United States.
To borrow money on the credit of the United States ;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the
several states, and with the Indian tribes ;

Naturaliza-
tion.

Bankruptcy

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform
laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United
States ;

Coin money
Weights &
measures.

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign
coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures ;

Counter-
feiting.

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securi-
ties and current coin of the United States ;

Pot t roads.

To establish post offices and post roads ;