CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.


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                            ARTICLE XI.
  The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend
  to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the
  United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects
of any
foreign State.
                            ARTICLE XII.
  The electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for
President and Vice President, one of whom at least, shall not be an inhabit-
ant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their brilots the
person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for
as
Vice President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for
as
President, and of all persons voted for as Vice President, and of the number
of votes for each; which list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
to the seat of government of the United States, directed to the President
of
the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate
and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted; the person having the greatest number of votes for Presi.
dent shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole num-
ber of electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from
the persons having the highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list of
those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose im-
mediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes
shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote;
a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-
thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary
to a
choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President
whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day
of March, next following, then the Vice President shall act as President,
as
in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.
  The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President shall
be
the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of
electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two high-
est numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quo-
rum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Sen-
ators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice.
But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall
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eligible to that of Vice President of the United States

                           ARTICLE XIII.
  SECTION 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punish-
ment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall
exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
  SECTION- 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro
priate legislation.