Article one The Legislative Branch, Section two The House, The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second
year by the people of the several states. And the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the state Legislature. No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of 25 years and been seven
years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected
be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may
be included within this union according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons
including those bound to service for a term of years. And excluding Indians not taxed 3/5 of all other persons
The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States and within every subsequent term
of 10 years in such manner as they shall, by law, direct the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every 30,000
but each state shall have at least one representative. And until such enumeration shall be made
the state of New Hampshire shall be entitled to choose three. Massachusetts State
Rhode Island and Providence plantations one, Connecticut five. New York six. New Jersey for Pennsylvania
a Delaware one, Mary Land six. Virginia 10. North Carolina five, South Carolina five
And Georgia three. When vacancies happen in the representation from any state
the Executive Authority thereof shall issue writs of election. To fill such vacancies
the House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers and shall have the sole power of impeachment