The number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand
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The house of representatives is composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states 1 0 2No person can be a representative without attaining the age of twenty-five years and being a citizen of the United States for seven years 1 0 2Representatives and direct taxes are apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers 1 0 2The senate is composed of two senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years 1 0 2No person can be a senator without attaining the age of thirty years and being a citizen of the United States for nine years 1 0 2The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives are prescribed by each state's legislature 1 0 2Each house is the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members 1 0 2Each house may determine its proceedings' rules, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with two-thirds concurrence 1 0 2Senators and representatives receive compensation for their services, ascertained by law and paid out of the United States Treasury 1 0 2Congress has power to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money for that use shall be for a longer term than two years 1 0 2