That the Legislatures of the several States shall choose and send an equal Number of Delegates, namely ————— who are to compose the second Branch of the general Legislature.

That in all Cases or Questions wherein the Sovereigntys of the Individual States may be affected, or whereby their Authority over their own Citizens may be diminished, or the Authority of the General Government within the several States augmented, each State shall have equal Suffrage.

That in the Appointment of all civil Officers of the General Government, in the Election of whom the Second Branch may by the Constitution have part, each State shall have equal Suffrage.

That in fixing the Salaries of such Officers, in all Allowances for public Services; and generally in all Appropriations and Dispositions of Money to be drawn out of the General Treasury, and in all Laws for supplying the Treasury, the Delegates of the several States shall have Suffrage in proportion to the Sums their respective States had actually contributed to that Treasury, from their Taxes or internal Excises.

That in Case general Duties should be laid by Impost on Goods imported, a liberal Estimation shall be made of the Amount of such Impost paid in the Price of the Commodities by those States that import but little, and a proportionate Additition shall be allowed of Suffrage to such States, ———— and an equal Diminution of the Suffrage of the States importing