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Rh The Frame of Government.

HE people inhabiting the territory formerly called the Province of Maachuetts-Bay, do hereby olemnly and mutually agree with each other, to form themelves into a free, overeign, and independent body-politic or tate, by the name of THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

The Legilative Power.

The General Court.

department of legilation hall be formed by two branches, a Senate and Houe of Repreentatives: each of which hall have a negative on the other.

legilative body hall aemble every year on the lat Wedneday in May, and at uch other times as they hall judge neceary; and hall diolve and be diolved on the day next preceeding the aid lat Wedneay in May; and hall be tiled, of

II. bill or reolve of the Senate or Houe of Repreentatives hall become a law, and have force as uch, until it hall have been laid before the nor