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DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, March 2, 1791. Official printing of an act passed by the First Congress of the United States during its Third Session, headed "An Act fixing the time for the next Annual Meeting of Congress," in full: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That after the third day of March next, the first annual meeting of Congress shall be on the fourth Monday of October next." Imprinted at the conclusion with the names of Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, Vice President John Adams, and President George Washington, and prominently signed below in ink by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. In fine condition, with evidence of expert professional restoration on the reverse.
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution mandates that 'the Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.' Since Congress chose to meet on a different day than suggested by the Constitution, they passed the required law to assemble on "the fourth Monday of October next." Accordingly the first session of the Second Congress met October 24, 1791, and it continued in session until May 8, 1792. A superb, boldly signed official act signed by Jefferson at the close of First Congress.
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