A Senator shall;
(1) be a United States National; (2) be at least 30 years of age at the time of his election; (3) have lived in American Samoa at least 5 years and have been a bona fide resident thereof for at least 1 year next preceding his election; and (4) be the registered matai of a Samoan family who fulfills his obligations as required by Samoan custom in the county from which he is elected.
A Representative shall;
(1) be a United States National; (2) be at least 25 years of age at the time of his election; and (3) have lived in American Samoa for a total of at least 5 years and have been a bona fide resident of the representative district from which he is elected for at least 1 year next preceding his election.
A delegate from Swains Island shall have the qualifications of a Representative except that in lieu of residence in a representative district, he shall have been a bona fide resident of Swains Island for at least one year next preceding his election.
No person who shall have been expelled from the Legislature for giving or receiving a bribe or being an accessory thereto, and no person who shall have been convicted of a felony under the 1aws of American Samoa, the United States, or the laws of any state of the United States, shall sit in the Legislature, unless the person so convicted shall have been pardoned and have had his civil rights restored to him.
No employee or public officer of the Government shall be eligible to serve in the Legislature while holding such position. The prohibition contained herein shall become effective on July 1, 1971. Amended 1971, S.J.R. No.3, approved by Secretary of the Interior, March 19, 1971.