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of a free government and the principles of commerce, and
ought not to be suffered.
Art. 42. That no title of nobility or hereditary honors
ought to be granted in this State.
Art. 43. That the Legislature ought to encourage the dif-
fusion of knowledge and virtue, the tension of a judicious
system of general education, the promotion of literature, the
arts, sciences, agriculture, commerce and manufactures and
the general melioration of the condition of the people.
Art. 44. That the provisions of the Constitution of the
United States and of this State, apply as well in time of war
as in time of peace, and any departure therefrom or violation
thereof under the plea of necessity or any other plea, is
subversive of good government, and tends to anarchy and
despotism.
Art. 45. This enumeration of rights shall not be con-
strued to impair or deny others retained by the people,
Which was read the first time.
Mr. Jones moved that the report be printed and made the
order of the day for Wednesday next at one o'clock, P. M.
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Dent moved that the report be recommitted.
Decided in the negative.
The question then recurring upon the motion of Mr. Jones,
it was decided in the affirmative.
So the report was ordered to be printed, and made the order
of the day for Wednesday next, 22d inst., at 1 o'clock.
Mr. Hall submitted the following order:
Ordered, that the Committee on the Appointment, Tenure
of Office, &c., be requested to take into their consideration
the expediency of altering or abolishing that part of the Con-
stitution of 1864, requiring all civil officers to enter upon
the discharge of their duties on the first day of May, so far
as relates to Inspectors of Tobacco, hereafter to be appointed,
and insert in lieu thereof the first day of March, in each and
every year after ;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Kilbourn, chairman of the Committee, on Rules, made
the following
REPORT.
The Committee appointed to prepare Rules for the Conven-
tion beg leave respectfully to make the following report:
CONVENTION.
Rule 1.—The Convention shall not sit with closed doors,
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