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Fill the blank in line 10 with the words, "Wednesday,
twenty-fifth September."
Mr. Wethered submitted the following amendment:
Fill the blanks in line 10 with the words, "the first Tues-
day after the first Monday in November next."
Which was rejected.
The question then recurring upon the amendment submit-
ted by Mr. Mitchell,
It was adopted.
Mr. Jones submitted the following amendment:
Fill the blanks in line 32 with the words, "Thursday,
tenth October."
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Carter,
The further consideration of this part of the Report, title,
"Vote on the Constitution," was postponed until to-morrow,
Friday,
On motion of Mr. Carter,
The Convention then proceeded to the consideration of the
Resolution providing for the Publication of the Constitution
in the newspapers of the State ;
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Carter,
The Resolution was laid on the table.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the Re-
port of the Committee to whom was referred all such parts of
the present Constitution as had not been referred to any
other Committee.
The question recurring upon that part of the Report, title,
Article—New Counties,
Mr. McKaig submitted the folio wing amendment:
Strike out all of the section down to the word " nor," in
the 5th line, and insert as follows : "The General Assem-
bly may provide for organizing new counties, locating and
removing county seats, and changing county lines, but no
new county shall be organized without the consent of the ma-
jority of the legal voters residing within the limits of the
county or counties, out of which the new county is to be
formed;
The question recurring upon its adoption ;
Mr. Roman demanded the yeas and nays.
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