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such laws as may be necessary and proper for
carrying into execution the powers vested by this
Constitution in any department or officer of the
government, and the duties imposed upon them
thereby."
There was no provision made in regard to the
various elections in the event of a tie. The
committee thought that some general provision
should be made. He therefore submitted the
following proposition, under, the direction of the
committee, for the action of the Convention, that
it might be embodied in the Constitution:
"If in any election directed by this Constitution,
the contending candidates shall have an equal
number of votes, a new election shall be ordered
unless in such cases as may be specially provided
for by the Constitution."
The amendments were severally agreed to
and the report concurred in as amended.
Mr. STEPHENSON submitted the following reso-
lution.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention
are due, and are hereby tendered to the Hon.
Wm. J. Blakistone, for the able and impartial
manner in which he has discharged the duties of
President pro tem, of this Convention.
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