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any State for that purpose subject to their ratification, ought to
be submitted to the legal voters of such. State for their ratifica-
tion or rejection before such Constitution or any part thereof
should go into operation, and any attempt by a Convention
to adopt and put in force a Constitution or any part thereof
in violation of promises to the people, that the Constitution to
be framed should be submitted to them, would be a breach of
faith, and any Convention acting in such manner as above
described ought to forfeit the confidence of the people;

Which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr. Wickard,

It was ordered to be noted upon the Journal, that Dr.
Hopkins left his seat in the Hall on Wednesday afternoon
on account of his wife's illness, and has been detained since
on account of his own.

Mr. Negley moved to re-consider the vote by which the or-
der was adopted on Tuesday last, in reference to the publica-
tion of the Constitution;

Decided in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Negley,

The further consideration of the subject was postponed
until to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Negley,

The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the
Report of the Committee on Printing, in reference to the pub-
lication of the Constitution after its adoption by the people.

The question being on the amendment submitted by Mr.
Greene.

Mr. Thomas demanded the yeas and nays;

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Duvall, ' Mitchell,

Berry, of Balt. co. Greene, Morgan,

Bond, Hebb, Parran,

Brown, Hoffman, Ridgely,

Chambers, Hollyday, Schley,

Crawford, Jones, of Som., Scott,

Dail, Lansdale, Stirling,

Daniel, Lee, Turner—24.
Dent,

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