to the governor, whose proceeding shall be always entered on record, to
any part whereof any member may enter his dissent, and their advice, if so required
by the governor, or any member of the council, shall be given in writing,
and signed by the members giving the same respectively; which proceedings of
the council shall be laid before the senate, or house of delegates, when called
for by them, or either of them.  The council may appoint their own clerk, who
shall take such oath (g) of support and fidelity to this state as this convention
or the legislature shall direct, and of secrecy in such matters, as he shall be
directed by the board to keep secret.

    27.  That the delegates to congress from this state shall be chosen annually, or superseded
in the mean-time by the joint ballot of both houses of assembly, and that
there be a rotation in such manner that at least two fo the number be annually
changed; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate to congress for more
than three in any term of six years; and no person who holds any office of profit
in the gift of congress shall be eligible to sit in congress, but if appointed to any
such office his seat shall be thereby vacated:  That no person unless above twenty-five
years of age, and a resident in this state more than five years next preceding
the election, and having real and personal estate in this state above the value of one
thousand pounds current money, shall be eligible to sit in congress (h).

    28.  That the senators and delegates, immediately on their annual meeting,
and before they proceed to any business, and every person hereafter elected a
senator or delegate, before he acts as such, shall take an oath (i) of support
and fidelity to this state as aforesaid; and before the election of a governor, or
members of the council, shall take an oath (i) " to elect, without favour, affection,
partiality or prejudice, such person as governor, or member of the council,
as they in their judgment and conscience believe best qualified for the
office."

    29.  That the senate and delegates may adjourn themselves respectively; but
if the two houses should not agree on the same time, but adjourn to different
days, then shall the governor appoint and notify one of those days, or some
day between, and the assembly shall then meet and be held accordingly; and
he shall, if necessary, by advice of the council, call them before the time to
which they shall in any manner be adjourned, on giving not less than ten days
notice thereof; but the governor shall not adjourn the assembly otherwise than
as aforesaid, nor prorogue or dissolve it at any time.

    30.  That no person, unless above twenty-five years of age, a resident in this
state above five years next preceding the election, and having in the state real
and personal property above the value of five thousand pounds current money, one
thousand pounds whereof at least to be of freehold estate (k), shall be eligible as
governor.

    31.  That the governor shall not continue in that office longer than three
years successively, nor be eligible as governor until the expiration of four
years after he shall have been out of that office.

    32.  That upon the death, resignation, or removal out of this state, of the
governor, the first named of the council for the time being shall act as governor,

    (g)  See note (b) to the 18th section.
    (h)  It was intended by the framers of the constitution, to prevent any alteration therein except
in the manner prescribed by the 50th sec. thereof; but by the constitution of the general
government the congress was differently organized, and the mode of electing delegates and senators
prescribed so as to render this section inoperative, and no longer a part of the state constitution.
    (i)  See note (b) to the 18th section.
    (k)  Act of Nov. 1809, ch. 198, confirmed by 1810, ch. 18.