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 I) RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION COMMITFEE OF DETAIL, VIII judicial Officers of the United States and of the several States shall be bound by Oath to support this Constitution. Resolved, That the Constitution proposed by this Conven- tion, to the People (and States) of the Uni(on)ted States for their approbation (should, as soon as may be Iaid) be (to) lald before the United States in Congress assembled for their Agreement and Recommendation and (should) be afterwards (be) submitted to a Convention chosen in each State under the Recommendation of its Legislature in order to receive the Ratification of such Convention. Resolved, That the Ratification of the Conventions of States shall be sufficient for organizing this Consti- tution: That each assenting (State) Conz'ention shall notify its Assent and Ratification to the United States in Congress assembled: That the United States in Congress assembled, after receiving the Assent and Ratification of the Conventions of States shall appoint and publish a Day, as early as may be, and appoint a Place for (organizing and) commencing (Oper) Proceedings under this Constitution: That after such Publication or,--in case it shall not be made, re(after on) after the Expiration of Days (after) from the Time when the Ratification of the Convention of the State shall have been notified to Congress the Legislatures of the several States shall (chuse) elect Members of the Senate, and direct the Election of Members of the House of Representa- tives, and shall provide for their support: That the Members of the Legislature shall meet at the Time and Place assigned by Congress or,- if Congress shall have assigned not Time and Place,- at such Time and Place as shall have been agreed on by the Majority of the Members elected for each House, and shall as soon as may be after their Meeting chuse the (Governour) President of the United States and proceed to (carry) execute this Constitution. (The Legislature (Senate) of the United States shall have Authority) In all Disputes and Controversies now sub- (All) �very Bill(s), which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Sen- ate, shall, before (they) it be-

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