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 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER $, x787. JOURNAL Thursday September x3. x787. The honorable Mr Johnson from the Committee of revision reported the following as a substitute for the zznd and 23rd articles x Resolved that the preceeding Constitution be laid before the United States in Congress assembled, and that it is the opinion of this Convention that' it should afterwards be submitted to a Convention of Delegates chosen in each State by the People thereof, under the recommendation of it's Legislature; for their assent and ratification. and that each Convention assenting to, and ratifying, the same should give notice thereof to the United States in Congress assembled. Resolved that it is the opinion of this Convention that a8 soon as the Conventions of nine States, shall have ratified this Constitution, the United States in Congress assembled should fix a day, on which Electors should be appointed by the States which shall have ratified the same: and a day on which the Electors should assemble to vote for the President: and the Time and Place for commencing proceedings under this con- stitution That after such publication the electors should be appointed, and the Senators and Representatives elected: That the Electors should meet on the Day fixed for the Elec- tion of the President, and should transmit their votes certified, signed, sealed, and directed as the Constitution requires, to the Secretary of the United States in Congress assembled, that the Senators and representatives should convene at the Time and place assigned, that the Senators should appoint a President of the Senate for the sole purpose of receiving, 1Note in marsin "Present from N H". 604

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