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YEAS-New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina ༥། 7

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the word

"four," and to insert the word "thirteen," in the third section of the fifth article

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Which passed in the negative.

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YEAS-New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "four," and to insert the word "ten," in the third section of the fifth article

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Which passed in the negative.

YEAS New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "four," and to insert the word "nine," in the third section of the fifth article

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,

Maryland

DIVIDED-North Carolina

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It was moved and seconded to amend the third section of the fifth article, by inserting the word " of after the word "citizen;" and the words "an inhabitant instead of the words "a resident"

-Which passed in the affirmative.

: On the question to agree to the third section of the fifth article, as amended,

It passed in the affirmative.

On the question to agree to the fourth section of the fifth article, as reported,

It passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "each house," and to insert the words "the house of "representatives," in the first section of the sixth article

Which passed in the negative.
YEA-New Jersey

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to insert the word

respectively" after the word "state," in the first section of the sixth article

Which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to alter the second clause in the first section of the sixth article, so as to read as follows, namely,

"But regulations in each of the foregoing cases "may at any time be made or altered by the legislature of the United States”—

Which passed in the affirmative.

On the question to agree to the first section of the sixth article, as amended,

It passed in the affirmative.

And then the house adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1787.

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the second section of the sixth article, in order to introduce the following, namely,

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"That the qualifications of the members of the le'gislature be as follow:

"The members of the house of representatives shall possess a clear and unincumbered property of.

"The members of the senate

Which passed in the negative.

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It was moved and seconded to strike the following words out of the second section of the sixth article, namely,

"With regard to property"Which passed in the negative.

YEAS--Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

Georgia

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

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On the question to agree to the second section of the

sixth article, as reported,

It passed in the negative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Georgia 3" NAYS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

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It was moved and seconded to reconsider the second section of the fourth article

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina

NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey,

South Carolina, Georgia

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And Monday next was assigned for the reconsideration.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

NAYS-Massachusetts, Georgia

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It was moved by Mr. King, and seconded, to amend the third section of the sixth article to read as follows, namely,

"Not less than thirty-three members of the house of "representatives, nor less than fourteen members of "the senate, shall constitute a quorum to do business. "A smaller number in either house may adjourn from "day to day; but the number necessary to form such

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quorum may be increased by an act of the legislature "on the addition of members in either branch"

Which passed in the negative.
YEAS-Massachusetts, Delaware

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved by Mr. Randolph, and seconded, to add the following amendment to the third section of the sixth article:

"And may be authorized to compel the attendance "of absent members, in such manner and under such "penalties as each house may provide"

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

DIVIDED-Pennsylvania

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On the question to agree to the third section of the sixth article, as amended,

It passed in the affirmative.

On the question to agree to the fourth section of the sixth article, as reported,

It passed in the affirmative.

On the question to agree to the fifth section of the sixth article, as reported,

It passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to amend the last clause in the sixth section of the sixth article, by adding the following words:

"With the concurrence of two thirds"

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

DIVIDED-Pennsylvania

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On the question to agree to the sixth section of the sixth article, as amended,

It passed in the affirmative.

It was moved by Mr. Carroll, and seconded, to strike out the words "one fifth part," and to insert the words "of every one member present," in the latter clause of the seventh section of the sixth article

Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina

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NAYS New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "each house," and to insert the words "the house of 26 representatives," in the second clause of the seventh

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