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"gold or silver coin a tender in payment of debts, "pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law "impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any "title of nobility."

The house adjourned.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1787.

It was moved and seconded to appoint a committee to prepare an address to the people of the United States to accompany the constitution

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Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virgi

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti

cut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to reconsider the third clause, second section, first article

Which passed in the affirmative.

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

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NAYS-Massachusetts, New Jersey,
DIVIDED-Pennsylvania

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It was moved and seconded to*-add one member to the representatives of North Carolina, and of Rhode Island.

N. B. The volume containing the journal of the convention, deposited in the department of state by president Washington, terminates thus, leaving the journal imperfect; and the minutes of Saturday, September 15, crossed out with a pen. It has been completed in the following manner, by minutes furnished, at the request of the president, by the late president Madison.

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On the question, as to Rhode Island,

It passed in the negative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina

On the question, as to North Carolina,

It passed in the negative.

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YEAS-Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

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It was moved to set aside article first, section tenth, clause second, and substitute "no state shall, with"out the consent of Congress, lay any imposts, or du"ties on imports or exports, except what may be abso

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lutely necessary for executing its inspection laws; "and the nett produce of all duties and imposts laid "by any state on imports, or exports, shall be for the "use of the treasury of the United States; and all

"such laws shall be subject to the revision and con❝trol of the Congress."

It was moved to strike out the words "and all such "laws shall be subject to the revision and control of "the Congress"—

Which passed in the negative.

It was moved and seconded to strike out" and all "such laws shall be subject to the revision and con"trol of the Congress"

Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti

cut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina

DIVIDED-Pennsylvania

The substitute was then agreed to.

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It was moved and seconded to substitute for first part of clause second, section tenth, article first, the words "no state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay "any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except "what may be indispensably necessary for executing "its inspection laws; and the nett produce of all duties "and imposts laid by any state on imports or exports "shall be for the use of the treasury of the United "States; and all such laws shall be subject to the revi"sion and control of the Congress"

Which passed in the affirmative.

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

NAY-Virginia

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It was moved "that no state shall be restrained "from laying duties on tonnage for the purpose of "clearing harbours, and erecting light houses."

It was moved" that no state shall lay any duty on "tonnage without the consent of Congress"Which last motion passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina

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NAYS-Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina,

Georgia

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DIVIDED-Connecticut

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The clause was then agreed to in the following form: "No state shall, without the consent of Congress,

lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war

"in time of peace, enter into any agreement or com"pact with another state, or with a foreign power, dr "engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such "imminent danger as will not admit of delay."

Article second, section first, clause sixth. On motion to strike out the words "the period for choosing ano"ther president arrived," and insert "a president shall "be elected"

It passed in the affirmative.

It was moved to annex to clause seventh, section first, article second, " and he shall not receive, within "that period, any other emolument from the United "States, or any of them"

Which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to annex to clause seventh, section first, article second, the words " and he

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[the president] shall not receive within that period

any other emolument from the United States or any " of them"

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia 7 NAYS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, North

Carolina

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Article second, section second. It was moved to insert "except in cases of treason"?-

Which passed in the negative.

It was moved and seconded to insert the words "ex

"cept in cases of treason," article second, section second.

Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-Virginia, Georgia

NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jer

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sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina

DIVIDED Connecticut

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Article second, section second, clause second. It was moved to add "but the Congress may, by law, "vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper, in the president alone, in the "courts of law, or in the heads of departments”— Which passed in the affirmative.

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[The following verbal amendments, to the second and third articles of the revised draft were also adopted :]

Article second, section first, clause first. Strike out the words "in the following manner," and insert in their stead the words "as follows."

Section first, clause second. Transpose the words "shall be appointed an elector," to the end of the clause; and instead of the word "nor" read "or." Strike out the words

Section first, clause third. and not per capita," and the "sentatives."

words "by the repre

Strike out the words

Section first, clause fourth. "time in," and insert the words "day on ;" strike out "but the election shall be on the same day," and insert" which day shall be the same."

Section first, clause seventh. Instead of "receive "a fixed compensation for his services," read "receive "for his services a compensation."

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In the oath to be taken by the president, strike out the word "judgment," and insert “abilities."

Section second, clause first. After the words "mili"tia of the several states," add the words "when "called into the actual service of the United States."

Section second, clause second. After the words

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