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oners or treasurers, in the recess of the general
assembly, the governor, with the advice of the
council, may appoint and commiflion a fit and pro
per person to such vacant office, to hold the fame
until the meeting of the next general assembly.
14. That the senate be cholen in the following
manner: All persons, qualified as aforefaid to vote
for county delegates, shall on the firft Monday of
September 1781, and on the fame day in every fifth
year for ever thereafter, ele& viva voce, by a ma
jority of votes, two persons for their respective
counties, qualified as aforefaid to be elected county
delegates, to be electors of the senate; and the She
riff of each county, or in case of sickness his deputy
(summoning two justices of the county who are re
quired to attend for the preservation of the peace)
shall hold and be judge of the said eleftion, and
make return thereof as aforefaid. And all persons
qualified as forefaid to vote for delegates for the
city of Annapolis and Baltimore town, shall on the
fame firft Monday of September 1781, and on the
fame day in every fifth year for ever thereafter,
eleft viva voce, by a majority of votes, one perlon
for the said city and town relpedively, qualified as
aforefaid to be eleded a delegate for the said city
and town refpedivcly; the laid election to be held
in the fame manner as the election of delegates lor
the said city and town, the right to eleft the laid
elector with refpe& to Baltimote town to continue as
long as the right to eled delegates for the laid town.
7 That on refufal, death, disqualifications, re
donation, or removal out of this state, of any de
legate, or on his becoming governor, or a member
of the council, a warrant of election shall issue by
the speaker, for the election of another in his place,
of which ten days notice at the least, excluding the
day of notice and the day of election, shall be given.
8. That not less than a majority of the delegates,
with their Speaker, (to be chosen b, them by ballot)
constitute a house for the tranfading any business,
other than that of adjourning.
9. That the house of delegates shall judge, of the
elections and qualifications of delegates.
to. 6 That the house of delegates may originate all
money bills, propose bills to the Senate or receive
those offered by that body, and assent, dissent or
propose amendments; that they may enquire, on
the oath of witnesses, into all complaints, grievan
ces and offences, as the grand inquest of this date,
and may commit any person for any crime to the
public goal, there to remain till he be difeharged by
due course of law; they may expel any member for
a great misdemeanor, but not a Second time for the
fame cause; they may examine and pass all accounts
of the date, relating either to the collection or ex
penditure of,the revenue, or appoint auditors to
state and adjust the fame; they may call for all
public or official papers and records, and fend for
persons, whom they judge necessary, in the course
of their enquiries, concerning affairs relating to the
public interest, and may direct all office bonds
(which shall be made payable to the Rate) to be
sued for any breach of duty.
11. That the senate may be at full and perfect
liberty to excrcife their judgment in passing laws,
and that they may not be compelled by the house
of delegates either to reject a money bill which the
emergency of affairs may require, or to assent to
some other aft of legislation, in their conscience and
judgment injurious to the public welfare; the house
of delegates shall not on any occasion, or under any
pretence, annex to or blend with a money bill, any'
matter, clause or thing, not immediately relating
to and necessary for the imposing, assessing, levying
or applying the taxes or Supplies, to be railed for
the Support of government, or the current expences
of the state; and to prevent altercation about Such
bills, it is declared, that no bill imposing duties or
customs for the mere regulation of commerce, or
inflicting fines for the reformation of morals, or to
enforce the execution of the laws, by which an in
cidental revenue may ariie, shall be accounted a
money bill; but every bill assessing, levying or ap
plying taxes or supplies for the Support of govern
ment, or the current expences of the state, or ap
propriating money in the treasury, shall be deemed
a money bill.
12. That the house of delegates may punish, by
imprisonment, any person who shall be guilty of a
contempt in their view, by any disorderly or riotous
behaviour, or by threats to or abuse of their mem
bers, or by any obftruCtion to their proceedings;
they may also punish, by imprisonment, any person
who shall be guilty of a breach of privelege, by
arresting on civil process, or by affauhing, any of
their members, during their fitting, or on their way
to or return from the house of delegates, or by any
assault of, or obftru&ion to their officers, in the ex
ecution of any order or process, or by affauhing or
obstructing any witness, or any other person, at
tending on, or on their way to or from, the house,
or by refeuing any person committed by the house;
and the senate may exercise the fame power, in
similar cases.
13. That the treasurers (one for the western and
another for the eastern Shore) and the commiflioners
of the loan office may be appointed by the house
of delegates during their pleasure, and in case of
refufal, death, resignation, disqualification, or re
moval out of the state of any of the said commiffi-
1, That the said electors of the senate meet at
the city of Annapolis, or such other place as shall
be appointed for convening the legislature, on the
third Monday in September 1781, and on the fame
day in every fifth year for ever thereafter, and they,
or any twenty four of them so met, shall proceed
to eled, by ballot, either out of their own body, or
the people at large, fifteen senators, (nine of whom
to be residents on the western, and fix to be resi
dents on the eastern Shore) men of the most wisdom,
experience and virtue, above twenty-five years of
age, residents of the state above three whole years
next proceeding the election, and having therein
real and personal property above the value of one
thousand pounds current money.
16. That the Senators shall be balloted for at
one and the fame time, and out of the gentlemen,
residents of the western Shore, who Shall'be propp
fed as Senators, the nine, who Shall on striking the
ballots appear to liave the greatest numbers in their
favour, shall be accordingly declared and returned
duly elected; and out of the gentlemen, residents
of the eastern shore, who shall be proposed as se
nators, the fix who shall, on striking the ballots,
appear to have the greatest numbers in their favour,
shall be accordingly declared and returned duly
elected; and if two or more, on the fame shore,
shall have an equal number of ballots in their fa
vour, by which the choice shall not be determined
on the firft ballot, then the electors shall again bal
lot before they separate, in which they shall be con-,
fined to the persons, who on the firft ballot shall
have had an equal number; and they who shall
have the greatest number in their favour on the
Second ballot, shall be accordingly declared and re
turned duly elected: and if the whole number
Should not thus be made up, because of an equal
number on the Second ballot Still being in favour of
two or more persons, then the election th ill be de
termined by lot, between those who have equal
numbers; which proceedings of the electors Shall
be certified under their hands and returned to the
chancellor for the time being.
17. That the electors ol Senators shall judge of
the qualifications and elections of members of their
body, and on a contested election Shall admit to a
feat, as an elector, such qualified person as Shall
a ppcat to them to have the greatest number of le
gal votes in his favour.
18. 3 hat the electors immediately on their meet
ing, and before they proceed to the election of sena
tors, take such oath of Support and fidelity to this
state, as this convention or the legislature shall di
red, and also an oath " to eleCt, witliout favour,
affeCtion, partiality, or prejudice, such persons for
Senators as they, in their judgment and conscience,
believe bed qualified for the office."
19. That in case of refufal, death, resignation,
di fqualification, or removal out of this state of
any Senator, or on his becoming governor, or a
member of the council, the senate shall immediately
thereupon, or at their next meeting thereafter, eleft
by ballot, in the fame manner as the electors are
above directed to chu'e Senators, another person in
his place, for the residue of the laid term of five
years.
20. That not less than a majority of the senate,
with their president, (to be chosen by them by bal
lot) Shall constitute an house for the tranfa&ing any
business, other than that of adjourning
21. 1 hat the senate shall judge of the elections
and qualification of Senators.
22. I hat the senate may originate any other, ex
cept money bills to which their assent or dissent on
ly shall be given, and may receive any other bills
from the house of delegates, and assent, difat or
propose amendments.
23 That the general assembly meet annually,
on the firft Monday of November, and if necessary
oftner.
24. That each house shall appoint its own offi
cers, and fettle its own rules of proceeding.
25. That a person of wisdom, experience, and
virtue, shall be chosen governor, on the second
Monday of November 1777, and on the second
Monday in every year for ever thereafter, by the
joint ballot of both houses, to be taken in each
house refpedively, deposited in a conference room,
the boxes to be examined by a joint committee of
both houies, and the numbers Severally reported,
that the appointment may be entered; which mode
of taking the joint ballot of both houses shall be
adopted in all cases. But if two or more shall have
an equal number of ballots in their favour, by
whiclithe choice shall not be determined on tlie
firft ballot, then a second ballot shall be taken,
which shall be confined to the persons, who on the
firft ballot, shall have had an equal number; and
if the ballots fliould again be equal between two or
more perlons, then the election of tlie governor
shall be determined by lot, between thole who have
equal numbers; and if the perlon chosen governor
shall die, resign, remove out of the state or refufe
to ad (fitting the general assembly) the senate and
house of delegates shall immediately thereupon
proceed to a new choice in manner aforefaid.
26. That the senators and delegates, on the 2d
T uelday of November 1777, and annually on the 2d
1 uefday ol November for ever thereafter, eled by
joint ballot, in the fame manner as senators are di
I he Colonel thinks it probable he may enter in
to a treaty with them, as he has good reason to be
lieve that all the old warriors had been averse to
the war, and that the rest were stirred up by Ca
meron, by bribes and threats — Two of his scouts,
on the road to Hywaffee, found an old woman and
two children in the woods, almost lamilhed with
hunger and cold, having been out fix days and
nights without fire or provisions of any kind ex
cept berries and haws. The soldiers took compas
sion upon the poor wretches, made them a fire, and
gave them victuals.—lhey also met a young man.
who had 101 l his wife, and was th n in search of
her; they called to him to come to them, on which
he clubbed his gun and came up. He informed,
that the villain Cameron pushed off to the Creek
nation as soon as he heard Col. Christian had cros
sed Broad river.
reded to be chosen, five of the most sensible, difereet
and experienced men, above twenty-five years of
a g e , residents in the state above three years next
preceding the election, and having therein a free
hold of lands and tenements, above the value of one
thousand pounds current money, to be the council
to the governor, whose proceedings 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 giv
ing the fame respectively; which proceedings of
the council shall be laid before the senate, or house
of delegates, wnen called for by them, or either of
them. The council may appoint their own clerk,
who shall take such oath of support and fidelity to
this Rate as this convention or the legislature shall
direst, , and of secrecy, in such matters as he shall.
be directed by the board to keep secret.
27. I hat 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
lead two of 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 fix
years; and no perlon who holds any office of profit
in the gift of Congress shall be eligible to fit in
Congress, but if appointed to any such office his
feat shall be thereby vacated: Tliat no person unless
above twenty-live years of age, and a resident in the
state more than five years next preceding the eledi
on, and having real and personal estate in this state
above the value of one thousand pounds current
money, shall be eligible to fit in Congress.
(To be continued.)
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WILLIAMSBURG, November 19
Last night an express arrived from Col. Christian,
with letters to the Governor, dated October 23,:
giving an account of his having puffed the Tenefee,
river on the 18th of that month, without any mo
lestation, from the enemy, and after marching
through several Indian towns, at length arrived
lately in the Ifhnd Town, the lowermost but one
on the river, which he found had been precipitate
ly abandoned, the Indians having only had time to
carry off their clothes and the best of their houf
hold goods, with which they pushed off in canoes
down the T enefee. They left behind them their
horses, cattle, hogs, fowls, and even dogs, with
their whole crops of corn and potatoes, which the
Colonel learned was a very great one.—He expe&ed
at his camp in the Island Town, as next day, the
Raven warrior of Chote, with Oucanaftota, the
Little Carpenter, and a number of other chiefs;
having given them to understand, that if they did
not immediately come in and make submission, and
agree to iuch terms as he should deem to be reaso
nable, that he would lay waste all the towns, and
pursue their fugitive countrymen as far as the
Creek nation
The following gentlemen are appointed Field
Officers to the fix new battalions to be raised in this
State on the Continental eftabiifhment, viz.— Cob.
Edward Stevens, Daniel Morgan, James Wood,
Samuel Meredith, Charles Lewis, and David
Mason, Esquires— Lieutenant Colonels, Christian
Febiger, John Gibson, Lewis Willis, John Neaville,
Richard K. Mead, and James Innis. Elquires.
—Majors, William Heath, Abraham Butord,
Charles Simms, George Lyne, George Nicholas, and
Holt Richefon, Esquires.
PHILADELPHIA.
In CONGRESS, November 23, 1776.
RESOLD 6 1), That a Committee of Five be
appointed, with full powers to device and execute
mealures of effectually reinforcing General Walh.
ington, and obtruding the progress of General
Howe s army, and that they proceed immediately
on this bufmefs.\
The members chosen, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Chase, Mr. Clymer, and Mr. Stockden.
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
The Committee before mentioned have come to
the following Resolutions—
Refelved, That it be recommended to the Com
manding Officers of the several battalions of Asso
ciators in Pennsylvania immediately to call together
the battalions respectively under their command;
and to feleft out of each battalion one company,
° r 5 if possible, two companies of volunteers.