Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-12-31
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e.,.s con, a,;rt-e sgaisi dfc2atnuing he
'"s e COMMISSIONERS OF LOANS !;
<,,fcel thereto I; and retoly-d' that It vas esoe.
4, % DISCONTINUE thofe Officers. The Hone
,cok no the report Of the Committee of lie
- and alter debi.e of coali i-raole leagth,
ii ,be,sto. Yeas So, Nays S..
~ *. rso3-The H,aA IN commi'tee.
<.6-d bill eiong 7e7 10 tbr L tzvs Of tie U1fed
IN "a y.oojf-a1 After fome time f,,eat there.
80, eommitses rofe, AID had leave to fit again
December 10.
neG.ee was received from the Senate tat
ma. hey had pAaaj the IA Try bill, with fua
] an n ments- ,Ifo that they had retolved 10
E,aoae I'LL The lit Monday of September, the
4 Lament 70 the Contribution fent 10 them by
4 Houle of Representatives,.
4 ra;s is the amendment, in lieu Of which the
n.odm-ot agreed by the two Honles was PAT.
~. Houf. went into committee of the Whole
DAYTON in The chair-on the bill giving eff
% the laws of the u. S in lie cedet territory
nth. Usited a;es by Fame.
ia. amendrneot of NJ. Latrlmor-; having
oh,ea the prelervatioa Of aporr Of entry IN the
auiopi territory was az Ain taken into SontiderA.
{MeGrs. L,ttimo,e, Gregg, Sandfurd and Grill.
bld ipokc ia favor Of che amendment and
lbs. !. Randolph, S. l.. Mitchell, J. Clay, Z #.
Macon. and Varnam aganlt it. The qoef
d WIS taken, and carried in ene sgatve, ayes Is.
M. Lyon Offered a motion to exempt from du-
goods exported from Louiliana, 60 The ports of
Uaited States, iince the zzi day of O aober lat.
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! The following is the Alteration of the
5onltitusion which has paaed both bran
hes of Congrefs and is TO be TENT by
hePrefiicnt to the Executives of the few
kral States.
g RsyaiUri BY tie Ssnaie and Hogs Of
&eargffztaiiues Of tie United States Of diner
4, in Congrs[s d6smblsd, Two thirds OF
10Th Houfes concurring, that in lieu OF
le third paragraph6f the hrlt feaion OF
lie lecond article of the contribution OF
be United States, the following be pro-
ofed as an amendment to The conltitu.
lon Of the United States, which when
hti6ci by three fourths Of the Legislatures
] the feveral itates, fhall be valid to all
htents and purpo(es, as part Of the faId
|onltitution, TO Wit
"The electors hall meet in their re-
peaivc States, and vote by ballotfo Pre-.
I dent and Vice-Preident, one of whom
Heat, ihall not be an inhabitant of the
me State with themfelves ; they ihal
amc in their ballots the perfo1 voted FOL
PreGdent, and in diltin6t ballots th'
erlons voted for as Vice PRECEDENT, ant
hey thall make diilinct lifts Of all perfon
[oted for as Prchdent, and of all pc ron
oted for as Vice-Preiident, and Of TIL
rmber of votes for each, which lifts, the
bail fgn and certify, and tranfmit feale,
tie feat of the government Of the Uni,
States, directed to the Prefident of tn
enate the PRECEDENT of the Senate ihall
the prelence of the Senate and Houf
- Representatives, open all the certificate
Aad the votes frall then. be counted =
he perlon having the greateH number {
pies tor Prefident, fhalI be the PRECEDENT
iuch number be a majority Of the Who'll
pmbers of electors appointed and if M
rrion have fuch majority, then from fb
|r'0r5 baving The hgbef nRmbsrs not ex
Fang three on The liz Of tbsie voted for a
Felldent, the Houfe Of Representative
pail -choofe immediately, by ballot, tb
Fehdent.' Butin choohng the PRECEDENT
pe votes ihalt' be taken by States, the rep
Pientation from each State having on
pie !; a quorum, for this purpofs, fhal
pnhit OF member or members from tw
RiFds OF the States, and a lf1ajofity of al
ae States ihall be necenary to a choice
nd If the Houfe Of Representatives. fhal
ct ohooie Proficient whenever the RICH
choice fhall deyolve upon thesn,' befor
pe fourth day Of March next following
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