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In Convention Monday September 17th. 1787.

Present
The States of

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mr.
Hamilton from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia.

Resolved,

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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 its 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 as 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 Constitution. 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 Election 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, opening and
counting the Votes for President; and, that after he
shall be chosen, the Congress, together with the

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By the Unanimous Order of the Convention

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