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to meet in the convention of the deputies of the respective states of North America, to be held at the city of Philadelphia, on the 2d day of the month of May next; and the said Thomas Mifflin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, Jared Ingersoll, Thomas Fitzsimons, James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris, Esqrs. or any four of them, are hereby constituted and appointed deputies from this state, with powers to meet such deputies as may be appointed and authorized by the other states, to assemble in the said convention, at the city aforesaid, and to join with them in devising, deliberating on and discussing all such alterations, and further provisions, as may be necessary to render the federal constitution fully adequate to the exigencies of the union, and in reporting such act or acts, for that purpose, to the United States in Congress assembled, as when agreed to by them, and duly confirmed by the several states, will effectually provide for the same.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any of the said deputies hereby nominated, shall happen to die, or to resign his or their said appointment or appointments, the supreme executive council shall be, and hereby are empowered and required, to nominate and appoint other person or persons in lieu of him or them so deceased, or who has or have so resigned, which person or persons, from and after such nomination and appointment, shall be, and hereby are declared to be vested with the same powers respectively, as any of the deputies nominated and appointed by this act, is vested with by the same: Provided always, that the council are not hereby authorized, nor shall they make any such nomination or

appointment, except in vacation and during the recess of the general assembly of this state.

[L.S.]

Signed by order of the House.

THOMAS MIFFLIN, Speaker.

Enacted into a law at Philadelphia, on Saturday, December 30th, in the year of our Lord 1786.

PETER ZACHARY LLOYD,

Clerk of the General Assembly.

I Matthew Irwine, Esq. master of the rolls for the state of Pennsylvania, do certify the preceding writing to be a true copy (or exemplification) of a certain act of assembly lodged in my office.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my [L.S.] hand and seal of office, the 15th May, A. D.

1787.

MATTHEW IRWINE, M. R.

A supplement to the act entitled "An act appointing de"puties to the convention intended to be held in the "city of Philadelphia, for the purpose of revising "the federal constitution."

SEC. 1st. Whereas by the act to which this act is a supplement, certain persons were appointed as deputies from this state to sit in the said convention. And whereas it is the desire of the general assembly, that his excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq. president of this state, should also sit in the said convention, as a deputy from this state; therefore,

SEC. 2d. Be it enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the representatives of the freemen of the common

wealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly met, and by the authority of the same, that his excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq. be, and he is hereby appointed and authorized to sit in the said convention as a deputy from this state, in addition to the persons heretofore appointed; and that he be, and he hereby is invested with like powers and authorities as are invested in the said deputies or any of them.

Signed by order of the House,

THOMAS MIFFLIN, Speaker.

Enacted into a law at Philadelphia, on Wednesday the 28th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1787. PETER ZACHARY LLOYD,

Clerk of the General Assembly.

I Matthew Irwine, Esq. master of the rolls for the state of Pennsylvania, do certify the above to be a true copy (or exemplification) of a supplement to a certain act of assembly, which supplement is lodged in my office.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my [L.S.] hand and seal of office, the 15th May, A. D.

1787.

MATTHEW IRWINE, M. R.

DELAWARE.

His Excellency THOMAS COLLINS, Esq. President, Captain-general and Commander in Chief of the Delaware State: To all to whom [L.S.] these Presents shall come, Greeting: KNOW YE, that among the Laws of the said State, passed by the General Assembly of the same, on the 3d day of February, in the year of our Lord 1787, it is thus enrolled:

In the eleventh year of the independence of the Delaware State :

An Act appointing Deputies from this State to the Convention proposed to be held in the City of Philadelphia, for the purpose of revising the Federal Constitution.

WHEREAS the general assembly of this state are fully convinced of the necessity of revising the federal constitution, and adding thereto such further provisions, as may render the same more adequate to the exigencies of the union: And whereas the legislature of Virginia have already passed an act of that commonwealth, appointing and authorizing certain commissioners to meet at the city of Philadelphia, in May next, a convention of commissioners or deputies from the different states: And this state being willing and desirous of co-operating with the commonwealth of Virginia, and the other states in the confederation, in so useful a design.

Be it therefore enacted by the general assembly of Delaware, That George Read, Gunning Bedford, John Dickinson, Richard Basset and Jacob Broom, Esqrs. are hereby appointed deputies from this state to meet in the convention of the deputies of other states,

to be held at the city of Philadelphia, on the 2d day of May next: And the said George Read, Gunning Bedford, John Dickinson, Richard Basset and Jacob Broom, Esqrs. or any three of them, are hereby constituted and appointed deputies from this state, with powers to meet such deputies as may be appointed and authorized by the other states to assemble in the said convention at the city aforesaid, and to join with them in devising, deliberating on, and discussing such alterations and further provisions as may be necessary to render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of the union; and in reporting such act or acts for that purpose to the United States in Congress assembled, as when agreed to by them, and duly confirmed by the several states, may effectually provide for the same. So always and provided, that such alterations or further provisions, or any of them, do not extend to that part of the 5th article of the confederation of the said states, finally ratified on the first day of March, in the year 1781, which declares that, " In "determining questions in the United States in Congress assembled, each state shall have one vote."

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And be it enacted, That in case any of the said deputies hereby nominated, shall happen to die, or to resign his or their appointment, the president or commander in chief, with the advice of the privy council, in the recess of the general assembly, is hereby authorized to supply such vacancies.

Signed by order of the House of Assembly.
JOHN COOK, Speaker.

Signed by order of the Council.

GEO. CRAGHED, Speaker:

Passed at Dover, February 3, 1787.

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