W. Smith, John Seney, G. R. Brown, J. Parnham, Zeph. Turner, Michael Jenifer Stone, R. Goldsborough, jun. John Stevens, George Gale, Henry Waggaman, John Stewart, N. Hammond, James Shaw, Jos. Gilpin, H. Hollingsworth, James Gordon Heron, Samuel Evans, Fielder Bowie, Osb. Sprigg, George Digges, A. C. Hanson, James Tilghman, Attest. WM. HARWOOD, Clk. James Hollyday, Thomas Johnson, Richard Potts, William Paca, J. Richardson, William Richardson, Matt. Driver, Peter Edmonson, James McHenry, John Coulter, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. In convention of the people of the state of South 410 Carolina, by their representatives, held in the city of Charleston, on Monday, the twelfth day of May, and continued by divers adjournments to Friday, the twenty-third day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, and in the twelfth year of the independence of the United States of America. The convention having maturely considered the constitution, or form of government, reported to Congress by the convention of delegates from the United States of America, and submitted to them by a resolution of the legislature of this state, passed the seventeenth and eighteenth days of February last, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domes tick tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to the people of the said United States, and their posterity-Do, in the name and behalf of the people of this state, hereby assent to, and ratify the said constitution. Done in convention, the twenty-third day of May, THOMAS PINCKNEY, President. [L. s.] Attest. JOHN SANFORD DART, Sec'ry. [L. S.] And whereas it is essential to the preservation of the rights reserved to the several states, and the freedom of the people, under the operations of a general government, that the right of prescribing the manner, time, and places of holding the elections to the fede ral legislature, should be forever inseparably annexed to the sovereignty of the several states: This convention doth declare, that the same ought to remain to all posterity, a perpetual and fundamental right in the local, exclusive of the interference of the general government, except in cases where the legislatures of the states shall refuse or neglect to perform and fulfil the same, according to the tenor of the said constitution. This convention doth also declare, that no section or paragraph of the said constitution warrants a construction that the states do not retain every power not expressly relinquished by them, and vested in the general government of the union. Resolved, That the general government of the United States ought never to impose direct taxes, but where the moneys arising from the duties, imposts and excise, are insufficient for the publick exigencies, nor then until Congress shall have made a requisition upon the states to assess, levy, and pay their respective proportions of such requisitions; and in case any state shall neglect or refuse to pay its proportion, pursuant to such requisition, then Congress may assess and levy such state's proportion, together with interest thereon, at the rate of six per centum per annum, from the time of payment prescribed by such requisition. Resolved, That the third section of the sixth article ought to be amended, by inserting the word "other," between the words "no," and "religious." Resolved, That it be a standing instruction to all such delegates as may hereafter be elected to represent this state in the general government, to exert their utmost abilities and influence, to effect an alteration of the constitution, conformably to the aforegoing resolu tions. Done in convention, the twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth. THOMAS PINCKNEY, President. [L. s.] JOHN SANFORD DART, Sec'ry. [L. S.] STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. In Convention of the Delegates of the People of the State of New Hampshire. June the twenty-first, 1788. THE Convention having impartially discussed, and fully considered the constitution for the United States of America, reported to Congress by the convention of delegates from the United States of America, and submitted to us by a resolution of the general court of said state, passed the fourteenth day of December last past, and acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the universe in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his Providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying a new constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice domestick tranquillity, provide for the common promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity-Do, in the name and behalf of the people of the state of New Hampshire, assent to and ratify the said constitution, for the United States of America. And as it is the opinion of this convention, that certain amendments and alterations in the said constitution, would remove the fears and quiet the apprehensions of many of the good people of this state, and more effectually guard against an undue administration of the federal government-The convention do therefore recommend, that the following alterations and provisions be introduced into the said constitution. 1. That it be explicitly declared that all powers not expressly and particularly delegated by the aforesaid constitution, are reserved to the several states to be by them exercised. II. That there shall be one representative to every thirty thousand persons, according to the census mentioned in the constitution, until the whole number of representatives amount to two hundred. 111. That Congress do not exercise the powers vested in them by the fourth section of the first article, but in cases when a state shall neglect or refuse to make the regulations therein mentioned, or shall make regulations subversive of the rights of the people to a free and equal representation in Congress-Nor shall Congress in any case make regulations contrary to a free and equal representation. IV. That Congress do not lay direct taxes but when the money arising from impost, excise, and their other |