Report of the Committee

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Mr˙ Drayton, from the Committee appointed to report their opinion who shall be qualified to vote for Delegates to sit in future Congresses, &c˙, reported, as the opinion of that Committee, that every man contributing towards the general tax shall be qualified to vote for Delegates to sit in future Congresses, and that the following proportion will be the most equal representation, viz: the Town and District of Savannah shall have seventeen members:

District of Little Ogechee, three; Vernonburgh, two; Acton, two; Sea Islands, three; Gosnen and Abercorn, two; Parish of St˙ Matthew, seven; St˙ George, nine; St˙ Paul, nine; St˙ Philip, seven; St˙ John, twelve; St˙ Andrew, nine; St˙ David, three; St˙ Patrick, two; St˙ Thomas, two; St˙ Mary, two;
St˙ James, two; Ceded Lands, three: and that the President and thirty-four members do constitute a Congress to proceed upon business.

Resolved, That the foregoing Report be approved of, and that Delegates be elected by the persons, and in the proportion therein mentioned.