Declaration and Charter of Rights and Form of Government taken into consideration in Committee of the Whole

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Agreeable to the order of the day, the Convention resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration, the Declaration and Charter of Rights and form of Government for this State; Mr˙ Worthington in the chair. After some time spent therein, Mr˙ President resumed the chair, and Mr˙ Worthington reported that the Committee had, according to order, taken into their consideration the Declaration of Rights and form of Government for this

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Resolved, That this Convention will, in the afternoon, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider further of the same.

Adjourned till three o' clock.

Post Meridiem. Convention met. Mr˙ Jordan appeared in the House.

According to order, the Convention resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider further of the Declaration of Rights and form of Government for this State; Mr˙ Worthington in the chair. After some time spent therein, Mr˙ President resumed the chair, and Mr˙ Worthington reported, that the Committee had, according to order, taken into their consideration the Declaration of Rights and form of Government for this State; but, not having had time to go through the same, had directed him to move for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this Convention will to-morrow morning resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider further of the same.

Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning, nine o' clock.