Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
The main chamber of the Constitutional Convention, consisting of all delegates.
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Second Committee on Representation reported. Its First Proposition sent to a committee.
[Report of the Second Committee on Representation as Amended by the Convention] [+e672744]
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1. That in the [+e672744]original forma[+e672780]first mee[+e672744 -e672780]ti[+e672744]o[+e672780]n[+e672744]g[+e672744 -e672780] of the Legislature of the United States[+e672744],[+e672780] the first [+e672744]B[+e672780]b[+e672744 -e672780]ranch thereof [+e672744]shall [+e672780]consist of [+e672744]sixty five m[+e672780]fifty six M[+e672744 -e672780]embers, of which number [+e672744]
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New Hampshire shall [+e672744]send[+e672780]have[+e672744 -e672780] ..... T[+e672744]hree[+e672780]wo[+e672744 -e672780]. [+e672744]
Massachusetts .......................... [+e672744]Eight[+e672780]Seven[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]
Rhode Island ............................. One[+e672744].[+e672780] [+e672744]
Connecticut ............................... F[+e672744]ive[+e672780]our[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]
New[+e672744] [+e672780]-[+e672744 -e672780]York ................................... [+e672744]Six[+e672780]Five[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]
New-Jersey ............................... [+e672744]Four.[+e672780]Three[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]
Pennsylvania ............................. Eight [+e672744]
Delaware ................................... One [+e672744]
Maryland .................................... [+e672744]Six[+e672780]Four[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]
Virginia ....................................... [+e672744]Ten[+e672780]Nine[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]
North Carolina .......................... Five [+e672744]
South Carolina .......................... Five [+e672744] [+e672794]
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3. Resolved That [+e672794]in order to [+e672794 -e672799]a[+e672794]scer[+e672794 -e672799]t[+e672794]ain[+e672794 -e672799] the [+e672794]end of ___ years from[+e672799]alterations that may happen in[+e672794 -e672799] the [+e672794]meeting[+e672799]population and wealth[+e672794 -e672799] of the [+e672794]Legislature[+e672799]several States a census shall be taken[+e672794 -e672799] of the [+e672794]United-[+e672799]free inhabitants of each [+e672794 -e672799]State[+e672794]s[+e672799],[+e672794 -e672799] and [+e672794]at[+e672799]three fifths of[+e672794 -e672799] the [+e672794]expiration[+e672799]inhabitants[+e672794 -e672799] of [+e672794]every ___ years there[+e672799]other description on the first year [+e672794 -e672799]after th[+e672794]e Leg[+e672799]is[+e672794]lature[+e672799] form[+e672794 -e672799] of [+e672794]Governmen[+e672794 -e672799]t[+e672794] s[+e672794 -e672799]h[+e672794]all hav[+e672794 -e672799]e [+e672794]Uni[+e672799]been adop[+e672794 -e672799]ted [+e672794]Sta[+e672799]— and af[+e672794 -e672799]te[+e672794]rward[+e672794 -e672799]s [+e672794]be required to apportion[+e672799]on every term of ___ years; and[+e672794 -e672799] the [+e672794]representation of the sever[+e672799]Legislature sh[+e672794 -e672799]al[+e672794]l[+e672794 -e672799] [+e672794]St[+e672799]a[+e672794]l[+e672794 -e672799]te[+e672794]s according to[+e672799]r or augment[+e672794 -e672799] the [+e672794]re[+e672794 -e672799]pr[+e672794]incipl[+e672799]es[+e672794] of their wealth and population.[+e672799]entation accordingly[+e672794 -e672799][+e672744]
Georgia ...................................... T[+e672744]hree[+e672780]wo[+e672744 -e672780].[+e672744]