following, to wit: "there shall be for each county, Justices of the Peace and Constables, not exceeding two Justices and one Constable, in and for each Captain's company, who shall be elected by the freemen within the bounds of the company in which they reside, entitled to vote for members to the General Assembly, for the term of two years, in such manner, and at such times and places as the Legislature may prescribe." Also by striking out the 1st section of the 6th article, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz: "There shall be elected in each county by the freemen entitled to vote in the same for members to the General Assembly, one Sheriff, one Coroner, one Trustee, one Register, and one Ranger, to serve for the term of two years, in such manner, and at such times and places, as the Legislature may prescribe." "All persons holding offices under the Constitution for a term of years, shall at the expiration of the same, be eligible for re-election, unless special provision, to the contrary, in the Constitution be mentioned."-And

Mr. HODGES, the following:

Resolved, That the Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts, shall hold their offices for the term of four years and no longer; subject, however, to re-election by the qualified voters of their respective districts, who shall vote by the word of mouth, or viva voce. All elections for officers of government, shall be by the people; all young men, eighteen years of age shall be entitled to vote, or not be compelled to do military duty until they arrive at twenty one years of age.

Resolved, That Justices of the Peace shall be elected by the Captain's Companies in the bounds of which they may respectively reside, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for the term of four years.

Resolved, That the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts shall not exceed one thousand, nor the salary of the Governor fifteen hundred, dollars per annum.

The resolution submitted on yesterday, by Mr. Stephenson, prohibiting the introduction of amendments or propositions to amend the existing Constitution, where similar amendments or propositions may have been previously submitted, was taken up, read and rejected. Mr. CROSS Submitted the following:

Resolved, That the House of Representatives shall not consist of less than sixty two, nor more than seventy members, until the number of the inhabitants shall be one million, and after that event, the whole number of Representatives shall never be less than eighty, nor more than one hundred; provided, however, that each county having one thousand voters, shall be entitled to at least one Representative.

Mr. BURTON, the following:

Resolved, That it is not expedient for the advancement of the public good, that there should be any increase to the present number of members, in the Senatorial or Representative branches of the Legislature of this State.

Mr. RICHARDSON, the following:

Resolved, That the present Constitution of this State ought to be amended so that lands and all other property, liable to taxation, shall be taxed according to its value:

That, the possession or ownership of land ought not to be a necessary qualification for the office of Governor, or for a seat in either branch of the General Assembly:

That, all county officers, including Justices of the Peace, and clerks of the County and Circuit Courts, ought to be elected by the people of their respective counties for a term of years; and that Constables have no jurisdiction in civil cases beyond the limits of the captain's company in which they reside; and that the removal of a Justice of the Peace beyond the limits of the captain's company in which he resided at the time of his appointment, shall be held and deemed a vacation of office:

That, the General Assembly shall, by joint ballot, elect the Judges of the courts of Law and Equity, and that they shall hold their offices for a term of years:

That, the jurisdiction of the County courts, in matters of law, be abolished, and that they be constituted courts or tribunals solely of business for the county:

That, the commissioned officers of the militia of this State, shall be elected by those citizens in their respective districts, who are subject to military duty:

That, all persons shall be entitled to vote for Governor and members of the General Assembly, so soon as they are liable or subject to do military duty:

That, at all elections by the people and by the General Assembly, the mode of voting shall be viva voce.

That all elections by the people shall be holden for one day only. Resolved, That the representation in the representative branch of the Legislature of the State, shall be fixed upon the basis of population; 'that each county possessing a population of eight hundred free male taxable inhabitants, over the age of twenty one years, agreeably to the enumeration of 1833, shall be entitled to one representative; and each county possessing a population of twenty five hundred, qualified as above by the said enumeration, shall be entitled to two representatives, and no county shall be entitled to more than two representatives.

Resolved, That the representation in the lower branch of the General Assembly shall be apportioned, among the several counties of the State every years, upon the above basis of representation.

Mr. PURDY, the following:

Resolved, That the present Constitution be so amended, that the different counties in this State be laid off into Districts or Townships, so that there shall not be more than twelve Districts in each county which shall be laid off according to law.

Resolved, That the 12th section of the 5th article of the existing Constitution be so amended, that there shall be two Justices of the Peace

elected for each township by the qualified voters thereof, who shall be commissioned by the Governor, and hold their offices for the term of five years, whose jurisdiction and duties shall be regulated by law. Mr. PORTER, the following:

1st. Resolved, That the present Constitution be so amended as to read as follows: "Within years after the first meeting of the General Assembly, and within every subsequent term of ten years, an enumeration of the taxable inhabitants, shall be made in such manner as shall be directed by law, said enumeration to take place at the time heretofore pointed out by the Federal Constitution; and the number of representatives, shall, at the several periods of making such enumeration, be fixed by the Legislature, and apportioned among the several counties according to the number of free taxable inhabitants in each, and shall never be less than the present number, nor greater than seventy five.

2nd. Resolved, That the 3rd section of the 1st article of the present Constitution be so amended as to read as follows: "The number of senators shall, at the several periods of making the enumeration before mentioned, (in the amendment to the 2nd section of the 1st article) be fixed by the Legislature, and apportioned among the districts formed as hereinafter directed, according to the number of free taxable inhabitants in each, and shall never be less than one third, nor more than one half the number of representatives."

3rd. Resolved, That the 5th section of the 1st article of the present Constitution be so amended, as to read as follows: "The first election of senators and representatives, shall take place under the provisions of the present Constitution, on the first Thursday in August, 1835, terminating on the succeeding day, at the places now pointed out by law; at which time and places each qualified voter under the present Constitution, shall vote for or against the adoption of the revised Constitution. And if a majority of the qualified voters shall vote against its adoption, then said revised Constitution shall be null and void, and the present Constitution shall remain in full force and virtue; but if otherwise, the revised Constitution shall be considered as adopted." And,

Mr. GREENE, the following:

1st. Resolved, That an enumeration of the free white taxables shall be made every six years, commencing from the year 1833, and the number of representatives shall at the several periods of making such enumeration, be apportioned amongst the several counties, according to the number of free white taxable inhabitants in each, and shall not exceed fifty Representatives until the population of the State shall amount to one million of souls, and after that event, at such ratio, that the whole number of Representatives shall not exceed seventy:

The number of Senators shall, at the periods of making the enumeration before mentioned, be apportioned according to the number of free white taxable inhabitants in each district, and shall be one half the number of Representatives. When a district is composed of two or

more counties, they shall be adjoining, and no county shall be divided in forming a district.

The polls at all elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be closed at sunset on the first day of the election, and in no case shall the election be continued for more than one day, unless from high water, or other unavoidable cause, the voters should be prevented from attending the first day, in which case, the Judges of the election shall keep the polls open until the evening of the second day.

All free white male citizens who have resided in the State four years, and in the county one year immediately preceding the election, and who, if a Representative, shall have attained the age of twenty five, and if a Senator, the age of thirty years, shall be eligible to a seat in the General Assembly.

No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible to any office or place of trust during the period for which he was elected a member thereof, except to such office or trust as he may be elected to by the people.

All lands in this State held by deed, grant or entry, shall be classed into four classes, and taxed accordingly.

Mr. CAHAL moved a suspension of the rule requiring resolutions to lie one day on the table, so as to cause to be referred the foregoing resolutions, together with others heretofore submitted, proposing amendments or changes to the existing Constitution, to the Committee of the Whole and the sense of the Convention being thereupon had, said motion was rejected.

Mr. CHILDRESS submitted the following:

Resolved, That this Convention, when in Committee of the Whole, shall, as before required, take up the Constitution, article by article, and section by section, so that each member, without discussion, may inake their several propositions, to be laid on the table, so that, when the Committee of the Whole rise and report progress, said amendments, as proposed in Committee of the Whole, be referred to the several Committees to be raised; as follows: one on the Executive, the Judiciary and Legislative Departments, and on the Bill of Rights. Mr. CHILDRESS moved a suspension of the rule, so as to put the foregoing resolution upon its adoption; which motion was lost.

Mr. LEDBETTER submitted the following:

1st. Resolved, That all elections, whether by the people, the Legislature or the County Courts, shall be viva voce.

2nd, Resolved, That the right of suffrage be taken from free colored persons, and that they be exempted from military service.

3rd. Resolved, That divorces from the bonds of matrimony, shall not be granted, but in cases provided by law, by suit in Chancery.

4th. Resolved, That there shall be one general rate of interest in this State, which may be changed by law, from time to time, so that every person and corporation be allowed the same rate.

Mr. BRADSHAW, the following:

Resolved, That the 2nd section of the 1st article of the present Con

stitution be amended as follows, to wit: "Within four years after the first meeting of the General Assembly, and within every subsequent term of eight years, an enumeration of the free white taxable inhabitants shall be made, in such manner as shall be directed by law; and the representative districts, shall at the several periods of making such enumeration, be fixed by the Legislature, and apportioned among the several counties, according to the number of free white taxable inhabitants in each, at such ratio, that the whole number of representatives shall never exceed forty."

Mr. JOHN A. M'KINNEY moved that the memorials in relation to new counties be taken up and referred to a select committee, consisting of thirteen members (one from each Congressional District) which motion was decided by the Chair, to be out of order.

Mr. GRAY submitted the following:

Resolved, That the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sections of the 1st article of the Constitution of this State, be so amended as to read as follows; viz:

1st. "In the year 1839, and within every subsequent term of eight years an enumeration of the free taxable inhabitants shall be made, in such manner as shall be directed by law; the number of Representatives shall be one from each county, and no more.

2nd. "The number of Senators shall, at the several periods of making the enumeration before mentioned, be fixed by the Legislature, and apportioned among the districts as hereinafter directed, according to the number of free taxable inhabitants in each, and shall never be less than one third nor more than two fifths of the number of Representatives.

3rd. "The Senators shall be chosen by districts, to be formed by the Legislature, each district containing such a number of taxable inhabitants as shall be entitled to elect one Senator; and when a district shall be composed of two or more counties, they shall be adjoining, and no county shall be divided in forming a district."

Mr. SHARP, the following:

1st. Resolved, That the 2nd section of the 1st article of the Constitution, be so amended, as to authorize the enumeration to be taken every six years, instead of every seven years.

2nd. Resolved, That all lands liable to taxation in this State, ought to be taxed according to quality; and that the same ought to be classed and that each town lot ought to be taxed according to value.

3rd. Resolved, that every individual subject to military duty shall be permitted to vote for Senators and Representatives to the General Assembly, Governor and members of Congress.

4th. Resolved, That all free male inhabitants over the age of eighteen be authorized to vote for military officers.

5th. Resolved, That a residence in the State of two years, shall be sufficient residence to authorize an individual to serve in the Legislature of the State; and that such a provision be inserted in the Con- · stitution as shall supercede the necessity of a property qualification, and shall secure to merit and talent alone, the right to represent a free people.