RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 2I 9 Wednesday MADISON .,4?guxt ,5' On the question for 3 years. N.H. no. Mss. no. Ct. no. N.J. no. Pa. no. Del. no. Md. no. Va. no. N. C. no. S.C. a 7. Geo. ay [Ayes -- 2; noes -- 9.] On the question {or "? year" N.H. no- Mss- no. Ct. no. N.J. ay. Pa. no. Del. no. Md. divd. Va. no- N- C. a�- S.C. a�. Geo--ay [Ayes -- 4; noes -- 6; divided -- I.] Art. IV- Sect. 2. As amended in manner preceding, was agreed to nero. con. Art: IV. Sect. 3. "taken up. s Genl. Pinkhey & Mr. Pinkne� moved that the number of representatives allotted to S. Carola. be "six" On the question. N.H. no. Mss. no. Ct. no. N.J. no. Pa. no. (Delaware ay) Md. no. Va. no. N. C. ay. S.C. ay. Geo. ay. [Ayes--4; noes -- 7.1 {The 3- Sect of Art: IV was then agreed to.) 7 Art: IV. Sect. 4- taken up. 8 Mr. Williamson moved to strike out "according to the provisions hereinafter made" and to insert {the) words cording) "to the rule hereafter to be provided for direct taxa- tlon" -- See Art VII. sect. 3. On the question for agreeing to Mr. Williamson's amend- ment N. H- ay. Mas. ay. Ct. ay. N. J. no. Pa. ay. Del. no. Md. ay. Va ay. N. C. ay. S.C. ay. Geo. ay. [Ayes -- 9; noes -- 2.] 6 Article IV, Sect. 3. "The House of Representatives shall, at its first formation, and until the number of citizens and inhabitants shall be taken in the manner here- in after described, consist of sixty-five Members, of whom three shall be chosen in New Hampshire, eight in Massachusetts, one in Rhode-Island and Providence Planta- tions, five in Connecticut, six in New-York, four in New-Jersey, eight in Pennsylvania, one in Delaware, six in Maryland, ten in Virginia, five in North-Carolina, five in South- Carolina, and three in Georgia." 7 Taken from Journal. s Article IV, Sect. 4. "As the proportions of numbers in different States will alter from time to time; as some of the States may hereafter be divided; as others may be enlarged by addition of territow; as two or more State? may be united; as new States will be erected within the limits of the United States, the Legislature shall, in each of these cases, regulate the number of representatives by the number of inhabi- tants, according to the provisions herein after made, at the rate of one for every forty thousand."
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