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that the firft election for governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the
general affembly, fhall be held on the firft Monday in May in the year eighteen
hundred. The perfons then elected fhall continue in office during their refpective
terms of fervice prefcribed by this conftitution, and until the next general elec-
tion, which fhall be held after their faid terms fhall have refpectively expired.
The returns for the faid firft election of governor and lieutenant governor, fhall
be made to the fecretary, within fifteen days from the day of election, who fhall
examine and count the fame in the prefence of at leaft two judges of the court of
appeals, or diftrict courts, and shall declare who are the perfons thereby duly
elected ; and if any perfons fhall be equal and heigheft on the poll, the election
fhall be determined by lot.
Sect. 6. This conftitution, except fo much thereof as is therein otherwife di-
rected, fhall not be in force until the firft day of June in the year eighteen hundred ;
on which day the whole thereof fhall take full and complete effect.

The convention then proceeded to confider the same, fection by fection.
The firft article being read by fections was concurred in.
The 1ft, 2nd, 5th, 8th and 10th fections of the 2nd article being read, were
agreed to.
The following amendments were the propofed and agrred to :
Article II, sect. 3rd, line 6th, ftrike out the words "the prefiding officer or offi-
cers," and infert in lieu thereof the words "one or more of the candidates."
Line 2nd, ftrike out the word "Tuefday" and infert "Monday."
Sect. 4th, line 2nd, ftrike out the word "being," and infert in lieu thereof,
the words "of his election."
Line 7th, ftrike out the words "fix months," and infert in lieu thereof, the word "year."
Sect. 6th, line 14th, ftrike out the word "period," and infert in lieu thereof the words "four years." The 6th fection was then ordered to lie for confideration.
Sect. 7th, line 3d, ftrike out the word "afcertained," and infert in lieu thereof,
the word "found."
Line 8th, ftrike out the word "inhabitants," and infert in lieu thereof, the
word "electors."
Sect. 9th, line 2nd, after the word "citizen" infert the words "negroes, mulat-
toes, and Indians excepted."
The yeas and nays being required by two members prefent, were as fol-
lows:
Yeas - Meffrs. Adair, J. Allen, Breckinridge, Bofwell, Bell, Carr, G. Clay,
Clark, Coleman, Duncan, Griffith, Harrifon, Hufton, Henry, B. Logan, J. Logan,
M'Dowell, Marfhall, Minor, Owens, Prather, Price, Rowan, Steele, Sandford,
Sudduth, Thomas, Thrufton, Wilmott and Wallance.
Nays - Meffers. T. Allin, Abell, Bailey, Brown, Buckner, Bledfoe, Baker,
Brunner, T. Clay, Cafey, Davidfon, Y. Ewing, R. Ewing, Grundy, Hickman,
Innes, Irvine, Rodgers, Stockton, Smith, S. Taylore and R. Taylor.
Yeas 30. Nays 22.