XVII—See the Margin

[The following was stricken out: “New States lawfully constituted or
established within the limits of the United States, may be admitted, by the
Legislature, into this government; but to such admission the consent of two
thirds of the Members present in each House shall be necessary. If a new
State shall arise within the limits of any of the present States, the consent
of the Legislatures of such States shall be also necessary to its admission.
If the admission be consented to, the new States shall be admitted on the
same terms with the original States. But the Legislature may make con-
ditions with the new States concerning the public debt, which shall be then
subsisting."]

The United States shall guaranty to each State a Republican form of
government; and shall protect each State against ["foreign" stricken out]
invasions, and, on the application of its Legislature, against domestic vio-

or executive

XVIIII

The Members of the Legislatures, and the executive and judicial officers

or affirmation

of the United States, and of the several States, shall be bound by oath to sup

A

XXI

XXII

This Constitution shall be laid before the United States in Congress assembled, ["for their approbation” stricken out]; and it is the opinion of

this Convention that it should be afterwards submitted to a Convention chosen in each State, under the recommendation of its Legislature, in order to receive the ratification of such Convention.

XXIII

To introduce this government, it is the opinion of this Convention, that
each assenting Convention should notify its assent and ratification to the
United States in Congress assembled; that Congress, after receiving the
assent and ratification of the Conventions of nine States, should appoint and
publish a day, as early as may be, and appoint a place for commencing pro-
ceedings under this Constitution; that after such publication, the Legisla-
tures of the several States should elect Members of the Senate, and direct
the election of Members of the House of Representatives; and that the
Members of the Legislature should meet at the time and place assigned by
Congress, and should, as soon as may be, after their meeting, ["choose
the President of the United States, and" stricken out] proceed to execute
this Constitution.

TIMOTHY PICKERING

[INDORSEMENT.]

Printed Draught of the Constitution, received from the President of the
United States, March 19. 1796, by

Sec of State.

B.

29. May 1787.

[APPENDIX.]

Mr Charles Pinckney's draught of a Federal Government*

We the people of the ["United" stricken out] States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, do ordain, declare, and establish the following constitution for the Government of ourselves and

posterity.

Article I.

The Stile of this Government shall be the United States of America, and the Government shall consist of supreme legislative, Executive and judicial powers.

2

The Legislative power shall be vested in a Congress, to consist of two separate Houses; one to be called the House of Delegates; and the other the Senate, who shall meet on day of

the

in every year.

3

The Members of the House of Delegates shall be chosen year by the people of the several States; and