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II.

The prefent general aflembly Ihall con- tinue till the 42d day after the laft Mon- day of November in this prefent year. On the faid last Monday of November in this prefent year, the several comities fliall by their eleftors qualified as provided by this conftitution, eledl delegates, which for the prefent fliall be, in number, one for every militia of the said county, ac- cording to the lateft returns in pofleflion of the governor, and fliall also choofe fenato- rial electors in proportion thereto, which fenatorial eleftors fliall meet on the 14th day after the day of their eleftion, at the court-houfe of that county of their prefent diftrift which would ftand firft in an alpha- betical arrangement of their counties, and fliall choofe fenators in the proportion fixed by this conftitution. The elections and re- turns fliall be conduced, in all circum- ftances not hereby particularly prefcribed, by the fame perfons and under the same forms, as prefcribed by the prefent laws in eled:ions of fenators and delegates of aflembly. The said fenators and delegates {hall conftitute the firft general aifembly of the new government, and ihall fpecially apply themfelves to the procuring an exaft return from every county of the number of its qualified eleftors, and to the fettlement of the number of delegates to be elected for the enfuing general afTembly.

The prefent governor ihall continue in office to the end of the term for which he was eledled.

Todos los demás oficiales de cualquier clase con- tinuarán en su cargo como lo habrían hecho de haber sido su nombramiento bajo esta constitu- ción, y se nombrarán nuevos oficiales, cuando por la presente se requieran nuevos, por la autoridad a la que se remita dicho nombramiento.

Uno de los actuales jueces del tribunal general, consintiendo él en ello, será transferido al Alto Tribunal de Cancillería mediante votación conjunta de ambas cámaras de la asamblea en su primera reunión.

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