Journal of the Convention, Assembled at Springfield, June 7, 1847: In Pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois ... Approved February 20, 1847, for the Purpose of Altering, Amending, Or Revising the Constitution of the State of Illinois |
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... Peter W. Deitz . Madison county - Cyrus Edwards , E. M. West , Benaiah Robinson , George T. Brown . Marshall and Stark ... Peters . Pike county - William R. Archer , Harvey Dunn , William A. Grimshaw . Pope county -- William Sim . Putnam ...
... Peter W. Deitz . Madison county - Cyrus Edwards , E. M. West , Benaiah Robinson , George T. Brown . Marshall and Stark ... Peters . Pike county - William R. Archer , Harvey Dunn , William A. Grimshaw . Pope county -- William Sim . Putnam ...
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... Peters The convention adjourned to two o'clock , P. M. Turner Tuttle Vance West Witt Whiteside Whitney Woodson Worcester . TWO O'CLOCK , P. M. Convention met pursuant to adjournment June 9. ] 15 JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION .
... Peters The convention adjourned to two o'clock , P. M. Turner Tuttle Vance West Witt Whiteside Whitney Woodson Worcester . TWO O'CLOCK , P. M. Convention met pursuant to adjournment June 9. ] 15 JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION .
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... Peters called for a further division . The vote being taken upon adding the first branch of the amendment of Mr. Archer , It was decided in the affirmative , ( Yeas , Nays , • Those voting in the affirmative , are , Mr. Akin Allen ...
... Peters called for a further division . The vote being taken upon adding the first branch of the amendment of Mr. Archer , It was decided in the affirmative , ( Yeas , Nays , • Those voting in the affirmative , are , Mr. Akin Allen ...
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... Peters Pinckney Rives Roman Scates Swan Spencer Mr. Palmer of Marshall , Mr. Servant Sibley Sim Mr. Turner Tuttle Vance Smith of Macon West Thomas Thornton Williams Whitney Turnbull Woodson The question was then taken upon the second ...
... Peters Pinckney Rives Roman Scates Swan Spencer Mr. Palmer of Marshall , Mr. Servant Sibley Sim Mr. Turner Tuttle Vance Smith of Macon West Thomas Thornton Williams Whitney Turnbull Woodson The question was then taken upon the second ...
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... Peters offered for adoption the following resolution : Resolved , That there be added to the standing committees of this con- vention a committee on Townships , with instructions to report whether it is expedient so to amend the ...
... Peters offered for adoption the following resolution : Resolved , That there be added to the standing committees of this con- vention a committee on Townships , with instructions to report whether it is expedient so to amend the ...
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Page 23 - SUMNER moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word " Resolved/' and inserting : The amendment was rejected.