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the receipt of said returns, or on the tenth day of 

 December next, if the returns be not sooner received, 

 it shall be the duty of a board of canvassers, to con 

 sist of the Secretary of State, one of the Judges of 

 the Superior Court, the Prefect, Judge of First In 

 stance, and an Alcalde of the District of Monterey, 

 or any three of the aforementioned officers, in the 

 presence of all who shall choose to attend, to compare 

 the votes given at said election, and to immediately 

 publish an abstract of the same in one or more of the 

 newspapers of California. And the Executive will 

 also, immediately after ascertaining that the Consti 

 tution has been ratified by the people, make proclama 

 tion of the fact; and thenceforth this Consitution 

 shall be ordained and established as the Constitution 

 of California. 



SEC. 7. If this Constitution shall be ratified by the 

 people of California, the Executive of the existing 

 government is hereby requested, immediately after 

 the same shall be ascertained, in the manner herein 

 directed, to cause a fair copy thereof to be forwarded 

 to the President of the United States, in order that 

 he may lay it before the Congress of the United 

 States. 



SEC. 8. At the general election aforesaid, viz: 

 the thirteenth day of November next, there shall 

 be elected a Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, mem 

 bers of the Legislature, and also two members of 

 Congress. 



SEC. 9. If this constitution shall be ratified by the 

 people of California, the Legislature shall assemble 

 at the seat of government, on the fifteenth day of 

 December next, and in order to complete the organi 

 zation of that body, the Senate shall elect a Presi- 



