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of, and whether the Laws have been duly executed: For these purposes 

 they shall have Power to send for Persons, Papers and llceords ; they 

 shall have Authority to pass public Censures, to order Impeachments 

 and to recommend to the Legislature the repealing such Laws as appear 

 to them to have been enacted contrary to the Principles of the Consti- 

 tution: These Powers they shall continue to have, for and during the 

 space of one Year from the Day of their p]lection, and no longer: The 

 said Council of Censors shall always have Power to call a Convention, 

 to meet within two Years after their sitting, if there appear to them an 

 absolute Necessity of amending any Article of the Constitution which 

 may be defective, explaining such as may be thought not clearly ex- 

 pressed, and of adding such as are necessary for the Preservation of the 

 Eights and Happiness of the People: But the Articles to be amended, 

 and the Amendments proposed, and such Articles as are proposed to be 

 added or abolished, shall be promulgated at least six Months before the 

 Day appointed for the Election of such Convention, for the previous 

 Consideration of the People, that they may have an Opportunity of in- 

 structing their Delegates on the Subject. 



"Passed in Convention the 28th Day of September, 1776, and signed 



by their order. 



B. FRANKLIN, President. 



Attest John Morris, Junr., Secretary. 



Chester County. Philadelphia City. 



Benj. Bartholomew, Ty. Matlack, 



Thos. Strawbridge, Frederick Kuhl, 



Robert Smith, James Cannon, 



Samuel Cunningham, George Schlosser, 



Jno. Macky, Dav'd Rittenhouse. 

 John Fleming. Philadelphia Covnty. 



Lancaster City. Robert Loller, 



■ Philip Marsteller, Joseph Blewer, 



Thomas Porter, Jno. Bull, 



Bartrem Galbraith, Wm. Coats. 

 John Hubley, County of Backs. 



Alex'dr Lowrey. Jno. Wilkinson, 



York County. Sam'l Smith, 



Jas. Edger, ^ John Keller, 



Jas. Smith. William Van Ilorne, 



Cumberland County. John Grier, 



John Harris, Abram. V. Middleswart, 



Jonathan Iloge, Jos. Kirkbride, 

 Wm. Clark, i?ec//brci County. 



Robt. Whitehill, Benj'n Elliot, 



