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Limitations Upon the Powers of Conventions •• •• 19 



Fifth Provincial Congress, 1776 20 



Convention of I788 .••.••• t •••• . 20 



Convention of I789 20 



Convention of I835 ••••• •.••• 21 



Proposed Convention of 1861 ...••.••••.••• Zk 



Convention of 1861-62 ....• 2^1- 



Convention of I865-66 •• •»•••••• 25 



Convention of 1868 26 



Proposed Convention of I87I 27 



Convention of 1875 »..#••• !••••• 28 



Proposed Convention of I919 .•*....*t*ti*« JO 



Proposed Convention of 1933 .»•• •••«• 31 



Provisions as to Miscellaneous Matters . • o « • • • . 31 



Summary ••••« •...•«.,..,,,, 32 



Membership of Conventions , 33 



Appendix t*...««. ....•♦..., 36 



