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United States Bill of Rights 1789 (2021 Edition)
Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution, introduced in September 1789 by Congress.
The House of Representatives
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Session 4886: 1789-06-08 11:00:00
Madison proposes amendments to the Constitution; several states submit forms of ratification
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Maryland Form of Ratification
IN CONVENTION OF THE DELEGATES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, April 28, 1788.
We, the delegates of the people of the state of Maryland, having fully considered the Constitution of the United States of America, reported to Congress by the Convention of deputies from the United States of America, held in Philadelphia, on the 17th day of September, in the year 1787, of which the annexed is a copy, and submitted to us by a resolution of the General Assembly of Maryland, in November session, 1787, do, for ourselves, and in the name and on the behalf of the people of this state, assent to and ratify the said Constitution.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.
GEO. PLATER, President.
Richard Barnes, John Cheslea, Jun., James Hollyday,
Charles Chilton, W. Smith, William Hemsley,
N. Lewis Sewall, G. R. Brown, Peter Chaille,
William Tilghman, J. Parnham, James Martin,
Donaldson Yeates, Zeph. Turner, William Morris,
Isaac Perkins, R. Goldsborough, Jun., J. Richardson,
John Gale, Edward Lloyd, William Richardson,
N. Hammond, John Stevens, Matt. Driver,
Daniel Sullivan, George Gale, Peter Edmonson,
James Shaw, Henry Waggaman, James M’Henry,
Jos. Gilpin, John Stewart, John Coulter,
H. Hollingsworth, James Gordon Heron, Thomas Sprigg,
John Done, Samuel Evans, John Stull,
Thomas Johnson, Fielder Bowie, Moses Rawlings,
Thomas S. Lee, Osb. Sprigg, Henry Shryock,
Richard Potts, Benjamin Hall, Thomas Cramphin,
Abraham Few, George Digges, Richard Thomas,
William Paca, Nicholas Carrole, William Deakins, Jun.
William Granger, A. C. Hanson, Benj. Edwards
Joseph Wilkinson, James Tilghman,
Charles Graham, John Seney,
Attest. WM. HARWOOD, Clerk.
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- Maryland Form of Ratification (introduced on 1789-06-08 11:00:00 - CREATE - e126043) [This document]
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- Maryland Form of Ratification (introduced on 1789-06-08 11:00:00 - CREATE - e126043) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]