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4fA5iift14I.tg @ O1st CAt 1T l14oF lkC Convention. in committee of the whole, de- termined the tenure of office of the clerks and masters in the chancery court, if such be established, to be six years.

 The following was adopted as the amend ment of the 10th section of the 5th article of the constitution

 "Tbe clerks of such inferior courts as may hereafter be established, which shall be required to be holden in the respective counties of this State, shall be elected by ths qualified voters thereof, and shall hold their offices for the term of four years, and be re-eligible: and shall be removed from office for mal-feasance or neglect, in such manner as may be prescribed by law"

 sjULY 22.-Ihe Convention yesterday, in committee of the whole, adopted sundry important propositions, providing,

 That the different counties in the State shall be laid of into districts of convenient size, so that the whole number in each county shall not be less than ten nor ex- ceed twenty five, and that there shall be two justices of the peace and one constable elected for each district by the qualified yo- ters thereof. the former iorSs2 and the lat ter for two years.

 That the sherias shall be elected every two years by the qualified voters, and be re-eligibie.

 Goroners and Rangers to be elected by the justices of the peace for term of two years, and to re-eligible.

 State Treasurers to be appointed by the Legislature for term Of two years.

 Registers of Land offices to be elected by the people, of their respective districts for term of four years, and be re-eligible.

 All militia officers to be elected by the persons subject to military duty within the bounds of their several companies, battal- ions, regiments, brigades and divisions.

 Ministers of religion ineligible to either branch of the Legislature.

 Persons denying the existence of God, or future state of rewards and punish ments, ineligible to any office in the civil department of the State.

 Persons who shall fight duel, or bear or accept a challenge, or aid or abet in fight ing a duel. to be deprived of all the rights of citizenship in this State.

 In day or two 1t IS expected that vari- ous amendments will be reported by the committee of the whole to the house, when they will seYerally be taken up and passed upon.

 JULY 29.-The Convention yesterday took up the report of the Committee of the whole, andproeeeded as far as the 9th sec- ton of the 1st article of the constitution which Is still under consideration. The second section was amended so as 10 limit the number of representatives, to 75 until the population of the State should exceed a million and half, and never thereafter more than 99--provided that any one of the small counties, having two thirds of the ratio, shall be entitled to one member-re- presentation to be apportioned according to the number of qualified voters.

 The number of Senators not to exceed third the number of the Representa- tives.

 The first election for Senators and Rep resentatiyes, under the new constitution to take place on the first Thursday in August, 1885. Republicon., 