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Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, December 2, 1816 - February 5, 1817

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Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1799)

Journal of the convention, begun and held at the capitol in the town of Frankfort, on Monday the twenty-second day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-nine.

Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1792)


THE TEN PRE-STATE CONVENTIONS 
Aninfnn".I"''''lmlC,.,'·,l1epr;''''ipal ... ea"flht l>;ot'kC· • ..-h,"h"'.ult .. ' 
in lhe calli". "I the Fi'''1 "~ntll~kr \'n.,H.,lioa. wu h~M "" ;o,:,,_btr r 
;:~ ~~=1 ~~lh;Yb~~~',l~'::: f~s~nd ~;fIr:!h':~'IOo::,c C=~~ 
I.Thel'i .. lt" ....... "'loo1\ ...... be«unl"heheld"n'foadly,~ 
"".27. 1784. C~I W,lIi .. " Flo ... ;n!: _. tled .. 1 "Prt-!id ... n ...... Thomas 
P..,.kias.q...-k. o..lqal ... to thi •• ""","" .... .......,·C~"'Cll 'n,,,.the ot",",1 
Militia C_pan; ..... f the D,nrirl 
23. I.J~" ~"~"....~'·'it":i)~,:.I;'a.!·.':"~~).~~·,~!;;. '.~=~Y;,.~. 
Todd. '-krk. 
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t~b". \7. ~~/ifi~,,~~'~::"::::~1 \\tn~~;; ';;: "t!~snp~~=-;. ~ 
Thoma. Tod<I.(lorl< 
VI. Th" ~iXlh ('.\n,..,,,iOQ w .. ""~"n 10 "" ~.I<I on \lo .. day. July;" 
1788. Judl:~' !)amllel ""1),,,,·.11 .... de • .-It.' 1'..,.;.1 ... " ..... ] Thoma. T.,," 
CI.rk.. . 
YII. The ~\·f1\lh (."w.nllnn " •• he"."" Iq t..o ·h.ld01, ~I<,.,d .. )". """ 
""m~r 3. 1/88.. J<ldge Sa,,,,,d.!.· r~11 ,,~ .. "1,,,,1 .. 1 P,,·oid<nt ... ,oj Thomas 
Tood,Clt.k 
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rc..rd.I:IttI<, . 
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X. 11:. Trn11t. (F,,'~' (:.''''*''''',,,al, L-"''<"flJ''''" ..... I~n ",,,< 
::::.~.':.~I.~.'\I,:::l\!::l~ .I .. ~ s..,,,,,,,; \ld>O...,11 ",'" electe.l I"r;: 
FIRST OFACERS OF KENTUCKY 
1792 
~.ryofStatt 
.\di_UI/",-Gn,<'nl 
~1 .. ofLandO/!i;. 
;SpeaI<er,olSca",e 
~pn.kef of H .. ".., .. f Rept"<"RnlaliveJ 
I'~""" ~h, 
.-I.le>WU1n' 1""h1~ 
.~ .0/1 .. Carwloell 
lohnl ... " 
JohnCaid ... "tI1 
J"" .. 'l.I,,", 
\\'~~,a .. lkDo .. "t'1L 
':W-u":cnne.(y 
STATE SEl'IATORS 
1 ...... < ~~elby 
JanlnR"",,", 
"<'''"E'' S;e~1u 
.1vh .. I ... ~" 
Raker EwinlC 
John flradfMd 
.\Ln .. ",,!'" ~. Ru!lill 
"""fl·,," ......... 1,. 
lIMtt.C"dlty 
'" C .. "",,. 
MaM'" C.'Wlty 
\\',,,",,,1 ..... ; ("un,,. 

.to. Com ... ,\! .. 01 ,h. wIKIl. M tak~ la,,, l.o1ber coaolokra,u", ,Ilt .... II ... ~ 
10 donn rd~rre:I, 
Th. Ctoa"",1oa th .. A<IV.",,!e:\ Datill TOm(lT'1'OW """";"1' Tm '" 
",u., 
W~,'M4thda;'ofAprillm 
Tbo ConYaltion ",," lI<<'Or'di .... IG Adjourtl"'''''' 
n..Ctoaytn''''''.<<<><d\nl'lotM'''''' ... ofthoda,r~ittelfin'o" 
eo...It ....... tlM .. hoI. ,,, .. k. ,11\(0 futloeo-con .. det.tion the .. I1 ..... to 
ftlnDrdernd .• h.Gootr..-d ...... Leetodt<llh.Ch.ir.n<I.Iter~-
~t!:n:f~ :.:::" ~:k~i:,~~:-fa~=:! ::'=~~ 
.- ... fened aowl had .... __ tart"'" pr<l(Tel.t~o bot -' bni .. c 
ti"'.IOJOthr<>·t,,"~ .... bl d;,-,"coI h,.to_ for In. .. 10 lit ...... 
.. hidI .... ~I ... 1 
JI.~ n... tl", C ...... ",,' ... iIl T .............. -caIn raoIn ibelf,;nto 
.. Cornm'''",ofllot .t,.,,,, ,,, uk. ,n'" , ..... farther ... ,,,.i<Jen;li ... I~ .... tI .... 
IOlhn>I ... f~ 
i1:"~;U.~3.b''d:', ~/A~;,,~m T""'«fQW on""'i .... T ... O'Cloo:lL 
l;~~~u';'.~o;~~":r=~ta'_I"IIri .... 
tl!c.hHDnIofYr.] ......... Uarbtc. 
n..o...,...lioll,«or.tUoc tolloeot4n-ofth·d.or,tflOlvtdi\Jellilltoa 
C""'m'n ..... Ih ... hoI. 10 11. •• into.arth .......... ,dcnotlOll 'he .... lteB to tIo.", 
~=I ~;,:'~~ .. Cb.l~~ 1'h.t~,:,.:'~:d=~"!.:.::.lil: 
oItlM .. bol.h.odll.k.n'ntolh"' •.• arth .. ~I'onlh.malt ... 'oth"'" 
~~E;t ;:;:::~,~~=. :~:;:~:: ::'::::~~:;:: 
.. Comm;'_ of tl,. "'hole II) lIke in'~ farlhu <on.id.rat;~n Ih. matI ... 10 
Ihe", ... f.rnd. 
The Con,'enoi • .., Adjourned ,ill Torno.,,, .. Morniog 10 O·CIo<k. 
F.idayllo.",hAlyofAprilli'92 
Th. C"n".nti~n n,el u<<>rdinr 10 Adjournm.nl 
Re..,,,,.,1 That tloi. Co""."tinn ... ill ,,~W .t<ordinJr 10 lh. Order of Ihe 
doy r .. "h'. i'~lf ;n'<>. Committe. of lb. ",hoi. 10 toke iol" futhn con.id ..... -
~d .~~:. '::.'::;~'!0.1~":;",~:fp~:~I,i.n~I~;.=~3~h;LlI:!~:: t'h. 'Bh..i;::'~i~ 
ftPOrU'dtbalthe("""'min ... of'hewhol.hadtak.n;n"'r.rth ... C(lo.id ..... -
:::.~!~~:':·~i= ,~o ~.~~.·:~:~.::t~-:i;".:~ ';1!.h~~ ~~j~r l~~~j~ob~: 
ap,n T"."orm .... '",h "·"!l".ante<! 
k .... h·ed That lh;6(""""oOliooo "'ill. To""""" .. ,-cain,ruolvt iwolf ioto 
• Co,noaiUn of ,h. ,,·hole 10 ,,,hlolO ,"rth .. C(I .... cIe .... ,oon tht ..,.u.,.. to 
tIo_ .. f .. ro<I 
T!,. (;"",· ... 'i .. " Ih." a"jmo" ... d untill Tom"""'" morning Ten O'CIo<Ir 
~l\><,Ia,."""'bda,nIAprillm 
1 h< Cum' ... """ mel .ccord;"a: 10 Adjourn"'t"t. 
JI. • ..,h'f'<! lluot Ihio C",,~en'''''' will bOW aceor<!injf to 'he cmI<r 01 tbe 
ob,' ... ol,'oil .. II;"lo. C""""i""'o' ,.·hoM 10 Iak. into theirlartbu COII-
aiclcn.ti ..... theln&tt ... ' .. ,~ ........ f • .,<:d. Mr, Shelby ... elecled ""be Chair 
atod.h ... _~..., 'I.'" ~Ir, 1', .. i·I,.", rc<un .. d the Cha;r and th. Chairman 
~?~EJ~0~~j{i~;~i,~'~~~~~~~ 
., 
;n'oa~m",;Un 
"I ,he wh"le '0 lake into farth ... on.i<I ... t,oo"lhe mltk .. 10 the", .eferred. 
~Ir. G.rrud wao .1«l<d I" Ih. Cha!~ In,1 .flc .... Mle lime .pent ~If. Praid!'." 
:,;~c~~~ I;ir?i~l>\~f;'~. ;E::~:] ':,~:::~;~:~T~'I~I~.~~~:~:~~~i!::;d ~1~ 
~'h~i'''~~~'~:!'':::':~1 ~\:~' 1~~c~~~,d'~~I<!'t~;;';~~' "'h~'I;"h~'! t~=k;~'~~,o&tht;: 
f.rtherron.idcr.,ion 11,. "","er~ 10 Ih<'" refe .. ed I'< bad ",.do oorne fanhe. 
."'C"e •• IhO'ei" IlUl ~"I hA"i"lI" ,im. '0 11"" II"" the u.me had dir«',~! him 
,~"',.".. for Ie.". to.ot .~Iin ·I-',,,,orro ... "'hi<h ..... wanted 
lte."herlTMt,hisl·om·onl;"n "'iIlTo",,,,,,,,,,"~in ... ,,1 ... i,,<lf inlO 
a (""",millo< of ,, ... whol< '0 10k. ,,,,,,. brth ... ",u.id<ntit»o d,. ,naU ... 10 
",em,der .... !. 
Th. C",,"en';on 'hm .... dj' •• "n." un,;n T",,,,,,,,·,, )Iom;,'~, 100·(.lock. 
WedllHda'·lh.lllhd'yof.'\p,illi'?!. 
Th. l"""'"",i"" met accordi"lI" 10 .d,ournm ... ,. 
keool,· ... 1 1'1,., Ihe Con"enl;'~' .1 .. no .... «ardino: '0 ,m, ord .... of Ihc 
,lay',,",,"" iu.eli inlO • Comm;1t ... 01 ,h. who!. '0 .... te inlo their •• nh ... 
",...;d ..... 'io" ,h. mane ... 10 'hMtO .d • .,td Mr. Garrard ...... elected to ,Ilt 
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""leM whttl ~h< hflI ....... hall to. ouch ...... rt>t "", ',,-kept_. 
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r".m..."I ..... ol~h.~<ral_hl).nd~h.efO'<'."..oI'lIearftal.obal 
."",eiT"'''''' ,Iw publocT.uRfY' ''' ........... ;nn /ort""" ..... -j.,... wt>idIo 
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"«I'~ Tra_. 1.I.",y. btath 0< .am, - 'h~ f>"&U h< pririkd~ trOll> 
§ E?t7~::g?ir.~;.~~i:r.,' ;:::~~m~.:E 
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11Ie';"" .... h """!"!for ~~e .. u 
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i .. ",~~~~~i<:I:~.i:: ~~,i' ;:c~~.:...""::~/·p .... nuh' .. th .. "I ea~ .... ~." 
All bill. 10. ,a"in~ '""n<le .hlll "''«'''''' in Ih. h, ..... of 1TP .......... li..,.. 
butth .... n.t ..... )·!".,..,..."'."d .... o .... ill ",h .. bill •. 
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(o,th ... id"ffi<o 
EnryDill"'·hich.h.llh.Hp .. _db<'thh"" ..... hallbep< • ..,ntedl" 
Ih. Gov ..... ,,' if h. al'l',oH h~ .hall "fn It .. bUI ;(1Ie .hall nol .pp«,,"e.h~ 
.,.11 '~Iurn il .. "h hI> ohJetUant 10 tho hoo .. In wh,ch it ,hIll ha"e onll' 
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i.!~~ "r;~~ .. ~°ich:~k~·i!;l!, ;~~~IL,""<~:::,;d~~~d'h:n'db\f!;:"!':.J ~~ ".':~ 
,hOld. 01 ,h.t hOIl" it oholl be a I .... but ;n ... ch .. ..,. 'h~ ,'01 .. of both 
~ ahall be det.miaed by y~u .nd ".YI aDd lbe .nam" of Ih. penon. 
vot" • .-fo, 0< ap.in't Ih. bliialuoll beenl ... ..!.", IIw Journal ofuch,hou" 
... peeth'e1y. il any b,1l .hall not bt re'.fD~ b)' .h. Go<~rnor ,"""hl" "' .. 
day. Sun<h)'~ u""1"~ .ft~. It ,hall hay. beea p' ...... lod 1<> h,m " ohall 
beala,..i .. ;h"'or' ...... ,'heh.d.ipocl'lun.l .... tho r ........ lA...,,,,My 

:~~r~l~onl:::""'I:~~~'~ I~: 1~~s:tits';;~:<:~r"ll~~~ :?d!~~ 
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•• "'..".hI.th ..... ,,"",..,..A:, ••• w.-tollc.or .. nm ... lh •• lilU.ckl.) .nd 
., ....... 11 ... upen« _tlw ... 10,"* of Ih. buoin~ .... ilI .11ow. 8., '!-., 
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t,,<irI;, ..... hll""'n_'n..,;tillC''' ...... I .... d .. ai'"ceoaid.,;·~_l .1',.1.., 
a!W1 d.H ...... hio f>P/nion in ...... C""n 
Andd .. 1IOId Coun oha!l .... ,-r r" .... on ,h. Mt ...... inahn" "I.nr .ueh 
... 'o ..... ~ l"'It-p1 ... U _"0, .. tJ".,. ,..n,· or 10 ~Ivid. ,''' .am, a",,,,, .. 
... "ilf ...... ',..tI;. ... lol ....... hall_j ... 'Pcltlpt. An,I,"''''''Court 
~~:.:~~.W :::. ·:!'.:::r:Ir·:u~~·;ilk.~ t:=~ ~o ~ 
IballaJ-ony .... ,m ...... rl""'M ..... tn4iac"f...-hf .. Io ... '"*n<>C.a~ 
:; t~ C;J~":r .n~~,.'~:.".!:::,:; ~I:~~d~i.";!"of .. ~~;·c!~r p~ 
vIded aIM> tlaa. Ih. ~'''T< ... , .. bftI ....... lhoy .... , iv4r it ""prell"" 
p .... n •• IM .... ',·«"" ... lh."""'eofl'....,.....InV "n tlKhCUH.'>r,0 
::":.:~~ti«11t!'.'IriJ;'''aIJun.~-,:lionh''''bYri .... < .. I''I'"' ... id',,,,rt 
In ~1I ·,!hor ...... Ih~ S"po-em~ C'Nn ohall ha,-~ 1,·,,,,11.0.1< iuriodi-c.i<JQ 
:!)I' .:~:: lo<h 1tU'1'liono .nd ",,,1« .""h .tl:1'!""m. a. the leg;.laturo 
And ,hol<l[is!a."u may I,om li",~ I" '''''f ..... , in Ih. ".'l'1"fmf and in!~rio. 
Coutlaot';th",'-'!Ih.m ,u,h 1" ... · .... 1<olh in I .... and "Iuity ._ •• h.,. "'all 
j"dg~ proprr and n ........ ry !or Ih~ ,I" •• ~mini.lrol;"n ,,! J"'li~. 
"'«>mpr .... toumh •• .-.r 1."':,<0,,,1110 .. r-«;h.1l be,ppolDttdin .a<h 
Counly. Ih~y .hall.be <nmml .. ,nn.,1 dut,nlr «r<><><1 h<-1u,"OUt. bu. may b.! 
T~mO\-"" on conv;<I!on of mioto.hAl'i"ur in <>ffi<~ <>. of lUIy inf.",,,,,. c"m~. 
Oronlh~.ddrn.nlbolhh<>u,..<>(.I .. I.lti.lal"re. 
Th~ Judith ,_hall by ,·i"". 01 Ih~ir oflir~ to. «>m~r\'AIO" of dl. praec 
Ihroa~h out Ihc State 
Thc "Y~ .-.f .11 pmc~ .... boll he "The ("'''nmon'''~ahh of "K~".u<ky" 
~:::;~u:~71~; ~~a~cl~o~k~':rndn«~~<;~cl<n~';in~1 bi~,.lhl~~::~II;~~l·df~~~\~ 
o(th .... rne 
Sttion I. Sh ... ;t"""c! (" .. ,,"' ... ohlll at Ih~ tim .. & pl.e .. of .Icc,i"". 
~~~;l~,E;;:¥:~!~r~:;~~g;~~~J~~:id~; 
\,,,,,,,.:;"'ia.ilh ... of.h ... ;,, Uffi< •• "",,11 to. tillt<! by. n<w appoint. 
&-:':t:~;:O. ~~!'!~.: :::If:~~o =~:'H~t!~ '~,~J<rnTh~ t::::.: 
" 
~eclio" I. Tro":"on ani".1 Ih. ('''''''"''n\\'~.lth .haU <ollOi .. Dill .. ' in 
I"')'m~ ",'u ag',,"1 ,I. Clt '" .'Ih •. r",~ lu II. ~n~n"e •. ~"'1I\1r Ih,,,, .,,1 and 
~1':'~':~it~~.~~~'~h;h~III"~~,,e;~~'~~:~~:~:I:i~":':' ~~~~;::n 'ii:; ~,~It:~r 
1.0'" ,boll he mad. hi ."1,,,1< from nflic~ and (.om ."tf .... gc tho,", who 
;~~)\5~~f.i~?i~1jr~~;~~.2r~t~~~~~~1~~~:~}' 
appropri>\""" ",.de by law, nor .hall on.v appropriation. 01 n"~'ey f<J'J" ,h. 
"ul'l",rlo! an a ...... y. '"' ", .. 1, for a.iulIll:.r lerm ."'." one r~ar. and a re![lliar 
:~:~~':"~"~!h~":nn~~::;~ •• ecf'pU a" : u;~,,]''''' •• "f all publ;, """'ey 
The l~giol""TO .hal! d.iTC<1 by la ... in .. -hal m~n" .. and ,,'hat COIltl,. , 
;";u ma)' be br"uK!>1 '1r~;II", .he C"",mo,,,, .. ald, Th· 1~anner 01 adminio-
'!Iron oa,h <J'J"aftirrn.aIIOO lhall to. .u<h u '. " .. ".' ' ...... '''''1 .. oth thc 
~::,~n;~~ da:::;:"-" an,1 ,1,.11 to. ~,'e<rn"'ll'r Ih. l...-gi.la'".., .he.,<>11 
2d. .\lIla". IIv" in h,t<. in 1,",.t.lI~ ,., \-"Ii";O~.I1O' incv".u,'<n' with 
s COM';,o'i"", wh,h .... of a ..... .n.1 1lO'"t~ and "01 lopl I~ lh~ ea.'''''' 
'!..llhcrma": ..... 1 "",'~ ,-.Iial priD<:~"c,,' ":..:n', addl_I"",·,...... .... ~\"!":..,~,..-.._~ & .uJ' .... bI' _hl,.h_ 
~ioa lot ['hal dl ,,"' ..... h .. , lhtr 10'''' __ ial _I-I ..., tt;t:al 
.... IlU ,,0 n, ... ,. "I of ""_~",, ,·"",Ied ,., eWui ... or ~pm.l1~ 
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~"p",n~ .. : h •• ,h ••• h-... <~m.,u ,,' ,h.- CtOd ... h~y Un ••• n ,,_ ... 
_1i~.t,I" &: ind.leuihl" .'~I ttl .h~ •. ..,f<>nll 01' ...... i .. , ,""if Jt>YCnI"'~t 
,,' ·'~'h "",nne< •• 'h<), .... y 'hink P'"I"''' 
rha, aU m~n h"'e _ n.alm.1 and ,nMI ... ible rich' 10 wonhip .t";I(h" 
G...:I a<n>r,hnr 10 1~. d"lal~. "f .Io,i' "..-n «>n.d ... c .. ; tMI no ",on aq of 
tight be <omrtlltd I" III~d .. "'" ..... '"Ppo« any pia.,. 01 ..-0nI\;p. or to 
malDla,n.n), Mm'.trya .. a'nolh .. "' ... _'.'hall>Oh ..... n.llllk.rUycaa III 
any< ... wh.'~"er<ontr"I",onl.rJ.'e.'I"the.iCh .... I<""_'e;aad 
~~~e~~l~~~~~t~~. ,boll e,'e, be giHn by low to any nligiou. """ini~. or 
ThaI 'he c;'·il rich .. 1"i,'iJ.~~. oc caJ"'<"''' 01 any Ciliztn _haIL in 1>0 
wi.~ be di",;n .. l,.d or ~nl .. ~.d "n accoun' of hi. ,.\i(ign 
Thatall.IO<t;""..hali!,.,h.e.Ad~ual 
ir"'i.J.~t trial b, Jury I~"ll 1", •• h~'~I'';·~ •• ,,,1 'h~ riCh' 'h~_f umain 
\~d;:5j!~~e·i~f~:,?:!~:~~~',:£'£~:~~:~'E:~ 
mun;,;a';on01 'ho .... b' •• n<I opm,"'" io 0>"" "I th. in.al ... bIeritt\1hof ...... 
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COIId1lCtolof!icu-o.ormea'D .• publko:apu"yorwbctelbe..atterpubliohtd 
:U:-~~,lin%"~::~f:-\:::I~h~~j~~~~;t ~~ ~ ~~,~" :.'!..i: 
Ib~lawavd""'iacu,uncler""'d'r« .. oa"f thcC,"'rtu"'otbe • ."..... 
'fhal tho i'"'OPlc ..... I! be Mai'e i"l~'" pett''''' Iwt~_ papero" "" __ • 
• ..... f ....... n'~~ .. _ ........ n.I..., ......... ""lh •• ..., .......... lIto 
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by ~;:~ .. 7."":::.r=.~~ I~ ~~::.:~ ,," ... to~= 
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..."...'""of .. bl.!, ..... r .. ~.,..n,.un'_b,.lhej ........ I ..... l'ft'1or 
dIO'Lo ... dIO' ..... 
Th ..... ~oh.nl ..... ,.lndi<tab'e ..... o:-.... ptO<0ede4 ... iaI 
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