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ABSTRACT OF VOTE BY COUNTIES FOR AND AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION

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The foregoing does not embrace the vote of Lander County, as it was not certified to the Board of Canvassers in time to be considered. There was no material difference in the vote, however, and consequently it could not have changed the result.

C. N. NOTEWARE,

Secretary of State.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States passed an Act, which was approved on the 21st day of March last, entitled "An Act to enable the people of Nevada to form a Constitution and State Government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States :"

And whereas, the said Constitution and State Government have been formed, pursuant to the conditions prescribed by the fifth section of the Act of Congress aforesaid, and the certificate required by the said Act, and also a copy of the Constitution and ordinances, have been submitted to the President of the United States:

Now, therefore, be it known, that I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, in accordance with the duty imposed upon me by the Act of Congress aforesaid, do hereby declare and proclaim that the said State of Nevada is admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the city of Washington this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord one [L. S.] thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and of the independence of the United States

the eighty-ninth.

By the President:

WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

HOMOGRAPHIC CHART OF THE NEVADA STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, ASSEMBLED JULY 4th, 1864.
Prepared by Andrew J. Marsh, Official Reporter of the Convention.

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FIRST DAY.

CARSON, N. T., July 4, 1864.

Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Congress, approved March 21, 1864, entitled "An Act to enable the people of Nevada to form a Constitution and State Government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States," a Convention of Delegates representing the various Counties in the Territory, assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives at Carson City, for the purpose of framing a Constitution and form of State Government.

Mr. JOHNSON called the Convention to order, at ten o'clock, A. M., and said :

Gentlemen, Members of the Convention :At the request of several delegates, the hour having arrived when it is proposed that this Convention shall meet, I now call you to order, and move that Judge Brosnan, of Storey, be requested to serve as temporary President.

The question was taken, and the motion was agreed to.

Mr. BROSNAN took the Chair as President pro tem. of the Convention, and said :—

Gentlemen of the Convention :-I thank you most sincerely for this mark of your kind at

tention and respect for me. You will, I know, excuse me from making any observations at this time. Our work lies in hand, and we intend to get through with our business for to-day as rapidly as we can, in order to celebrate this glorious anniversary.

Mr. JOHNSON moved that Mr. Tozer be

[July 4th.

chosen temporary Secretary; which motion was agreed to.

Mr. COLLINS. I would inquire if there is a quorum present.

Mr. JOHNSON. I believe there is not. Mr. TOZER, the Secretary pro tem., suggested that in order to ascertain the fact, members rise and be counted.

This was done, and only nineteen members, (one less than a quorum), were present.

Messrs. JOHNSON and GIBSON suggested that one or two others were in town, and would be in in a moment.

Mr. STURTEVANT. I suggest, that perhaps it would be a good idea for Mr. Clemens, the Secretary of the Territory, to call the roll of the members elect to the Convention. Then we shall not only know whether or not a quorum is in attendance, but any existing erroneous impressions will be corrected in regard to who are members. For instance, it does not appear from the list as published in the newspapers, that I am a member.

Mr. JOHNSON. We already have a temporary Secretary of the Convention, but nevertheless I will suggest that Secretary Clemens, as he has the roll, or list of names of members roll. I will make that as a motion. elected, oblige the Convention by calling the

agreed to. The question was taken, and the motion was

ROLL CALL.

The Hon. ORION CLEMENS, Secretary of the Territory, proceeded to call the roll of the Convention by counties, in the order in which the election returns had been received by him.

Monday,]

COLLINS-OPENING PRAYER.

[July 4th.

The following gentlemen answered to their of Thy presence and can not contain Thee!

names:

Lyon County,..

Washoe & Roop Counties,

Storey County,....

(Frank H. Kennedy,

George A. Hudson, J. S. Crosman. George A. Nourse, James H. Sturtevant. Churchill County,........Nelson E. Murdock. Nye County,... .Frank. M. Proctor. John A. Collins, Charles E. DeLong, Lloyd Frizell, Samuel A. Chapin, Thomas Fitch, Nath'l A. H. Ball, Charles Tozer, Almon Hovey, Cornelius M. Brosnan. J. Neely Johnson, J. H. Kinkead, Israel Crawford, George L. Gibson. Humboldt County,........James A. Banks. The following gentlemen were absent :Lyon County,... . . . . .H. G. Parker,

Ormsby County,..

W. W. Belden,

Washoe & Roop Counties, H. B. Brady,

Esmeralda County,.....

Douglas County,...

Nye County,.. Storey County, Ormsby County,. Humboldt County,.

Lander County,....

G. N. Folsom.
William Wetherill,
B. S. Mason,
J. G. McClinton,
D. Wellington.
S Albert T. Hawley,

James W. Haines.
Frank Tagliabue.
..Josiah Earl.

. A. J. Lockwood.
JE. F. Dunne,
William Henry Jones.
J. H. Warwick,
R. H. Williams,
E. A. Morse.

The Territorial Secretary announced that twenty-one members were present.

The PRESIDENT pro tem. There is a quorum of members present, and before proceeding any further I suggest to the Convention the propriety of opening our proceedings with prayer, inasmuch as I see that the Rev. Mr. White is present.

Mr. COLLINS moved that Rev. Mr. White be invited to offer prayer, which was agreed to. The Rev. E. F. WHITE came forward and offered the following

PRAYER.

Our Father in Heaven, Thou art clothed in majesty and might! Thou art infinite in wisdom and truth-glorious in holiness, and everlasting in being! Heaven and earth are full

Thou hast given us life. Thy unwearying care has ever been extended over us, and we have dwelt and rejoiced "under the shadow of Thy wing." We acknowledge Thy mercy in directing our ways,-in appointing our changes, and in bestowing upon us all the personal, social and political blessings essential to our highest temporal and eternal well-being. We thank Thee for the civil order which has been established and maintained in this remote part of our land-that among these mountains, and amid these desert wilds, where hidden treasures are hoarded in their primal beds, neighborhoods, villages, cities, and the institutions of an enlightened Christian civilization have been planted, as, in a day; and we thank Thee that now the foundations of a permanent Commonwealth are being laid, that here, as we trust, a State is to be reared in righteousness,-an enduring monument to the honor of Thy namea solid pillar in the great temple of human freedom, and a tower of strength to the General Government, through all time. We beseech Thee, Heavenly Father, to bless every member of this Convention. Imbue each heart with wisdom from on high, and grant that no selfish purposes, no sordid motives, no unholy ambition, may bear influence upon this floor. May every mind realize its dependence upon Thee, and be assured of the enlightening influences of Thy word, and of the blessed teachings of Thy Holy Spirit. Let harmony prevail through all the deliberations and enactments of this body, and grant that the Constitution about to be made may be deeply founded in truth and equity, and secure to all classes of the inhabitants of the new State their natural, inalienable rights. And now, oh Lord our God, we commend to Thy guardian care our bleeding country. We thank Thee for Thy goodness in rearing and thus far preserving our nation. We confess that, as a people, we have wandered far from Thee. We have neglected Thy word and Thy sanctuary. We have not heard the cry of the poor and of the oppressed. We have abused Thy mercies-have grown proud, and have trusted in our own wisdom and strength. Forgive us, oh Lord, all our sins; cleanse our nation from every iniquity, and use it as a chosen instrument for good in all coming ages, We ask that thou will abundantly bless all in authority over us, especially the President of these United States, his Cabinet, and the heads of all the departments of our Government; grant to watch over them, and to give them wisdom and strength to enable them to disRemember in merciful kindness our armies and charge every duty faithfully and in Thy fear. our navy; guide their generals and officers, and guard and sustain all under their authority. In the hour of battle be thou their shield and defence; give them victory, and crown their efforts to sustain this great nation and to restore peace with success. Bless the wounded, the sick, the destitute, the suffering, and the be

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