PREFACE

This Volume completes the five-volume Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of 1947. It contains the proceedings before the Committee on Executive, Militia and Civil Officers, the Committee on Taxation and Finance, and the Committee on Submission and Address to the People. It also includes appendix material for the first two Committees, covering supplemental material submitted by individuals and groups and not elsewhere reproduced in the Proceedings.

The Committee on Executive, Militia and Civil Officers consisted of Charles K. Barton, Mrs. Jane E. Barus, Frank H. Eggers, Frank S. Farley, Milton A. Feller, Lewis G. Hansen, Spencer Miller, Jr., J. Spencer Smith, David Van Alstyne, Jr., George H. Walton and David Young, 3d. The organization meeting of the Committee was held on June 18, 1947, at which time David Van Alstyne, Jr. was elected Chairman; Milton A. Feller, Vice-Chairman; and Mrs. Jane E. Barus, Secretary. The editors are grateful to Mrs. Barus for maintaining a complete set of minutes of the executive sessions of the Committee which were unhesitatingly made available by Chairman Van Alstyne. It has thus been made possible to present a complete record of the work of this very important Committee.

The Committee on Executive, Militia and Civil Officers met on 14 different Convention days. A total of 27 sessions, either morning or afternoon, were held, of which 13 were executive sessions and 14 open to the public. Every interested person or group was given an opportunity to present his or its views and any material pertaining to the work of the Committee.

The Committee on Taxation and Finance consisted of Allan R. Cullimore, William J. Dwyer, Sigurd A. Emerson, Milton C. Lightner, John Milton, Frank J. Murray, John J. Rafferty, William T. Read, Mrs. Ruth C. Streeter, Clyde W. Struble and Elmer H. Wene. The organization meeting of the Committee was held on June 18, 1947. William T. Read was elected Chair-

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