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The second question, and I want to move on

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because we've got some ten here, is the gathering to-

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gether of all modern state constitutions with appropriate

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sections on local subdivisions and metropolitan forms of

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government.

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Now, it seems to me that there we clearly see

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a great deal of hard work has got to be accomplished in

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the physical getting together of all the modern state

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constitutions and then digesting appropriate provisions

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contained there, where they can be of assistance to us;

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either by way of work accomplished by someone else that

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we can adopt or at least we will be familiar with before

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we decide upon our own work.

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DR. BURDETT: I think the constitutions most

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recently brought together in a volume was done by Columbia

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and they --

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MR. BROOKS: That's right, the Columbia did

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that, under their study. We have ordered these publica-

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tions and they will be in our office very shortly and this

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has an index of similar provisions and where they are in

21 each constitution and will include a copy of each of the