A constitutional referendum was held in Liberia on 27 September 1847. The new constitution would create a President with executive powers and a bicameral Legislature. It would also restrict voting rights to those of African descent and landowners.Elections in Liberia African Elections Database It was approved by 79% of voters (although only 272 people voted). In Monrovia, Millsburg, Bassa Cove and Bexley 100% of voters supported the constitution, whilst 100% voted against it in Sinoe.Liberia Detailed Election Results African Elections Database In Edina opponents of the constitution prevented the polling station opening, and a fist-fight broke out between Amos Herrnig and Ephraim Titler, two of the Liberian Declaration of Independence signatories.Nathaniel R Richardson (1959) Liberia's Past and Present, The Diplomatic Press and Publishing Company, p82 Opponents of the constitution in Bassa Cove and Bexley chose not to vote.Charles Henry Huberich (1947) The political and legislative history of Liberia, Central Book Co., p846
Results
By town TownForAgainstBassa Cove90Bexley160Caldwell226Marshall412Millsburg210Monrovia1110New Georgia313Sinoe037Source: Huberich
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