A constitutional referendum was held in
Liberia on 27 September 1847. The new
constitution would create a
President with executive powers and a
bicameralLegislature. It would also restrict voting rights to those of African descent and landowners.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Opponents of the constitution in Bassa Cove and Bexley chose not to vote.[4]