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THURSDAY, May 30,1867.
The Convention met.
Prayer by Mr. Jones, of Somerset.
Present at the call of the roll the following members;
Messrs. Carmichael, (President,) Alvey, Archer, Austin,
Barnes, Barry, Bateman, Bell, Bennett, Bradley, Brent, .
Brewer, of Baltimore city, Brooke, Brown, Buchanan, Car-
ter, Chambers, Cosgrove, Cover, Denson, Devries, Dobbin,
Dorsey, Duvall, Emack, Evans, Farnandis, Ferry, Finley,
Flaherty, Ford, Franck, Franklin, Garey, George, Gid-
dings, Gill, Goldsborough, of Dorchester, Goldsborough,
of Talbot, Groome, Hall, Hammond, Hardcastle, Hayden,
Henderson, Hoblitzell, Hodson, Hollyday, Horsey, of Fred-
erick, Howard, Howison, Hubbard, Ireland, Jamison, Jan-
vier, Johnson, Jones, Keating, Kennedy, Lee, Longwell,
Mackubin, Manro, Massey, Maulsby, McCormick, McKaig,
Merryman, Mitchell, Morris., Murray, Nelson, Page, Par-
ran, C. S., Perry, Peters, Pleasants, Pole, Renuolds,
Rider, Riggs, Ringgold, Ritchie, Rogers, Silver, Spates,
Starr, Stoddert, Syester, Tarr, of Caroline, Tarr, of Wor-
cester, Thomas, Toadvine, Vansant, Wallace, Walsh, Wat-
kins, of Caroline, Wethered,. Whitman, Wickes, Wilkin-
son—100.
The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.
Mr. Garey presented the petition of Charles W. Gold,
praying relief as therein asked;
Which was read, and,
On motion of Mr. Jones,
Laid on the table.
Mr. Jones, Chairman of the Committee to Consider and
Report upon the Declaration of Rights, submitted the fdl-
lowing majority
REPORT:
The undersigned majority of the members of the Commit-
tee on the Declaration of Rights, to which Committee the
amendments to Article 36 offered in Convention on May
29, 1867, were referred, respectfully recommend the said 36th
Article be amended as follows; that is to say, strike out
all of said Article after the word " ministry" in line 10, and
insert as follows:
" Nor shall any person, otherwise competent, be deemed
incompetent as a witness or juror on account of his religious
belief, provided he believes in the existence of God, and that
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