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$2,381,381 43, and from this amount all of the property ex-
empted from assessment and taxation under a general law
passed by the General Assembly of Maryland at the January
session, 1867, is to be deducted, which amount, I suppose,
will be nearly six hundred thousand dollars.
Yours truly,
WM. IRELAND, Clerk.
Which were read, and,
Severally referred to the Committee upon the Judiciary
Department.
Also the reports of the Clerk to the Circuit Court for
Caroline county, showing the number of indictments found
by Grand Jury of said county during the years 1864, '65
'66 and '67, and the number of cases tried in said Court dur-
ing the years 1865 and 1866, and the report of the Clerk to
Circuit Court for Frederick county in reference to expenses
of his office;
Which were read, and,
Referred to the Committee upon the Judiciary Depart-
ment.
Mr. Brooke submitted the following order:
Ordered, That Mr. G. W. Bagby be permitted the use of
the Hall this evening for the purpose of delivering his inter-
esting lecture on " Love as a Disease ;"
Which was adopted.
Mr. Merryman submitted the following order :
Ordered, That the Committee on Accounts be requested to
examine into and report to this Convention, by whose orders
the room in this building is being fitted ap for the use of the
Revising Clerk, and what arrangement has been made for
the compensation of said Clerk ;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Alvey submitted the following order :
Ordered, That the Committee on the Legislative Depart-
ment inquire into the expediency of incorporating into their
report the following section, or one to the like effect, to wit:
It shall be the dutyof each General Assembly to make ap-
propriations for the ordinary and necessary expenses of the
government until the adjournment of the next regular ses-
sion thereafter, the aggregate amount whereof shall not be
increased without a vote of two-thirds of each House, nor
shall it exceed the amount of revenue authorized by law to
be raised within such time; nor shall any bill making appro-
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