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of such works be submitted by a direct vote to vote taxable
voters of the county, city or municipal corporation, whose
faith and credit is proposed to be loaned at such time and, in
such manner aa may be prescribed in the Act, and a majority
of the taxable voters of the county, city or municipal Corpor-
ation shall signify their assent and affirmation to such law.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Nicolai submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Committee on Accounts be requested to
report to the Convention what salary is to be paid to the Re-
vising Clerk, also if said Clerk has made an appointment of
Assistant Clerk, and if so, who is to pay for said Assist-
tant, and what are the duties of the Revising Clerk;
Which was rejected.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the un-
finished business of yesterday, being the report of the Com-
mittee upon the Executive Department.
The question recurring upon the reading of the 13th sec-
tion,
Mr. Alvey moved that the reading of the first section be
reconsidered for the purpose of amendment;
Decided in the negative
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the 13th
section.
Pending which,
Mr. Tarr, of Caroline, submitted the following amend-
ment :
Section 13, line two. Strike out the word " fifty" and in-
sert the word forty;
Decided in the negative.
Mr. Carter submitted the following amendment:
Insert in line 3, after the word office, the words, "except
in cases other wise provided for in this Constitution ;"
Which was adopted.
Mr. Walsh submitted the following amendment, to
come in as a new section in place of section 14 :
If a vacancy shall occur during the session of the Senate,
within ten days before its final adjournment, in any office
which, the Governor and Senate have the power to fill, the
Governor shall nominate a proper person to the Senate to fill
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