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Which was read, and
Referred to the Committee upon the Judiciary Depart-
ment.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the un-
finished business of yesterday,
Being the order submitted by Mr. Dobbin, in reference to
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Dobbin,
The further consideration thereof, was informally post-
poned.
Mr. Stoddert (by unanimous consent) submitted the follow-
ing order:
Ordered, That the Committee upon the Legislative De-
partment be instructed to consider the expediency to make it
the duty of the Legislature, so soon as the public debt shall
have been paid off, to cause to be transferred to the several
counties and the City of Baltimore, stock in the Internal Im-
provement Companies, equal to the amount respectively paid
by each towards the construction and completion of said
works, at the then market values of said stock, to the support
of free schools, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and
any balance, to be used at the discretion of the counties or
City of Baltimore, for their respective benefit;
Which was adopted.
The Convention then took up for consideration the Report
of the Committee upon the Attorney General, and the States'
Attorneys;
Said Report being upon a second reading,
The first section was then read;
Pending the reading of the second section ;
Mr. Merryman submitted the following amendment;
Strike out in the 17th line the word "three," before the
word "thousand," and insert the wold "five ;"
Decided in the negative.
Mr. Mackubin submitted the following amendment:
Strike out in the 17th line the words "three thousand,"
and insert the words "twenty-five hundred."
Mr. Peter s submitted the following amendment ;
Strike out in the 17th line the words "three thousand,"
and insert the words "thirty-five hundred."
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