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Which was adopted.
The amendment as amended,
Was then adopted.
On motion of Mr. Carter,
The Convention thea resumed the consideration of the
44th Section, which was on yesterday informally postponed;
Pending which,
Mr. McKaig submitted the following amendment:
Sec. 44. Strike out all down to the word "all," in line
20, and insert in lieu thereof the words "Corporations may
be formed under General Laws, but shall not be created by
special act, except for Municipal purposes, and any act of
incorporation passed in violation of this section, shall be
void. As soon as practicable after the adoption of this Con-
stitution, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint
three persons learned in the law, to be called Revisors of the
Code of Public General Laws, and to hold their office, which
shall be one of honor only and not of compensation, for four
years; and until their successors shall be appointed, whose
duty it shall be to prepare and report to each regular session
of the General Assembly such alterations and amendment
of the Code of Public General Laws as may tend to simplify
and improve the General Laws, and the administration of
justice in the State; and it shall be the duty of the General
Assembly to consider and act upon said report in preference
to any other business; but the Legislature may allow the
Revisers for their first report a compensation of five hundred
dollars each;"
Which was rejected.
Mr. Merrick submitted the following amendment:
In section 44 insert in line 15, after the word "purposes,"
"Provided, that in all cases the Stockholders of private
Corporations shall be responsible to an amount equal to the
amount of their respective shares of Stock for all the debts
and other liabilities of such Corporations ;
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Mackubin moved that the further consideration of the
Section be informally postponed;
Pending the consideration of which,
On motion of Mr. Barry,
A call of the House was ordered.
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