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Ordered, That each member of the Convention be fur-
nished with a copy of the First Annual Report of the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the Reports of
the Presidents of the Boards of School Commissioners, and
statistical tables and other documents, showing the condition
of the Public Schools in Maryland, provided the same does
not require to be reprinted;
Which was adopted.
Mr. McKaig submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Clerk of the Court of Appeals be
requested to send a statement to this Convention, showing,
1st. The number of cases tried in the Court of Appeals from
the year 1840 to 1866, showing the number tried in each
year separately;
2nd. Showing the aggregate taxed costs in each year of
the litigant parties;
3rd. The number of cases affirmed and reversed in each of
the years above named;
Which was adopted.
The time having arrived for taking up the order of the
day,
Being the order to proceed to the election by ballot of Re-
porter-in-Chief for the Proceedings and Debates of the Con-
vention,
Pending its consideration,
Mr. Longwell moved to postpone the further consideration
thereof until Friday next.
Mr. Ritchie moved to amend the proposition submitted by
Mr. Longwell by postponing the order of the day until one
o'clock this P. M.
The question recurring upon the motion submitted by Mr.
Longwell,
It was decided is the affirmative, so
The order of the day was postponed until Friday next, 16th
instant.
Mr. Garey submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Committee on the Legislative Depart-
ment consider and report upon a provision fixing a maximum
rate as the basis of taxation, beyond the revenue from which,
it shall not be lawful for the General Assembly to make any
appropriation until the same shall have been submitted to the
vote of the people art some general election;
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