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MONDAY, August 5, 1867.
The Convention met.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Leech.
Present at the call of the roll the following members :
Messrs, Carmichael, (President,) Alvey, Archer, Barnes,
Barry, Bell, Brent, Brewer, of Baltimore city, Brewer,
of Montgomery, Brown, Buchanan, Carter, Cover,
Cunningham, Dobbin, Emack, Farnandis, Ferry, Franklin,
Galt, Garey, George, Giddings, Gill, Groome, Hardcastle,
Hayden, Henderson, Hoblitzell, Hodson, Howison, Hubbard,
Jamison, Jones, Keating, Kennedy, Longwell, Mackubin,
Marbury, Maulsby, McKaig, McMaster, McPherson, Merrick,
Merryman, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Page, Parker, C. S. Par-
ran,, John Parran, Perry, Peters, Pole, Rennolds, Ritchie, Ro-
man, Spates, Starr, Stoddert, Syester, Tarr, of Caroline, Tarr,
of Worcester, Thomas, Toadvine, Vansant, Watkins, of Caro-
line, Watkins, of Montgomery, Wethered, Whitman, Wilk-
inson—72.
The proceedings of Saturday were read and approved.
The hour having arrived for taking up the order of the
day,
The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Re-
port of the Committee upon the Elective Franchise, and the
qualification of voters, said Report being upon a third read-
ing;
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Carter, acting Chairman of the Com-
mittee upon Revision and Compilation,
The Report was opened for amendment by the Committee.
Whereupon Mr, Carter submitted the following
REPORT.
The Committee on Revision and Compilation, to which
was referred the Engrossed Report upon the Elective Fran-
chise and the Qualification of Voters, has carefully revised
the same, and recommends the following amendments. The
lines referred to are those in the copy printed under the order
of the Convention, of the 20th of June, 1867 :
1st. Sec. 1, line 10. Add the letter "s" to the words
"Senator, Delegate," and strike out the words "officer or."
2d. Sec. 3, line 4. Strike out the word "forcibly."
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