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Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal if S. J. Brad-
ley had been present when the vote was taken, making the
term of the Sheriffs two years instead of four years, he would
have voted against it.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Walsh submitted the following order :
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that the Hon.
Thomas Perry is detained from, his seat in this body by sick-
ness.
Which was adopted.
The hour having arrived for taking up the order of the
day,
The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the
Report of the Committee upon the Attorney-General and
the State's Attorneys,
Said Report being upon a third reading; ,
Pending which,
Mr. Lee, Chairman of the Committee on Revision and
Compilation, submitted the following Report:
The Committee on Revision and Compilation, to which
was referred the Report upon the Attorney-General and
State's Attorneys, has carefully revised the same, and recom-
mends the following amendments. The lines referred to are
those in the copy of the Engrossed Report, printed under the
order of the Convention of June 20th, 1867:
1st. Section 1, lines 1, 2, 3, strike out the words, " There
shall be an Attorney-General appointed and nominated by
the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate," and insert, "The Governor shall nominate, and by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an
Attorney-General;" same Section, line 7, after the word
"or," before the word "on," insert the words, " for any of
said causes;" and strike out the same words at the end of
the Section.
2cl. Section 2, line 21, strike out the word "provided,"
and insert the words, "nor shall;" same line, strike out the
words "shall not."
3d. Section 4, lines 2, 3, after the word "resignation,"
strike out the words, " or his ;" and after the word "or,"
strike out the words, "his conviction as hereinbefore speci-
fied," and insert, "from office, or other disqualification."
4th. Section 6, line 10, strike out the word "on," before
the word "or," and insert the word " by."
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