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Pending discussion, the Convention, at 3. 25 P. M., ad
journed.
TWELFTH DAY.
ANNAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1867.
Convention met at 12 o'clock. Prayer, by the Rev. Mr.
Leech.
The President laid before the Convention communica-
tions from the clerks of the different county commission-
ers, showing the following amounts paid for the purposes
named: State's Attorney for Montgomery county for
1864, $168. 26; for 1865, $64. 95; 1866, $539. 93; clerk of
Circuit Court for Baltimore county for 1866, $2, 594. 85;
State's Attorney of Baltimore county for 1864, $2, 880. 66;
for 1865, $2, 082. 54; for 1866, $2, 519. 53; clerk of Circuit
Court for Montgomery county for 1866, $1. 403. 08; clerk
of Circuit Court for Washington county for 1866, $1, -
328. 52; school board for Washington county for 1866, $1, -
776. 80 Also, communications showing the aggregate
amount of assessable property in the counties named, as
ascertained under the late assessment: Baltimore county,
$43, 614, 134; Howard county, $71, 467, 262; Anne Arundel
county, $11, 447, 372.
Also a communication from James D. Lowry, clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas for Baltimore city, showing
the total amount of revenue and expenses of that office
for the times named: Total amount of revenue for the
year ending November 30, 1862, $182, 797. 25; for 1863,
$203, 035. 88; for 1864, $224, 877. 37; for 1865, $259, 440;
for 1866, $264, 336. 76; anticipated revenue for six months,
ending May 31, 1867, $228, 350—total $1, 362, 838. 26. Ex-
penses incurred in conducting the clerk's office for the
year ending November 30, 1862, $8, 367. 77; for 1863, $8, -
768. 45; for 1864, $9, 730. 40; for 1865, $10, 832. 65; for 1866,
$10, 686. 20; for six months ending May 31, 1867, $5, 180—
total $53, 564. 97.
On motion of Mr. Buchanan, the order presented by
him requesting the committee on the legislative depart-
ment to inquire into the expediency of inserting a pro-
vision in the constitution tending to ameliorate the con-
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