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have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves
as a free, sovereign and independent State, and ought
forever to have exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdic-
tion and right which is not or may not hereafter be by
them expressly delegated to the United States by the con-
stitution thereof, or which is prohibited thereby.
Mr. Mitchell was opposed to the substitute. After
swallowing the second article, they should take the whole
lump.
Mr. Nelson also opposed the substitute. As all power
had been delegated to the federal government, any such
provision as this was entirely unnecessary.
The substitute was rejected.
Without further action the Convention, at 3 P. M., ad
journed.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1867.
Convention met at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr.
Hammond.
The President laid before the Convention sundry com-
munications showing the following amounts paid for the
purposes named:
School board, Somerset county, for 1866, $1, 328. 75;
school board, Dorchester county, for 1866, $1, 400; State's
Attorney, Dorchester county, for 1866, $1, 491. 66; State's
Attorney, Dorchester county, for 1867, $1, 321. 66; State's
Attorney, Somerset county, for 1866, $659. 92; clerk of
Circuit Court for Somerset county, for 1866, $1, 397. 74;
clerk of Circuit Court for Dorchester county, for 1866,
$2, 128. 03; aggregate amount of assessable property in
Somerset county, $6, 749, 382; do. Cecil county, estimated,
$10, 000, 000.
Joseph H. Nicholson, appointed revisory clerk, appeared
and took the oath of office.
An order was adopted fixing the hour of meeting,
on and after Monday next at 11 o'clock.
On motion of Mr. George Wm. Brown, it was
Ordered, That the committee on corporations and pub-
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