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The President laid before the Convention communica-
tions from clerks of county commissioners showing the
following amounts paid: For printing lists of voters in
Prince George's county, 1866, $745. 50; registers Wash-
ington county for year ending June 19, 1866, $1, 728. 12;
printing lists of voters, $598.
The President presented a communication from Th.
Amsonder, rector of St. Mary's College, inviting the mem-
bers of the Convention to a course of public lectures to
be delivered in St. Marys Church by Rev. Father Way-
rick, of Baltimore, on the 5th and 6th inst.
On motion of Mr. Brent, it was
Ordered, That the thanks of this Convention are due,
and are hereby tendered to the Hon. Joshua Vansant, for
the dignified, able and impartial manner in which he has
discharged the duties of the chair during the temporary
absence of the president.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, it was
Ordered, That it be entered on the journal that Messrs.
Maulsby and Nelson are absent from their seats owing to
a death in their family.
Mr. Starr submitted the following:
Ordered, That it be recommended to the members of
the Convention to contribute one day's per diem to the
relief of the destitute poor of the Southern States, and
that a committee of three be appointed to collect the same
and hand it over to his Excellency Gov. Swann for distri-
bution.
Several members objecting that this was not a proper
subject to be brought officially before the Convention, Mr.
Starr withdrew the order.
On motion of Mr. Hollyday, it was
Ordered, That the committee on the legislative depart-
ment inquire into the expediency of incorporating in their
report the following as an additional and separate section:
"Section —. The credit of the several counties, cities
and municipal corporations of the State shall not, in any
manner, be given or loaned to or in aid of any individual,
association or corporation, nor shall the General Assem-
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