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Section three was read, as follows:
"No person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney
General who has not resided and practiced law in this
State for at least ten years next preceding his appoint-
ment. "
Mr. Wickes moved to amend by inserting after the
word "who, " "is not a citizen of the State of Maryland
and a qualified voter therein at the time of his appoint-
ment. "
Mr. Mackubin moved the following as a substitute:
"No person, unless a native of this State, actually resi
dent therein at the time of his appointment, shall be
eligible to the office of Attorney General who has not re-
sided therein at least ten years next preceding his ap-
pointment, and has been admitted to practice law therein
at least ten years prior to his appointment. "
Mr. Mackubin said the object of his amendment was
to throw this office open to those sons of Maryland who
had been temporarily absent in defense of what they con-
ceived to be right. Now that the struggle was over, he
was willing to welcome them back with open arms.
After some discussion, Mr. Barry proposed the follow-
ing as a substitute:
"No person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney
General who is not a citizen of this State, and a qualified
voter therein, and who has not resided and practiced law
in this State for at least ten years. "
Messrs. Mackubin and Wickes accepted the substitute
in lieu of their amendments, and it was then adopted.
Sections 4 and 5 were read and passed over without
amendment.
Section 6 was read.
Mr. Tarr, of Caroline, moved to amend by filling the
blank prescribing the time for the election with the words,
"Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, 1867. "
Mr. Garey would ask the chairman of the judiciary
committee if that committee had come to any conclusion
in regard to the election of judges.
Mr. Dobbin said the committee had arrived at no defi-
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