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isting law. On revision the Legislature need only make
what amendments are found to be necessary and proper.
In regard to expenses of equipment, the article does not
question or disturb any arrangements or contracts that
have been entered into. It provides that the Legislature
shall make suitable provision for the organization, equip-
ment and effectual encouragement of the volunteer corps.
That confers the authority and imposes the duty, in gen-
eral terms, and the committee think the constitution
ought not to make a more specific provision. The military
committee have concluded, therefore, after full considera-
tion, not to propose any change in the article as it passed
to the third reading.
The amendment was adopted and the bill passed, by
yeas 66, nays 2—Messrs. Dent and Kilbourn.
The article headed "city of Baltimore" was taken up on
its third reading, and certain verbal amendments reported
by the committee on revision and compilation were
agreed to.
Mr. Kilbourn said it had been provided that the consti-
tution should go into effect on the 5th of October, and the
election for municipal officers in Baltimore was set in
this article for the second Wednesday of that month, and
he thought a sufficient time would not be afforded to give
the proper election notices.
Mr. Jones said the act of the last Assembly provided
that no election should be invalidated because of a failure
to give sufficient notice.
Mr. Dobbin thought that to save time the article had
better be passed now, and if necessity should arise for
changing the day of election, it could be done when the
constitution as a whole came up for final revision.
Mr. Kilbourn was entirely in favor of the article, but
could not vote for it with this manifest inconsistency.
The bill was then rejected by 54 yeas to 11 nays—
Messrs. Ford, Hayden, Henderson, Horsey of Somerset,
Jamison, Kilbourn, Marbury, McKaig, Stoddert, Walsh
and Wilkinson.
Mr. Vansant gave notice that he should, at the proper
time, move a reconsideration.
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