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On motion of Mr. Hotter, it was
Ordered, That the committee on the executive depart-
ment be instructed to inquire into the expediency of
granting the veto power to the Governor.
On motion of Mr. Seyster, it was
Ordered, That the clerk of the Court of Appeals be
requested to furnish to this Convention the number and
names of the cases argued by the attorney general in
that court since his installation into office.
On: motion of Mr. Alvey, it was ————————
Ordered, That with a view to an efficient organization
of the courts of original jurisdiction, the committee on
the judiciary department inquire into the expediency of
First. Dividing the State (exclusive of the city of Bal-
timore) into judicial circuits, to consist of two or more-
counties, and for each of which circuits one judge be
elected or appointed, as the case may be, whose duty it
shall be to preside at the sittings of the several courts 01
common law held within their respective circuits.
Second. Electing or appointing a judge for each of the
several counties of the State, who shall have common law
and equity jurisdiction within their respective counties,
and who shall sit as associate of the said circuit judge,
in the regular session of the common law courts held in
the counties for which they shall be elected or appointed;
and
Third. Abolishing the Orphans' Courts as now consti-
tuted, and conferring upon said county judge all the
powers and jurisdiction thereof.
The President laid before the Convention a communi-
cation from the clerk of the county commissioners of
Kent county, stating the amount levied for the judges of
the Orphans' Court of that county for the year 1866 te
be $580.
On motion of Mr. Spates, it was
Ordered, That the clerks of the several county commis-
sioners in this State be requested to furnish this Con-
vention with the aggregate amount of assessable prop-
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