809

Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, John Dennis,
James U. Dennis, Williams, Hodson, McCullough, Miller, Tuck,
Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, George, Wright, Dirickson, Hearn,
Thomas, Shriver, Biser, Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Urent, of Balti-
more city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, Harbine, Davis, Kilgour,
Brewer, Waters, Anderson , Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Ege, Shower, Cockey and Brown---62.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Dorsey, Wells, Sellman, Goldsborough,
Phelps and Gwinn—6.
So the fourth and last branch of said amendment was adopted.
The question then recurred u pon the adoption of t he subst it ute
os offered by Mr. Spencer, on yesterday for the amendment offer
ed by Mr. Dorsey, and in lieu of the 16th section.
Mr. Dorsey withdrew his amendment and substituted in place
of it the following
"Section 16. The style of all laws shall he: "Be it enacted
by the General Assembly of Maryland. The Legislature of
Maryland, shall at its next session, if then practicable, if not, as
soon thereafter as it can be done, contract with two learned jurists
of this State, distinguished, as well for their industry as profession—
al ability, to codify or digest and abridge the public acts of As
sembly then in force, and every ten years thereafter, an additional
code or digest, shall, in like manner, be made of all public acts of
the Legislature passed subsequently to those embraced in preced
ing codes or digests, and no act of Assembly shall include in its
enactments subjects unconnected with each other, and forming fit
subjects for distinct and independent legislation : and the title of
every bill shall indicate the nature of its enactments, and no law
or any section thereof, shall be continued, revived, amended or
repealed by reference to its title only, or the number of the section;"
Which was read.
On motion of Mr. Tuck,
The amendment offered by Mr. Schley, and adopted as a part
of the 16th section was am ended by inserting in the 2nd line
after ;he word ‘‘Commissioners,'' the words ‘‘not exceeding three,"
also by inserting the same words after the word "Commissioners,"
in the 4th line;
On motion of Mr. Schley,
Said section was further arñended by inserting between the
words "the,'' and ‘‘statutes," the words ‘‘public general,"
wherever it occurs in said section;
On motion of Mr. Dent,
Said section was further amended by inserting after the word
‘‘State;'' in the 7th line, the following
"And also to simplify and abridge the forms of conveyancing,
now in use in this State;"