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appropriating the public money, or pledging the public faith, fat
local or private purposes; and the Legislature shall not have the
power to make appropriations, loans or subscriptions, to any work
of internal improvement.

Which was read.

Mr. Hodson, gave notice that he should offer at the proper time,
the following as a substitute for the 21st section:

"Nor shall the Legislature borrow money for Internal Improve
ments, without first taking the sense of the people through the
billot box; and any county or the city of Baltimore, who may
tast a majority of votes against the proposition, shall be exempt.

Mr. Dent, gave not ice that on to-morrow, he should move to
reconsider the vote of the Convention on the 2Uih section.

Mr. Tuck, gave notice, that he should offer at the proper time,
the following as a substitute for the 24th section:

"No Senator on Delegate of the Assembly, if he shall qualify as
-such, shall hold or execute any office of profit, or receive the profits
of any office, exercised by any other person during the time fur
which he shall be elected;"

Mr. Weems, gave notice, that he should offer at the proper time
the following as a substitute fot the 21st section

"No bill appropriating money or pledging the faith and credit of
the State for works of Internal Improvement, shall become a law,
except it be passed by a vote of two thirds of the whole number of
Representatives in each branch of the Legislature."

Mr. Brewer, also gave notice that he should offer at the proper
Lime, the following, as a substitute for the 21st section:

"Section 21. No loans shall be made upon the credit of this
State, which ate not redeemable at the pleasure of the State
end which may not be necessary to the payment of the existing
public debt; nor shall any taxes be imposed upon the assessable
property of the State, nor upon the inhabitants thereof, for any
hew schemes of improvement, (or for any other put pose, other
than for the current expenses of the State,) except such as may be
authorised by an act of Assembly passed at one session by a two-
third vote of the two Houses of the Legislature, providing therein
for taking the sense of the people thereupon at the next election
thereafter, and ratified and confirmed at the next succeeding session
of the General Assembly in case a majority of the qualified voters of
the State shall have declared in favor of the said act of Assembly."
On motion,
The Convention then adjourned until to-morrow morning 10
o'clock.