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independent county, and the inhabitants whereof shall have and
enjoy all such rights, and privileges as are held and enjoyed by the
inhabitants of the other counties in this State.
Which was read, and

On motion of Mr. Smith,
Ordered to be printed.

Mr. flarbine, presented a petition of sundry citizens of Wash
ington county, praying that provision may be made in the new
constitution, that the privilege to sell intoxicating liquors shall
not be granted to any person in any part of the State, except the
same shall first be sanctioned, or approved of by a majority of the
votes in the election district where the same is to be sold;

Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Harbine,
Referred to committee No. 14.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the clay, being the report submitted by Mr. Johnson, chairman of
the committee on the Legislative Department, on the 25th ultimo.

Mr. Jacobs, moved to amend said report by inserting as the 22nd
section, the following:

"The present financial system of this State, shall remain in
violate until the State debt and interest thereon are fully paid; or
the sinking fund be sufficient for the payment thereof, after which
the Legislature shall provide by law for the annual distribution
amongst the counties and city of Baltimore of this State, of the
nett revenues of the several works of Internal Improvements, in
the proportion which by taxation they shall have contributed to
the same;"

Which was read:

Mr. Donaldson, moved for a division of the question upon said
amendment.

Mr. Jenifer, moved to amend the 1st branch of said amend.
ment by inserting after the words ‘‘payment ‘‘except by
an act, passed at one session, submitted to the people and re
enacted at the next succeeding session of the Legislature;"

Mr. Merrick, moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr.
Jacobs, by striking out in the 2nd line, the word "inviolate," and
inserting "inviolable," and after the word "sufficient," in the 4th
line, insert, "by its regular accumulations," and after the words
"payment thereof," insert "by the time it becomes redeemable;"

Mr. Harbine, moved the previous question, that is:

"Shall the main question be now put? and it was

Determined in the negative.