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"And that each county of the State and the city of Baltimore,
shall defray the per diem and mileage of the members of the
General Assembly elected, by said county or city, in a manner to
be provided by law;"
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Grason, moved to amend said 31st section by striking out
the first four lines in said section to the word "thereof" inclusive,
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"The Senators and Delegates shall receive a per diem of four
dollars, and such mileage as may be allowed by law."

Determined in the Affirmative.

Mr. Grason, moved further to amend said 31st section, by insert
ing in the 5th line after the words "shall be," the word3 "pur..
chased or;"

Determined in the affirmative.

The question then recutred upon the adoption of the section as
amended.

Mr. Harbine, moved to reconsider the vote of the Convention
on the amendment offered by Mr. Grason,and just adopted, for the
purpose of offering the following amendment

Strike out the words "such mileage as may he allowed by law,"
and insert in lieu thereof "the sum of one dollar for every ten
miles they shall travel in and going to and once ‘returning from
their place of meeting, on the most usual route;"

On the question being put,

"Will the Convention reconsider their vote on said amend
ment, it was

Determined in the negative.

Mr. Dent, moved to amend said 31st section, by striking out the
last paragraph in said section, from the word "thereof," in the 4th
line;

Determined in the negative.

The question again recurred and was put upon the 31st section
as amended, and

Determined in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Thomas,
The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the 9th sec
tion of said report which had been passed over informally.

Mr. Chandler, then moved to amend said 9th section of said
report, by striking out these words:
Determined in the negative.

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"No Priest, Clergyman or Teachers of any religious persuasion,
society or sect, and;"

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Determined in the negative.