Sec. 4. No free person of color shall immigrate to, or come
within this State to reside.
Mr. Sollers, chairman of the committe on the future Amend
ments and Revisions of the constitution, submitted the following
REPORT:
1st. That this form of Government and the Declaration of
Rights, and any part thereof may be altered, changed or abolished
by the passage of a bill by the General Assembly, so to alter,
char ge or abolish the same, provided such bills shall be published
at least three months before a new election, and shall be confirm
ed by the General Assembly, after a new election of Delegates in
the first session after such new election.
2nd. That a Convention to alter, change and abolish this form
of government, and the Declaration of Rights may be called by
the passage of a bill for that purpose, provided such bill be pub-
lished at least three months before a new election, and shall be
confirmed by the General Assembly after a new election of Dele
gates in the first session after such new election.
Which was read.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Grason, as chairman of
the committee on the Executive Department.
The question pending before the Convention on yesterday,
being on the amendment offered by Mr. Jenifer, to the 5th section
of the report.
Mr. Dorsey, gave notice when in order, he should move the
following as a substitute for the 5th section of the report, and the
amendment proposed by Mr. Jenifer thereto:
Article 5. The State shall he divided into three districts, the
eight counties of the Eastern Shore to be the first; St. Mary's,
Charles, Calvert, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Howard, Able.
gany, Washington, Frederick and Carroll counties the second;
and Baltimore and Harford counties and the city of Baltimore,
the third; and the Governor elected from the second district in Oc
tober last, shall continue in office until his successor shall be cho
sen from the third district, and shall have qualified as such; and
then a Governor shall be taken from each district in regular suc
cession."
Mr. Jenifer, withdrew the amendment offered by him and accept
ed the amendment offered by Mr. Thomas.
Mr. Bowie, then moved to amend said amendment by inserting
after ‘‘Carroll,'' the word "Harford," and by striking out in the
4th line the word "Harford;"
Mr. Thomas accept ed this amend ment.
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