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The Conventicn took up for consideration the 24th section of
said report, which had been passed over informally, as will be
seen by reference to page 374, of Journal.
Mr. Tuck, then offered as a substitute for said section the fol
lowing:
"No Senator or Delegate of the Assembly, if he shall qualify as
such, shall hold or execute any office of profit under executive
appointment or receive the profit of any office exercised by any
other person under executive appointment, during the lime for
which he shall be elected, except that of Justice of the Peace."
Which was read
On the question being put,
"Will the Convention accept said substitute ?" it was
Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment.
Mr. Stephenson, moved to amend said amendment by inserting
after the word ‘‘Executive," the words ‘‘or legislative;''
Which amendment Mr. Tuck accepted.
The said amendment was then adopted as amended in place of
the 24th section.

Mr. Brent, of Balt, city, moved further to amend said report by
addiug at the end thereof as an additional section the following
"It shall be the duty of the General Assembly at its first session
after the adopt ion of this constitution. to regulate by law, the
time of holding elections for Senators of the United States, so that
the said elections shall not take place earlier than at the regular
session of the General Assembly next preceeding the commence
ment of the Senatorial term to be filled, and the said rime when
so fixed, shall not be altered by any subsequent law;"
Which was read.
Mr. Bowie, moved to amend said amendment by adding at the
end thereof the following
‘‘And it shall be lire duty of the General Assembly, to lay off
the State into six Senatorial districts, and to pass such laws as will
ensure the alternate election of one Senator from each of said
districts, as the vacancies therein may respectively occur.''
Pending the question on this amendment,
Mr. Phelps, gave notice of his intention at the proper time that
he should move to amend the 23rd section of said report, by add
ing at the end thereof the foll owing:

‘‘But new counties may be established by the Legislature con
taining the requisite population composed of parts of two or more
counties, whenever a majority of voters in each of said counties
shall at any election for delegates to the Assembly, desire such
new county to be erected Provided, that no new county shall