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And be it further ordered, That the Secretary of this Conven
tion send a copy of this order to the officers herein named;
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Phelps submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Secretary of this Convention be authorised
and directed to furnish the members of the Convention, as they
individually may direct, the usual number of newspapers, as pro
vided by resolution of the last General Assembly;
Which was twice read.
Mr. Grason offe red as a substitute for said order the following:
Ordered, That the proper officer furnish each member of this
Convention with such newspapers as he may direct; provided that
the price thereof shall not exceed that of one daily paper;
Which was read.
Mr. Constable moved to amend said substitute by striking out
"one" and inserting in lieu thereof "two."
Mr. Jenifer moved to amend said substitute by striking out "one"
and inserting "three;"
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred upon the amendment proposed by
Mr. Constable, to strike out "one" and insert "two;" and
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Phelps, (by permission of the Convention,) withdrew the
order offered by him.
The question then recurred and was put upon the order as sub
mitted by Mr. Grason, and amended upon the motion of Mr.
Constable; and
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Constable submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Tax or Levy Courts of
the several counties of this State, and of Howard District, and the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, be requested to furnish this
Convention with the following information in every case where the
same has been published in any newspaper or otherwise printed
by authority of law, or of the said Commissioners, Levy Courts,
or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, viz: The aggre
gate amount of the last assessment of property in said City, Dis
trict, and Counties respectively, for City, District or County pur
poses, the rate of taxation thereon, for the same purposes every
year since the date of said assessment, and the amount of such
tax levied, collected and disbursed during the last fiscal year, spe.
cifying every item, and the amount of appropriation for each re
spectively; and that the Secretary transmit a copy of this order to
the several Boards of Commissioners and Levy Courts of the
several Counties of this State, and of Howard District, and to the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore;
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Ware submitted the following resolution
Resolved, That when the Convention adjourn it stand adjourned
until Monday next, at 12 o'clock, M.;
Which was twice read and adopted.