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city, each of whom shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
city of Baltimore, shall hold his office for the term of six years
from the time of his election, and until a new election is held,
and shall be re-eligible.

Each of the said clerks shall be subject to removal for wilful
neglect of duty, or other misdemeanor in office, upon presentment
of a grand jury and conviction of a petit jury.

The clerk of the superior court shall have authority to issue
within the city of Baltimore, all marriage and other licenses re
quired by law; subject to such provision as this constitution or the
legisl ature hereafter may prescribe.

The clerk of the district court of Baltimore city shall have cits
tody of all deeds, conveyances, and other papers, now remaining
of record, in the office of the clerk of Baltimore county court, and
shall hereafter receive and record all deeds, conveyances,and other
papers, which are required by law to he recorded in the said city.
He shall also have custody of all other papers connected with
proceedings on the law or equity side of Baltimore county court,
and with the dockets thereof, so far as the same have relation to
Baltimore city.
On motion of Mr. Dent,
Further proceedings under the call of the Convention was dis
pensed with.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. Dent, for the amendment offered by Mr. Merrick,
and the substitute offered by Mr. John Newcomer.
On motion of Mr. Bowie,
Said amendment and substitutes were postponed informally.
The 21st section of the report of the committee was then read.
Mr. Spencer, moved to amend said section by striking out
all from the beginning of said section down to the word "be," in
the 3rd line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"The Legislature shall prescribe the number of Justices of the
Peace in each of the counties in this State and in the city of
Baltimore, who shall;"
Mr. Bowie, moved to strike out the 21st section of the report,
and substitute in lieu of it the following
"Justices of the Peace and Constables of this State for the
several counties and the city of Baltimore, shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the county or city, for which the election may
be held, and shall hold their offices for the term of two years, and
until their suceessors shall have been elected and shall have quali.
fled, and the General Assembly shalt by law, prescribe the num
ber of Justices of the Peace and Constables, for each county and
city, their duties and emoluments; the time, place and manner of
holding elections, the mode of making returns thereof, rules for
determining contested elections, for certifying the election and