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Wright, Fooks, Stephenson, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt, city, Brent
of Balt. city, Waters, Anderson and Hollyday—27.
So the amendment was adopted.
The question then recurred and was put,
Will the Convention accept the substitute as amended in place
of 25th section ?
Determined in the affirmative.
The said section was then read and adopted as the 25th section.
The 26th section of the report was then read;
On motion of Mr. Randall,
Said 26th section was amended by inserting alter the word
"peace" in the 4th line, these words
"And all other officers in commission at the adoption of this
constitution by the people;"
The said 26th section was then adopted as amended.
The 27th section of said report was then read
On motion of Mr. Bowie,
Said section was amended by striking out the word "and" in 1st
line, and inserting after the word "register," the words "of wills,"
and after the words "justices of the peace" insert the words "and
constables," also strike out in the 4th line and insert
"November."
The said 27th section was then adopted as amended.
‘rhe 28th section of said report was then read and adopted.
The 29th section of said report was then read;
On motion of Mr. Gwinn,
Said section was amended by inserting after the word in
the 1st line, the following:
"In all issues from an orphans' court, or from any court sitting
in equity, and in all petitions for freedom."
On motion of Mr. Bowie,
Said section was further amended by striking out in 2nd line the
words ‘hereafter to be commenced or iustituted" and insert the
following:
"Now pending or which may he pending at the time of the a
doption of this constitution by the people, or which may be here.
after instituted;"
Mr. Bowie, moved further to amend said 29th section by insert.
ing after the word ‘‘therein" at the end of the 12th line, the fol
lowing
"The removal in all civil causes to be conffned to an adjoining
county within the judicial circuit except as to the city of Baltimore,
where the removal may be to an ad joining county."
Mr. Brewer, moved to amend said 29th section by striking out