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tries of all bonds, coupons and certificates of debt of the State,
countersigned by him; and all bonds or certificates of debt of the
State, in lieu of which, such countersigned instruments may have
been substituted; and such books shall be the property of the State
of Maryland, and be at all times subject to the inspection of the
treasurer and general assembly, and of any person authorised by
either of them to inspect the same; and upon the requisition of
the general assembly or the treasurer, the said books shall be
deposited in the treasurer's office of the State. And after the ap
pointment of the State's agent, no bond, coupon or certificate of
debt of the State thereafter issued, unless countersigned as afore
said, shall be of any force, validity or effect as against the State of
Maryland. And said State's agent, shall receive a salary of fifteen
hundrel dollars per annum, payable quarterly.

Art. 1. A Treasurer shall be appointed by the concurrent vote of
the two houses of the General Assembly, and shall continue in
office until his successor, in like manner appointed, shall qualify
as such. The treasurerthus appointed, when duly qualified, shall
exercise the powers and all the duties incident to his office under
the laws of this State; and in case of his refusal to accept, death,
resignation, disqualification or removal out of the State, the Gover
nor may commission a fit and proper person to fill such vacant
office, until the next meeting of the General Assembly, and the
appointment and qualification of his successor. And the treasu
rer, for the time being, shall receive such compensation for his
services as is now allowed by law to the present incumbent, who
shall continue to hold the office until a treasurer appointed under
the provisions of this constitution, shall have qualified as such.
The salary of the treasurer shall be the same as that now allowed
by law.

Which was read.

Mr. Davis, submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Convention take a recess this day, from 3 to
5 o'clock, P. M.; and when it re-assembles at 5, the report on Edu
cation shall be taken up and considered.

Which was read.

Mr. Tuck, offered as a substitute for said order, the following
Resolved, That this Convention will take a recess every day
from 2 o'clock, P. M., to 4, P. M., until the final adjournment.

Which was read.

On the question being put,

Will the Convention accept said substitute? it was

Determined in the affirmative.

The said order was then adopted.

Mr. Lee, submitted the following order:

Ordered, that the committee on Accounts, pay to the Rev. Mr.