Spencer, George, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs,
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson,
Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of
Bali. city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Michael Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Anderson, Weber,
Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Park, Ege, and Brown—55.
So the convention refused to accept the amendment.
The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mn. Ricaud;
Mr. Thawley, moved the Convention adjourn;
Determined in the negative.
The question again recurred upon the adoption of the amend-
ment as offered by Mr. Ricaud; and
Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. John Newcomer, for the amendment as amend-
ed, and to be found on page 712 of Journal;
On the question being put,
Will the Convention accept said substitute? it was
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred and was put on the adoption of the
amendment as offered by Mr. Ricaud; and
Determined in the affirmative.
The said article was then read and adopted as the 21st article of
the constitution.
Mr. Spencer, gave notice that on to-morrow, he should move to
reconsider the vote of the Convention on the article just adopted,
for the purpose of moving to strike out the same and substitute the
following in lieu of it:
"The Legislature, shall at it its first session after the adoption of
this constitution, provide by law, for a plain and uniform rate of
fees in the offices of county clerks and registers of wills in this
State, and for fixed salaries to the clerks and registers thereof, to
be paid out of the fees of said offices."
Mr. Randall, with the unanimous consent of the Convention,
submitted the following order:
Ordered, that the committee on Revision be authorised to con-
tract for the expeditious printing and circulation of the constitution
as prepared by this Convention, provided the cost thereof do not
exceed fifteen hundred dollars;
Which was read.
Mr. Howard moved to amend said order by striking out all after
the word "ordered," and inserting in lieu thereof the following.
Ordered, that the committee be instructed to advertise forthwith
in the newspapers in Annapolis and Baltimore, for proposals to