agemnent of volunteer corps by some mode which may induce the
formation and continuance of at least one volunteer company in
every county and division in the city of Baltimore ;"
Mr. Schley moved to amend said article by striking out the words
"not exceeding one dollar,"
Which amendment Mr. Howard accepted;
The question then recurred and was put on the adoption of the
substitute as offered by Mr. Shriver: and
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Stephenson moved further to amend said substitute by ad-
ding the following:
"Time Militia of this State shall be composed of all able bodied
white wale citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five
years, except such as are, or may hereafter be exempt by the laws
of the United States, or of this State;"
Determined in the negative.
Nr. Bond moved to amend said substitute by adding the follow-
ing: "Company, Battallion and Regimnental officers, Staff officers
excepted, shall be elected by the persons composing their several
companies battallions and regiments ;"
Determined in the negative.
On motion of Mr. Chambers of Kent,
Said substitute was amended by striking out the words "&c."
and inserting in lieu thereof, Battalions, Regiments and'
Companies;"

The said article was then adopted as amended.
Mr. Dorsey submitted the following Article:
Art, Every officer of this State, the Governor excepted, the en-
the amount of whose pay or compensation, received for the dis-
charge of his official duties, shall exceed the annual sum of three
thousand dollars, shall keep a book in which shall be entered
every sum or sums of money received by him or on his account as
a payment or compensation for his performance of official duties,
a copy of which entries in said book, verified by the oath, of the
officer bywhorn it is directed to be kept, shall be annually return-
ed to the Treasurer of the State for his inspection, and that of the
General Assembly of Maryland; and each of such officers when the
amount by him for the year, shall exceed the sum of three thou-
sand dollara, shall annually pay over to the Treasurer the amount
of such excess by him received, subject to such disposition thereof
as the Legislature may deem just and equitable. And any such
officer failing to comply with the said requisition, shall be deemed
to have vacated his office, and be subject to suit by the State for
the amount that ought to have been paid into the Treasury.
Which was read.
Mr. Stewart, of Caroline, moved to amend said article by in