SATURDAY, May 10th, 1851.

The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graft
On motion of Mr. Constable,
The reading of the Journal of Proceedings was dispensed with.
Mr. Constable submitted the following articles to the constitution'
1st. All rights vested and all liabilities incurred shall remain the
same as if this constitution had not been adopted.
2nd. The Governor and all officers, Civil and Military, now
holding commissions under the authority of this State, shall con-
tinue to hold and exercise their respective offices according to their
present tenure, until they shall be superceeded pursuant to the pro-
visions of this constiturion,and until their successors be duly qualified.
3rd. The Sheriffs of the several counties of this State and of
of the city of Baltimore respectively, shall give notice of the
several elections authorised by this constitution in the same man-
ner as they are directed by existing laws, to give notice of elections
under the present constitution.
4th. This constitution if adopted by a majority of the legal
votes cast on the first Wednesday of June 1851, shall go into
operation on the fourth clay of July 1851, and on and
after said day shall supercede the present constitution of this
State.
Which was read.
Mr. McMaster, moved to amend the 4th article by striking out
the words "fourth day of July," and inserting in lieu thereof
first day of January;"
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Blakistone, moved to amend said 4th article by striking
out the words, "by a majority of the legal votes cast," and inserting
in lieu thereof "by a majority of the legal voters of the State,
the same to be ascertained by the number of votes cast at the last
election of President and Vice President of the United States;"
Mr. Harbine, moved the previous question, and being seconded
The question was then put on the amendment as offered by
Mr. Blakistone, to the 4th article.
Mr Blakistone moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell,
Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Brent, of
Charles, Merrick, John Dennis, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough,
Eccleston, Phelps, Tuck, Sprigg, McC ubbi n, Bowling, Dirickson,
McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Kilgour, Waters and Smith—35.
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