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 au-
thorized by either of them to inspect the game;
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 appointment of the State's agent, no bond,
coupon or certificate of debt of the State there-
after issued, unless countersigned as aforesaid,
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 hundred
dollars per annum, payable quarterly.
Avt. 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 quali-
fy as such. The treasurer thus 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 Governor 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 suc-
cessor. And the treasurer, for the time being,
shall receive such compensation for his services
as is now allowed by law to the present incum-
bent, 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.
Mr. WELLS made a few remarks.
Mr. PHELPS said:
That yesterday upon the article that the legis-
lature should grant no more charters to corpora-
tions, and that the stockholders should be liable
for the debts of the corporations to the amount
of their respective shares, he voted under a mis-
apprehension. His name was recorded in the
affirmative. He was not familiar with the
banking operations, and was under the impression
that if a bank failed, the stockholder would
merely lose the amount of his stock. He wished
the journal to be corrected, so that his name
might appear in the negative on the proposition.
There being no objection,
Mr, P's vote was changed from the affirmative
to the negative.
Mr. DAVIS submitted the following order;
"Ordered, That the Convention take a recess
this day, from three to five o'clock, p m., and
When it re-assembles at five, the report on education
shall be taken up and considered."
Mr. D. remarked, that if this Convention
should adjourn without adopting some system of
common school education, it would be an exception
to any Convention that would hereafter assemble
in the United States for a quarter of a
century. |
Mr. TUCK offered as a substitute for said order,
the following:
"Resolved, That this Convention will take a
recess every day from two o'clock, p.m., to four
p. m. until the final adjournment."
Mr. T. said:
That he did not wish to interfere with the subject
of education—he was as much devoted to
it as any body. But there were some matters
before the Convention which were of much more
importance than others, because they could He
provided for in no other way, than in the Con-
stitution and with which the legislature could
have nothing to do. This matter of education
the legislature could control.
Before they considered legislative matters, he
thought they should dispose of every thing which
had relation to the civil and political departments
of the government. If we had time he would
cheerfully unite in some practical provisions for
the promotion of education.
Mr. DAVIS said:
That the subject of general education had been
before the legislature a number of years, and
they had given it the go-bye. If they should fail
to settle it here, he would look upon it as a death
blow to the system.
The question was then taken on the adoption
of the substitute offered by Mr. TUCK;
And it was agreed to.
The order, as amended, was then adopted.
Mr. LEE submitted the following order;
"Ordered, That the committee on accounts,
pay to the Rev. Mr. GRIFFITH and the Rev. Mr.
GRAUFF, two hundred dollars each, for services
rendered as chaplains to this Convention."
Mr. STEPHENSON moved to amend the order
by striking out "two hundred" and inserting "one
hundred."
Mr. TUCK: moved to amend by striking out
two hundred and inserting "one hundred and
fifty."
Which amendment Mr. STEPHENSON accep-
ted.
Mr. STEWART, of Baltimore city, moved to
amend the order by striking out "two hundred,"
and inserting "two hundred and fifty," which
was
Determined in the negative.
Mr. TUCK then withdrew the amendment of-
fered by him, and moved for adivision of the
question upon striking out.
Mr. STEPHENSON moved that the question be
taken by yeas and nays,
Which being ordered,
Appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Ricaud, Chambers, of
Kent, Bond, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston, Da-
shiell, Williams, Bowling, Grason, George,
Dirickson, Jacobs, Sappington, Stephenson,
Nelson. Thawley, Sherwood of Baltimore city,
Schley, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Brewer, Weber, Hollyday,
Smith, Shower and Brown—28.
Negative—Messr. Blakistone, Pres't pro. tem.,
Morgan. Dent, Hopewell, Lee, Donaldson, Dor-
sey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, |
