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Todd been present on Friday, June 24th, he would have voted
against the amendment of Mr. Brown, to the 23d Article of
the Bill of Rights, and in favor of the adoption of the Article
as reported by the Committee.
On motion of Mr. Noble,
It was ordered to be entered on the Journal, that had Mr
Noble been present on Friday, June 24th, he would have voted
against the amendment offered by Mr. Brown, to the 23d
Article of the Bill of Rights, and in favor of the article as
reported by the Committee.
Mr. Audoun submitted the following order:
Ordered, that the Committee on the Judiciary, be and they
are hereby requested to inquire into the expediency of empow-
ering the several Orphans' Courts of this State to authorize
guardians and administrators to lease vacant lots belonging
to deceased persons' estates and wards;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Miller submitted the following order:
Ordered, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instruc-
ted to inquire into the expediency of inserting a provision in
the Constitution requiring every casein the Court of Appeals
to be decided by said court within three months after the
same has been argued or submitted for decision.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Miller submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Committee on Elections be instructed to
inquire and report whether under the provision of the Con-
vention Bill requiring the qualifications for a seat in this
Convention to be the same as those required for a seat in the
House of Delegates, or any other provision of said act, any
person holding any civil or military office under the United
States, or any minister or preacher of the gospel, or any
person holding; any civil office of profit or trust under this
State, except Justices of the Peace and Senators or Delegates
in the present Legislature, is entitled to a seat in this body.
Mr. Stirling moved to lay the order on the table.
Decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE,
Messrs. Hatch, Ridgely,
Goldsborough, ?'t Hebb, Russell,
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