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SATURDAY, July 23d, 1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Patterson.
All the members present except the following:
Messrs. Baker, Barron, Berry, of Baltimore county, Ber-
ry, of Prince George's, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe,
Brown, Chambers, Clarke, Crawford, Cunningham, Davis,
of Charles, Dellinger, Dennis, Gale, Galloway, Harwood,
Hatch, Henkle, Hodson, Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil,,
Jones, of Somerset, Keefer, Kennard, Lansdale, Larsh, Mace,
Marbury, Mayhugh, Noble, Peter, Purnell, Robinette,
Sands, Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of Worcester, Thomas,
Thruston, Turner—43.
The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.
The Report of the Committee on the Legislative Depart-
ment,
Was taken up.
Mr. Russell gave notice that at the proper tune he would
submit the following amendment:
"The General Assembly shall pass laws providing that the
rites of marriage between any persons legally competent to
contract marriage may be celebrated by any Minister of any
religious denomination, by any Mayor of. a city, by any Jus-
tice of the Peace, or in such manner as is usually practised
by tl0 society of people called Quakers; and providing for
the registration of all marriages, however solemnized in this
State. "
Mr. Chambers submitted the following amendment:
Add to end of section 19, the words "and the General As-
sembly shall pass no special law for any case for which pro-
vision has been made by an existing general law; "
Decided in the affirmative.
Mr. Hebb submitted the following amendment:
Add to end of section 9th, as amended, the words "The
General Assembly, at its first session after the adoption of
this Constitution, shall pass general laws providing for the
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