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cases enumerated in this section, and for all other cases where
a general law can be made applicable; "
Decided in the affirmative.
The 31st section, which had been informally passed over,
was next taken up.
On motion of Mr. Cushing,
The rules were suspended, and he submitted the following
order:
Ordered, That the Committee on the Executive be instruct-
ed to report a provision in the Constitution conferring upon
the Governor the veto power.
On motion of Mr. Ridgely,
The order was laid on the table.
Section 39 was next taken up.
Mr. Ridgely submitted the following amendment:
Strike out the section as reported, and insert the following:
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'Sec. 39. The Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer of the
State, are hereby authorized conjointly, or any two of them,
to sell from time to time according to their best judgment the
State's interest in the works of Internal Improvement, wheth-
er as stockholder or creditor, also the State's interest in any
Banking Corporation, and to apply the proceeds arising there-
from towards the payment of the public debt of the State;
and after the public debt shall have been fully paid off, or
the sinking fund shall be equal to its liquidation, the excess
of such sales shall be set apart as a permanent fund for the
support of public education; provided however, that the
power hereby conferred, shall only be exercised when the
proceeds of such sales can be converted into a like amount of
the public debt; and provided further, that the State's interest
in the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road, shall be and is hereby reserved and excepted from the
sale hereby authorized; and provided further, that the State's
interest in or claim against other works of internal improve-
ment in the State, may be sold upon the best terms which
may be obtained for the same. "
Mr. Chambers submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:
Strike out all to the word "State" inclusive, in the fifth
line, and insert:
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