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"Sec. —. The General Assembly shall pass laws providing
for the rites of marriage between any persons legally compe-
tent to contract marriage, and provide for the registration of
all marriages, in whatever manner the same may be solemn-
ized. "
On motion of Mr. Bond,
The Convention adjourned.
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WEDNESDAY, July 2Y, 1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Davenport.
All the members present except the following:
Messrs. Baker, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore county, Billings-
ley, Brooks, Crawford, Davis, of Washington, Dennis, Gale,
Greene, Henkle, Hodson, Hoffman, Johnson, Keefer, Mace,
Mayhugh, Noble, Robinette, Schley, Schlosser, Scott, Smith,
of Worcester, Thruston, Turner, Wickard—26.
The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.
Mr. Blackiston presented a petition from Cornelius J. Scott
and others, citizens of Kent county, asking a change in the
place of holding the sessions of the Court of Appeals;
Which was read and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr. Wilmer submitted a similar petition from citizens of
Queen Anne's county;
Which was read and referred to the same Committee.
On motion of Mr. Blackiston,
It was ordered to be entered on the Journal, that had D.
C. Blackiston been present on Saturday, July 9th, he would
have voted nay on the resolution offered by Mr. Cushing, and
also on the order offered on Tuesday, July 19th, by Mr. Schley,
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