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they belong; Brigadier Generals and Brigade Inspectors, by
the field officers of their respective brigades; Major Generals,
Brigadier Generals, and commanding officers of regiments or
separate battalions, shall appoint the staff officers of their
respective divisions, brigades, regiments or separate bat-
talions.

Sec. 5. The Governor shall nominate and, with the consent
of the Senate, appoint Major Generals, an Adjutant General,
and other members of his staff, and their commissions shall
expire with the time for which the Governor shall have been
elected.

Sec. 6. The General Assembly shall, by law, fix the time
and manner of electing militia officers, and of certifying their
election to the Governor, who shall grant their commissions
and determine their rank, when not fixed by law.

Sec. *T. In case subalterns, captains or field officers shall
refuse or neglect to make such elections, the Governor shall
have power to appoint such officers, and to fill all vacancies
caused by such refusal or neglect.

Sec. 8. No commissioned officer shall be removed from office
but by the sentence of a courtmartial, or by the Senate, on
the recommendation of the Governor, stating the grounds on
which such removal is recommended.

Sec. 9. In case the mode of election and appointment of
militia officers hereby. directed, shall not be found conducive
to the improvement of the militia, the General Assembly may
abolish the same, and provide by law for their appointment
and removal.

J. WICKARD.

Mr. Dellinger was excused from attending the sessions of
the Convention until Tuesday next, and Mr. Berry, of Balti-
more county, was excused from attending the sessions of the
Convention on account of sickness.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the Re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary Department.

Mr. Negley submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 9. Strike out in the second line the words "all of the
Judges, " and insert "any Judge. "

On motion of Mr. Sands,

The further consideration of the section was informally
passed over.