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Mr. Daniel submitted the following amendment:
Insert as section 10 the following:

Sec. 10. The testimony in equity cases shall be taken in
like manner as in cases at law.

Pending the consideration of which,

On motion of Mr. Davis, of Washington,
The Convention took a recess until 8 o'clock.

EVENING SESSION.

The Convention met at 8 o'clock, P. M.

All the members present except the following:

Messrs. Baker, Barron, Berry, of Baltimore county. Berry,
of Prince George's, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Chambers, Clarke,
Cushing, Dail, Davis, of Charles, Dellinger, Dennis, Far-
row, Gale, Green, Hatch, Hebb, Henkle, Hoffman, Holly-
day, Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil, Larsh, Mace, Noble,
Peter, Ridgely, Scott, Smith, of Dorchester, Sneary, Sykes,
Thomas, Valliant, Wilmer—3*7.

Mr. Belt, from a Select Committee, submitted the fol-
lowing

REPORT:

The Committee heretofore appointed to consider and Report
upon Section 49, of Article 3, of the present Constitution,
having reference to interest and the Usury Laws, beg leave
to report their unanimous recommendation, that the follow-
ing section be added to the Article on the Legislative De-
partment.

Sec. —. The legal rate of interest in this State shall be
six per centum per annum, except in cases where a different
rate may he agreed upon between contracting parties; and
in all cases of private contract, the rate of interest agreed
on, or contracted for, shall he recoverable; and the General