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On motion of Mr. Ridgely,

The rules were suspended and he submitted the following
order:

Ordered, That four copies of the Constitution when finally
adopted by the Convention, be copied on parchment or detach-
ed sheets of bill paper, that the same be subscribed by the Pre-
sident and Members of the Convention, attested by the Sec-
retary, and that one copy thereof be deposited with the Exe-
cutive, one copy with the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, one
copy with the Comptroller, and one copy with the Librarian.

Which was adopted.

The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the re-
port of the Committee on Schedule;

Mr. Stockbridge submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 1, line 1, strike out "officer" and insert ''person hold-
ing any office created by or existing under the Constitution
or Laws; "

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Stockbridge submitted the following amendment:

Sec. \, line 9, strike out the word ''Treasurer" and insert
the word "Comptroller; "

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Thomas submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 1, strike out all after the word "yearly, " in the 9th
line to the word "and" in the 10th line, and insert the words
"to the County Commissioners of the several counties, and
to the Register of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore;

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Stirling submitted the following amendment:

After the word "direct" in line 5, insert:

"But such portion of such excess as has been paid by any
county or the city of Baltimore shall be paid over by the
Treasurer of the State to such county or city respectively; "

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Clarke submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 1. Strike out the words "Treasurer of the State" in
line 13, and insert "the County Commissioners of the several
counties and the Register of the city of Baltimore; "