Hollyday, King, Lansdale, Marbury, Miller,
Ridgely, Schley, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of
Worcester, Stirling—13.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Brown, dark, Cunningham, Daniel,
Davis, of Washington, Dellinger,
Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway,
Hebb, Hopkins, Hopper, Keefer, Lee, Markey,
Mayhugh, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker,
Peter, Pugh, Purnell, Robinette, Russell, Scott,
Sneary, Stockbridge, Todd -35.
When his name was Called,
Mr. PETER said: The reason why I did not
vote upon this question when a division
was called, was because I hoped to see some-
thing introduced into this constitution which
would enable the commissioners themselves to
regulate the internal matters of the counties,
such as roads, appropriations for local matters,
appertaining to the particular counties. As
no such amendment has been offered, still
hoping that such an amendment may be of-
fered, I will vote " no."
No quorum voting,
On motion of Mr. PURNELL.,
The Convention adjourned.
SIXTY-SIXTH DAY.
SATURDAY, August 6,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Patterson.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Baker; Belt, Brooks, Brown,
Cunningham, Daniel, Davis; of Washington,
Dellinger, Duvall, Earle. Ecker, Edelen, Far-
row, Galloway, Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Henkle,
Hodson, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, King,
Lansdale, Lee, Markey, Mayhugh, Miller,
Murray, Nyman, Parker, Parran, Pugh, Pur-
nell, Ridgely, Robinette, Russell, Sands,
Schley, Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of
Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden—
" 64.
The proceedings of yesterday were read and
approved
On motion of Mr. WOODEN,
It was ordered to be entered on the journal
that Dr. John Swope is detained from his
seat in this convention by sickness in his
family.
APPOINTMENT, TENURE OF OFFICE, &C.
The convention resumed the consideration
of the report of the committee on appoint-
ment, tenure of office, &c., of civil offices.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The fourth section was on its second reading,
and was read, as amended, as follows :
Section 4, The county authorities, now
known as county commissioners, shall be |
styled, "county commissioners," and shall
be elected by general ticket, and not by dis-
tricts, by the voters of the several counties,
on Tuesday next after the first Monday of No-
vember, in the year 1865, and on the same
day in every second year thereafter; said
commissioners shall exercise such powers and
perform such duties only as the legislature
may from time to time prescribe; but such
powers and duties shall be similar, and the
tenure of office uniform throughout the State,
and the legislature shall have power to pass
such laws as may be necessary for determin-
ing the number for each county, fixing the
salary, and ascertaining and defining the
powers, duties and tenure of office of said
commissioners; and the commissioners elected
under this constitution shall have and exer-
cise all the powers 'and duties in their respective
counties, now exercised by the county
commissioners under the laws of the State,
and they shall receive the same salary, and
their present number in the several counties
shall remain the same until changed by law.
The pending question was on the adoption
of the following amendment submitted by
Mr, RIDGELY :
In the eighth line, strike out the words
" but such powers and duties shall be similar,
and the tenure of office uniform throughout
the State."
Mr. RIDGELY. I withdraw the amendment.
It i» evident that the house will not pass it,
and I do not wish to take up the time with
it.
Mr. PURNELL. I have an amendment to
offer, the objects of which I think are such as
deserve the consideration of the convention.
Whether I have been fortunate enough to pre-
sent them ill a proper form will be fur the
determination of the body. I move to amend
by inserting after the word " thereafter," ill
line eight, the following :
"Provided, however, that immediately
after the commissioners shall have convened
after their Election under this constitution,
they shall be divided by lot, into two classes,
as nearly equal in number as may be—the
commissioners of the first class go out of
office at the expiration of two years, and commissioners
shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday of November, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, for the term of four
years, to supply their places, so that, after
the first election, one-half of the commis-
sioners may he chosen every second year;
provided, that in no case shall any commis-
sioner be placed in a class which shall entitle
him to serve for a longer term than that for
which he was elected; in case the number of
commissioners be hereafter increased in any
of the counties of this State, such classification
of the additional commissioners shall be
made a to preserve as nearly as may be an
equal number in each class."
The object of this amendment 13 that we |
