conform to our work in other respects, I
move to strike out the last part of it, as fol-
lows :
" But the tenure of office and mode of ap-
pointment of all county officers shall be uni-
form, and their powers and duties shall be
Similar throughout the State."
The sheriff is a county officer, but you do
not propose that he shall be appointed by
county commissioners.
Mr. MILLER. That is "otherwise provided
for."
Mr. SCOTT. I think we better strike this
out.
The question being taken on the motion to
strike out, it was agreed to.
Mr. DANIEL. I move to insert before the
words "powers and duties," the words" ten-
ure of office;" so that it will read, " and prescribe
their tenure of office, powers and
duties."
The question being taken upon the amend-
ment, it was adopted.
No further amendment being offered to
this section, section nine was read as follows :
"Section 9. All persons holding any
office under article seven of the present con-
stitution, whether by appointment or election,
and whose offices are not abolished by this
constitution, shall continue to bold their res-
pective offices for the periods for which they
have been elected or appointed, and until
their successors shall be duly elected or ap-
pointed, and shall qualify according to law."
Mr. HEBB. This section is only applicable
to persons holding office under article seven
of the present constitution. There is in the
old constitution a provision which extends
not only lo officers under article seven but to
all officers under the old constitution. I
think it betier to strike out this section, and
the committee to prepare provisions to carry
the new constitution into effect, can report a
provision fur these officers. I therefore move
to strike out this section.
The question being taken, the motion to
strike out was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT announced that the second
reading of the report was concluded, with
the exception of the second section, which
had been passed over.
Mr. SMITH, of Carroll, moved that the con-
vention adjourn, but withdrew his motion
at the request of
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE, who said that he had a
report which he desired to make.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Mr. CHAMBERS. Important business will
require my presence at home for the greater
part of next week. I therefore ask leave of
absence.
Leave of absence was accordingly granted.
Mr. BELT. I desire for the first time to ask
formal leave of absence from the convention
for two or three days of next week. |
Leave of absence was accordingly granted.
INTELLIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS.
Mr. BELT, I desire so far further to tres-
pass upon the indulgence of the convention
to allow me to offer a resolution which, if
adopted, will have the effect to strike out a
clause inn one of the reports made to this
convention. I ask to have it read, and go
upon the journal, so that in case the matter
cornea up before I return, this resolution will
be in possession of the convention and can
be acted upon.
The resolution was then read, as follows :
Whereas, on the 6th day of April, 1864,
the same having been the day appointed by
law for the election in the city of Baltimore
and the several counties, of delegates to this
convention, Richard H. Edelen, Esq., a dele-
gate from Charles county, was the State's at-
torney for the said county, and Henry H.
Goldsborough, Esq , a delegate from Talbot
county, was on the same day the comptroller
of the treasury of the State, and George
Earle, Esq., a delegate from Cecil county,
was on the same day the clerk of the court
of appeals of the State, and Edward W. Belt,
Esq., a delegate from Prince George's
county, was on the same day the State's attorney
for said county, and William H. W.
Farrow, Esq., a delegate from Worcester
county, was on the same day the State's at-
torney tor said county, and Frederick Schley,
Esq. . a delegate from Frederick county, was
on the same day a collector of the internal
revenue taxes of the United States, and.
Joseph H. Audoun, Esq., a delegate from
Baltimore city, was on the same day a justice
of the orphans' court of said city, and John
L. Thomas, Jr., Esq., a delegate from Balti-
more city, was on the same day the State's
.attorney for said city, and George A, Thruston,
Esq., a delegate from Allegany county,
was on the same day the State's .attorney for
said county, and George W. Sands, Esq.,a
delegate from Howard county, was on the
same day the State's attorney for said
county, land the Rev. Robert W. Todd, a
delegate from Caroline county, was on the
same day administer or preacher of the Gos-
pel:
And whereas, none of the said delegates,
either before or after said day, did resign
said respective offices or employments, and
they were thereby, under the constitution
and laws of this State, ineligible as delegate
to this convention; therefore,
Resolved, That the seats of the aforesaid
delegates be, and the same are hereby de-
clared vacant, and the president be, and he
is hereby requested, as soon as may be, to
take order for the election of delegates to
fill said vacancies in the said city and conn-
ties respectively, according to law.
The resolution lays over under the rule for
a second reading. |
