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County here. He has been around a long time, and what he

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has said I know to be true, and I think if we delete this

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provision at this time, we are playing Russian roulette

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with this document. I think it is too great a chance to

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take, and I beg of you to keep this provision in the Con-

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stitution.

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THE PRESIDENT: Any other delegate desire to

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speak in opposition?

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Delegate Koger.

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DELEGATE KOGER: Mr. Chairman and ladies and

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gentlemen, I sincerely hope that you will take out of the

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Constitution this ban against lotteries. First of all, I

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feel that it has no place in the Constitution. In the

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second place, there is no prohibition of other sins we have

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in the Constitution. Why pick this one out and say we are

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going to have a ban on lotteries.

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In my opinion there are many reasons why the

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people of Maryland should have an opportunity to decide for

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themselves where they should have it, and the best place to

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do it is through the General Assembly.

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THE PRESIDENT: Any other delegate desire to