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of the Committee on Personal Rights &
Preamble :
A Minority Report to limit the exercise
of the power of eminent domain by private
persons, firms or corporations, so that Sec-
tion 9 (B) of the Declaration of Rights in-
clude the folio-wing;:
THE PRESIDENT: Minority Report
R&P-1(E) will be received and distributed.
I am sorry to have to inform you that I
learned just a few months ago that one of
our desk clerks, Mr. Dennis, whom all of
you know, a long- time employee of the
legislature, has had a slight mishap and is
in the hospital at the Naval Academy. I
understood it is nothing serious, but as you
know, he is not here and that is the reason.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Pullen.
DELEGATE PULLEN: Mr. Chairman,
I should like to call attention to the Con-
vention of the presence of several students
of the University of Baltimore with two
of their instructors, Mr. Schering and Dr.
Blake. Dr. Blake is the author of what in
my opinion is the finest single book on the
Reconstruction Period and Conventions
that has been printed.
While on my feet I would like to call at-
tention also to the fact that 14 graduates,
the president and board member and three
former teachers of that institution are
members of this assemblage. (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Delighted to have
them with us.
Are there any other motions or resolu-
tions?
(There was no response.)
If not the Chair recognizes Delegate
Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move the Convention resolve itself into
the Committee of the Whole for the pur-
pose of resuming consideration of the gen-
eral orders of the day.
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE PRESIDENT: All in favor signify
by saying Aye, contrary, No. The Ayes
have it. It is so ordered.
The Committee of the Whole will please
come to order.
(Whereupon, at 2:40 P.M. the Convention
resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole.)
(The mace was removed by the Sergeant-
at-Arms.)
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
DECEMBER 5, 1967—2:40 P.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE CHAIRMAN: We have under con-
sideration Committee Recommendation SF-
3. Are there any other amendments to sec-
tion 8.01?
The Chair hears none.
Are there any amendments to section
8.02? I will take up separately 8.02, 8.02-1,
and 8.02-2. At this time section 8.02. Dele-
gate Hanson.
DELEGATE HANSON: Mr. Chairman,
I have an amendment designated as A to
section 8.02, which I should like to offer at
this time.
THE CHAIRMAN: Pages will please
distribute Amendment A. It will be marked
Amendment No. 3 by Delegate Hanson,
seconded by Delegate Beatrice Miller. The
Chair recognizes Delegate Hanson to speak
— sorry — the Clerk will read the amend-
ment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 8
to Committee Recommendation SF-3 by
Delegates Hanson and B. Miller: On page
2 section 8.02, Assessments, in line G strike
out the comma and the rest of the sentence
in lines 6 through 8, inclusive.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Hanson to speak to the
amendment.
DELEGATE HANSON: Mr. Chairman,
this amendment is one which I think would
improve the language in section 8.02. In
the colloquy which occurred with Vice
Chairman of the State Finance and Taxa-
tion Committee last evening and today, I
think it was made quite clear that the de-
pendent clause, the clause which this
amendment would strike, which requires
that if classifications are established, that
the classification shall include a classifica-
tion for agricultural use, is an unnecessary
clause for its constitutional impact.
The phrase which immediately precedes
it that there shall be uniform rules pur-
suant to such classifications as may be
determined by law, adequately on the ad-
mission of the Vice Chairman of the Com-
mittee, covers the ability of the legislature
to retain or change the present Farmland
Assessment Act.
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