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because I believe we are not asking the voters of the
State to select their chief fiscll officer, but only a
pre-audit bookkeeper. Therefore, we say we rationalize
this because we are selecting him statewide because he is
a member of a Board of Public Works or Board of Review.
Ladies and gentlemen, the average citizen of this state
does not know the important work of the Board of Public
Works, and to educate them in the new doings of the Board
of Public Review is too large a job, I submit. In
addition, we are placing on this Board of Public Review a
man who may no longer have the physical knowledge and
experience and day to day control that he should have for
making his decisions as a member of this Board, and I am
opposed to this amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Dukes.
DELEGATE DUKES: Mr. Chairman, I am very sorry
for those who are ashamed to be with us tonight. I am
particularly sorry because this is my proudest day as a
member of this Convention. It has been clear for all of
today, and a good deal of yesterday and the day before,
that a struggle would evolve around the particular item