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tion o.l(j that Delegate Scanlan raised a
question of what actually applied to the
exceptions when the special session was
taking place, and I think this amendment
will now clarify the situation to shoxv what
\ve mean in the way of when the exception
shall apply.
Starting on page -1, line ,'JO, would noxv
read, "except during the first four days of
the special session, no vote on final passage
of the bill shall be taken until the bill and
amendments thereto shall be in writing, nor
shall any vote on final passage of the bill
be taken until the fifth calendar day after
its introduction in the house of origin and
until the second calendar day after it
reaches the house, except upon the affirma-
tive vote of three-fifths of all the members
of the house in which the suspension is re-
quested."
No\v, it is a long sentence, but it does, I
believe, show that the exception applies to
the special session on both counts.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher,
unless the Chair completely misunderstood
your earlier intent, this amendment would
defeat a different intent that you have.
Is it your intent that the exception be-
ginning in line 88 applies only to the two
immediately preceding phrases, or does it
no\v apply all the way back to the begin-
ning of the sentence, and include the phrase
beginning on line 81 and continuing 32, "no
vote on final passage". In other words, may
a vote on final passage be taken without
the written bill and amendments being
before the house, if three-fifths of the mem-
bers permit?
I took it from what you said earlier that
you did not intend that result, but it may
be that grammatically that would be the
construction of the sentence.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Chair-
man, we did not intend to do away with
that particular requirement.
THE CHAIRMAN: Could we leave that
to the Committee on Style but have it
stated quite clearly, Delegate Penniman,
that this sentence, as reconstructed, is not
intended to mean that by three-fifths vote
of the house a vote on final passage of the
bill could be taken before the bill and all
amendments thereto were in writing; is
that correct, Delegate Gallagher?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: That is
correct, Mr. Chairman.
I will withdraw the amendment then, if
you feel it can be accomplished without it.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: Mr. Chairman,
I am frank to admit I do not understand
what this sentence will mean, if we adopt
the amendment, because \ve will begin the
sentence with an exception, and we will end
the sentence with an exception, and I will
not know whether we have created an ex-
ception to the exception and where we stand
when we get to the middle of the sentence.
THE CHAIRMAN: I think the Chair
can state it.
If I correctly understood the Chairman
of the Committee, the first exception, that
is, the one at the beginning of the sentence,
applies to everything that follows.
The last exception, that is, the one at
the end of the sentence, does not apply to
everything that precludes, but only applies
to the two phrases immediately preceding.
It does not apply to the phrase beginning
at the end of line 31 and continuing in line
32. Grammatically it is a poor sentence. It
would have to be reconstructed, but with
that statement, I think the meaning of the
Committee is relatively clear.
Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Chair-
man, we are working out a complete sen-
tence -that will be more appropriately
stylized.
THE CHAIRMAN: Well, if you want,
we can pass the amendment and consider
another amendment while your staff adviser
works on that language.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Lay aside Amend-
ment 22, with the consent of the sponsor,
to be taken up later.
Will the pages please distribute the
amendment marked AK. Amendment AK.
For what purpose does Delegate Bam-
berger rise?
DELEGATE BAMBERGER: Mr. Chair-
man, while the pages are distributing that
amendment, may I read an amendment
which will be offered later by Delegates Ad-
kins, Anderson and Bamberger?
It provides that on an appropriate day
and on a proper line of the judiciary arti-
cle insert the following words, or manda-
tory words, in substantial and literal com-
pliance with the intent thereof.
"There shall be a court of a fifth tier of
the unified judicial system of Maryland,
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