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I think another valid objection is that it
seems to me it puts the General Assembly
in the position of obstructing acts that
local subdivisions have sought in their wis-
dom to make effective immediately. I sug-
gest this could be tampered with and there-
fore it puts the General Assembly in the
catbird's seat. Unless the second sentence'
were struck, I would have to oppose it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Does any delegate
desire to speak in favor? Delegate Mac-
donald?
DELEGATE MACDONALD: 1 rise, Mr.
Chairman, in opposition to the proposed
amendment. I am not sure what the first
sentence means. If this were to be a state-
wide compilation of local laws, it would be
a monstrosity, but if it means simply that
the General Assembly shall provide a sys-
tem whereby these localities shall compile
their local laws, then I submit that it runs
counter to the principle of home rule which
this Convention has already adopted.
But that is not all. The second sentence
in effect says that these codes, these local
codes if they are to be local, shall be con-
clusive evidence of the law. That is a very
unusual provision. The Maryland Code is
not conclusive evidence of the law. It is
simply prima facie evidence of the law, and
I am opposed to this amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion?
DELEGATE MARION: I wonder if I
might address a brief question about the
amendment to Delegate Grant?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Grant, do
you desire to take the floor?
DELEGATE GRANT: I yield.
THE CHAIRMAN: Having the floor do
you yield it?
DELEGATE GRANT: I do.
DELEGATE MARION: I wonder if be-
cause of the problems which might be posed
by the second sentence of your amendment,
if you would consider modifying your
amendment by striking the last sentence?
DELEGATE GRANT: I would do so
reluctantly, but if this were the consensus
of this body, I would agree to go ahead
and strike it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Do you modify your
amendment?
DELEGATE GRANT: I do so modify it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Grant mod-
ifies his amendment by striking the last
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sentence beginning with the word "unless"
in line 12.
The amendment is so modified.
Delegate Gallagher, do you desire to
make any further comment?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Chair-
man, I think the amendment will remove
part of the objection, but I still believe that
everything that the amendment would ac-
complish is in the process of being accom-
plished already by the General Assembly
and would really be meaningless.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are you ready for
the question?
(Call for the question.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The Clerk will ring
the quorum bell.
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 2(5 to Committee Recom-
mendation LB-2.
A vote of Aye is in favor of Amendment
No. 26. A vote of No is a vote against.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 48 votes in the affirmative
and 63 in the negative, the motion is lost.
The amendment is rejected.
Will Delegate Gallagher please come to
the rostrum for a moment?
The pages will please distribute the
Amendment AM.
Delegate Gallagher, the Chair under-
stands that you now desire to withdraw
Amendment No. 22?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Chair-
man, I do desire to withdraw Amendment
No. 22, and at this time I offer the amend-
ment marked AM which is No. 27.
THE CHAIRMAN: Amendment No. 22
which was passed over earlier is now with-
drawn.
Amendment No. 27. The Clerk will read
the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 27
to Committee Recommendation LB-2 by
Delegate Gallagher:
On page 4, Section 3.16, Consideration of
Bills, in line 30 after the period strike out
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