governments affected; or may be created by
the county governments affected subject to
confirmation by the General Assembly; or
may be created by the affirmative vote of
a majority of the registered voters of the
region voting on a plan proposed by a
petition signed by a number of registered
voters of the region equal to at least five
per cent of the votes cast in the region in
the most recent gubernatorial election.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 226 is referred to the Committee on
Local Government.
Delegate Proposal No. 227. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 227, by Delegate Finch. Title,
A PROPOSAL that no person born as a
result of artificial insemination shall be
deprived of any right of inheritance pro-
vided by law.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 227 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Some question arose as to the committee
to which that proposal should be referred,
but it seemed that was the only appropriate
committee.
Delegate Kiefer.
DELEGATE KIEFER: In view of the
fact that the Committee on Personal Rights
and the Preamble has been considering
other matters concerning sex, we will take
this one too.
THE PRESIDENT: Motions and reso-
lutions?
There is a resolution which has been
circulated which should be on your desk.
It is Resolution No. 7. The Clerk will read
the resolution.
READING CLERK: Resolution No. 7,
by Delegate Frederick.
A RESOLUTION concerning the date
and procedure for the ratification of the
proposed constitution.
THE PRESIDENT: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Scanlan.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: I move the
Clerk dispense with further reading of
Resolution No. 7.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE PRESIDENT: Are you ready for
the question? |
(Call for the question.)
All those in favor, signify by saying Aye;
contrary, No. The Ayes have it. It is so
ordered.
I have only one brief announcement. I
indicated to you yesterday that I had both
a letter and telephone call from Delegate
O^Conor, and in the letter which was read
to you and his telephone call he told me
that he had placed in the mail a formal
letter of resignation. That has not been re-
ceived. I just had a check of the post office
and it is not there. I assume it will be here
today or tomorrow morning. If so, I will
announce it to the Convention tomorrow.
Any announcements by Committee chair-
men? Delegate Boyce?
DELEGATE BOYCE: I believe all mem-
bers of the Third District were sent a copy
of the letter and one of us would be de-
lighted to give it to you. It is addressed to
you, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: The letter of resig-
nation or his letter of yesterday?
DELEGATE BOYCE: It is dated Sep-
tember 26 and he says, "I am confident
that the public will realize—"
THE PRESIDENT: That is the letter,
I think, Delegate Boyce, that was read
yesterday. That is to be followed by a
formal letter of resignation which should
be here tomorrow.
DELEGATE BOYCE: We, as the Third
District, and I understood Delegate Galla-
gher, were going to ask if we should meet
and come back with our selection commit-
tee nominee. However, I suppose we can
not if you have not yet received the letter.
THE PRESIDENT: We may be able to
do it tomorrow, if you can act that quickly;
perhaps the Convention will be willing to
recess for such period of time as is neces-
sary.
DELEGATE BOYCE: That would be
satisfactory to me and I am sure with the
rest of the delegates. Thank you, Mr. Presi-
dent.
THE PRESIDENT: There is perhaps
an opportunity for you to do that, in view
of the special program for tomorrow after-
noon.
Delegate Scanlan, do you want to be
recognized?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: 'The Commit-
tee on Rules appreciates the urgency of |
