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THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Winslow on a matter of
personal privilege.
DELEGATE WINSLOW: I should like
for the delegates to the Convention to join
me in welcoming to the gallery 33 students
from the Boys Latin School, together with
their teacher, Mr. Rosen; and also, sec-
ondly, a group of 37 students from the
Ridgely Junior High School, together with
their teachers, Mr. Bressler, Mr. Gil
Strange, and Miss Sharon Kozlowski. (Ap-
plause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: Delegate Case,
if I can pursue a little bit further the
language of section 8.02, does that lan-
guage, in addition to requiring a separate
classification of property devoted to agri-
cultural use require that property in that
class be treated differently from the prop-
erty placed in the other classifications and
devoted to other uses?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Case.
DELEGATE CASE: I think it is im-
plicit in the requirement that classification
be established for agricultural use that it
is going to be treated differently. I think
that is implicit.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: Could the legis-
lature treat such property more harshly,
as well as more leniently than property
devoted to other uses?
DELEGATE CASE: No doubt about it.
DELEGATE MARION: Is it correct
that prior to 1960 when amendment was
made to the present Constitution that there
was no language in the constitution of
Maryland which spoke to the question of
land devoted to farm or agricultural use?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Case.
DELEGATE CASE: That is correct.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: Is it further
correct that that constitutional amend-
ment was adopted because of the decision
of the Court of Appeals in the Gales case
in which it construed the then language of
Article XV of the Declaration of Rights of
the Constitution?
DELEGATE CASE: That is correct.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
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DELEGATE MARION: So that prior
to 1960 there was language in the Con-
stitution which was held by the Court of
Appeals to prohibit or to make unconsti-
tutional the legislature's enactment of a
farm assessment law?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Case.
DELEGATE CASE: Yes, this is true.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: Following up
on those questions, is there anything in
the provisions which your Committee has
recommended, and I guess specifically any-
thing in the language of section 8.02 in the
first four lines which could be construed
to have the same effect as Article XV as
it existed prior to 1960, so that if those
four lines were to stand alone, could it not
be said, or would you agree that the same
constitutional problem is not presented in
the draft language?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Case.
DELEGATE CASE : I would agree.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Willis on a point of per-
sonal privilege.
DELEGATE WILLIS: Mr. Chairman
and members of the Committee of the
Whole, I would appreciate your joining
with me to welcome two friends in the
balcony, Mrs. Jane Gentand and Miss
Mary E. W. Risteau, who are members of
the educational staff of Harford County.
I would like to direct your attention to
the first lady ever elected to the Maryland
General Assembly. She served a two-year
term in the House of Delegates in 1922,
was elected to a three-year term in 1924,
and to four year terms in 1931 and 1951.
She served one term in the Maryland State
Senate, where she was the first woman
ever elected to that body, in 1935. Her
picture hangs on the wall of the House
Chamber.
It is with a great deal of pleasure that
I welcome to this Convention Miss Mary
E. W. Risteau, who is in the balcony be-
hind the speaker. (Applanxc.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Cardin on a point of per-
sonal privilege.
DELEGATE CARDIN: Thank you, Mr.
President.
Mr. President and members of the Con-
vention, it is my pleasure to announce the
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