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Let us say we pass the general law and
it applies to the twenty-three counties. In
the county that wanted to be exempted, all
that senator has to do is to introduce the
local bill that would have the opposite ef-
fect of the general law. All you are doing
is putting the General Assembly to some
trouble possibly, but you reach the same
result. To me, it seems we are arguing
about something the net result of which
will amount to very little, and I submit
the Clagett Amendment just confuses the
whole issue.
THE PRESIDENT: Are you ready for
the question?
Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: I have a question
of Delegate Hanson.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Hanson,
do you take the floor to yield to a question?
DELEGATE HANSON: Yes, Mr.
Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Storm, is
it your idea in supporting the Clagett
Amendment to either require the Mont-
gomery County Board of Education to be
like all the rest of them or is this to be
an exemption? How do you want this han-
dled? Do you want the rest of the State
to follow Montgomery in this and dictate
to us in Frederick County that we have to
elect our school board or can there be an
exemption for Montgomery?
DELEGATE HANSON: As I under-
stand the Clagett Amendment, it would
permit any county under a local law en-
acted by the General Assembly in the eight
categories, which includes education, to
have a school board different from the gen-
eral run of school boards in the county. It
would not permit the enactment of a gen-
eral law applying throughout the State
which would say "All school boards" must
be organized thus and so and then say
"except Montgomery County".
My answer to you then is that I prefer
this situation. If the Montgomery County
School Board is to be different, I would
prefer that the General Assembly must
act positively rather than enact a general
law and exempt Montgomery County, and
if the consequence of this is that my
county would not have the kind of school
board that I might prefer, I would argue
that the general good of the State should
prevail in this instance and that the gen-
eral law should prevail. My county should
not be permitted to exempt itself if the
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General Assembly had made the decision
that the general law should prevail.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: I agree you
should not be exempt down there, but I
guess I will let this drop at this point.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: I move the
previous question.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(Whereupon, the motion was duly sec-
onded.)
THE PRESIDENT: All those in favor
to move the previous question say Aye;
contrary No. The Ayes have it. It is so
ordered.
The motion is to reconsider. A vote Aye
is a vote in favor of reconsideration. A
vote No is a vote against. If the vote to
reconsider carries then the question of the
substitution of Amendment No. 16-A for 16
will be before you. If the motion to recon-
sider fails, then 16-A has been substituted
for 16. A vote Aye is a vote in favor of
reconsideration. A vote No is a vote
against.
Cast your vote.
Has every delegate voted?
Delegate Boilcau.
DELEGATE BOILEAU: No.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Boiloau
votes No.
Does any delegate desire to change his
vote?
(Tli er e was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 60 votes in the affirmative
and 60 in the negative, the motion to re-
consider is lost.
The question now arises on the adoption
of Amendment No. 16-A, Amendment No.
16-A having1 been substituted for Amend-
ment No. 16. For what purpose does Dele-
gate Moser rise?
DELEGATE MOSER: Is it appropriate
to speak with respect to the Style and
Drafting Committee's language and in
favor of retaining it and against adoption
of 16-A at this point?
THE PRESIDENT: It is. The question
arises on the adoption of Amendment, 16-A
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