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of Special Appeals which will not become
the Intermediate Court of Appeals until
July 1st.
(Laughter.)
The next items on the Calendar are
statements by delegates unable to vote on
the final vote on the Constitution.
Mr. Clerk, please read the statements.
READING CLERK: "From the Hon-
orable J. Millard Tawes to the Honor-
able H. Vernon Eney, President, Mary-
land Constitutional Convention, State
House, Annapolis, Maryland.
"Dear President Eney:
"My unavoidable absence from the
Convention at the time the final vote was
taken upon the adoption of the new Con-
stitution prevented me from casting my
vote in favor of this historic document.
"Because I feel so strongly that we, as
Delegates to this Convention, have forged
an instrument which will place our State
in the forefront of modern Constitu-
tional State governments, I should like
the record to show that, had I been pres-
ent, my final vote would have been in
favor of its adoption. It would be appre-
ciated, therefore, if you would see that
the Journal of the Convention proceed-
ings reflects my position.
"Respectfully yours, J. Millard Tawes."
THE PRESIDENT: The statement will
be entered into the journal.
(Applause.)
"From the Honorable C. Meredith
Boyce to the Honorable H. Vernon Eney,
President, State of Maryland Constitu-
tional Convention, Annapolis, Maryland.
"Dear Mr. Eney:
"This past September, I made commit-
ments for several all-day meetings in
New York City in January, believing
that our new Constitution would be com-
pleted by that date. Unfortunately, the
third reader was approved on one of
these dates and I was not pressent to
vote.
"Feeling so strongly that this proposed
new Maryland Constitution will be one
of the great constitutions written by any
of the fifty states during the Twentieth
Century, I am anxious that the records
show that had I been here for the third
reader, I would have voted in the af-
firmative.
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"Therefore, I would appreciate it
greatly if this letter could be a part of
the record.
"Very truly yours, C. Meredith Boyce."
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: The statement will
be entered into the journal.
The next item on the calendar is the in-
troduction and consideration of certain res-
olutions of appreciation.
There are a number of them.
The Chair recognizes Delegate James to
move the suspension of rules to permit the
immediate consideration of Resolutions Nos.
54 to 61 inclusive omitting 55.
Delegate James.
DELEGATE JAMES: I so move.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
DELEGATE CASE: I second it.
THE PRESIDENT: It has been regu-
larly moved and seconded that the rules be
suspended to permit introduction and im-
mediate consideration of Resolutions Nos.
54 through 61 inclusive omitting 55. It re-
quires a roll call vote.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of the mo-
tion to suspend. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your vote.
(Whereupon, a roll call vote was taken.)
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 138 votes in the affirmative
and none in the negative, the motion car-
ries. The rules are suspended.
The Chair proposes to consider all reso-
lutions at the same time. The Clerk will
read the title of each resolution inasmuch
as the resolutions have been printed and
distributed.
READING CLERK: Resolution No. 54
by the President and Delegates Tawes, J.
Clark and James.
A RESOLUTION expressing the appre-
ciation of the Convention to Mr. Paul T.
Harriss, Sr., and his staff.
Resolution No. 56 by the President and
Delegates Tawes, J. Clark and James.
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