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1866.] OF THE SENATE. 31 Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the Governor to our Senators in Congress of the United States, with instructions, and our members in the House of Representatives, with requests that they oppose in the bodies of which they are respectively members, any legislation which shall attempt to regulate the right of suffrage in this State, or to secure equality among the races. Mr. Ohr moved to refer them to the committee on Federal Relation. Determined in the affirmative by yeas and nays, as follows: AFFIRMATIVE.
NEGATIVE.
Mr. Ohr submitted the following Resolutions : WHEREAS, during the month of December, 1865, Justices of the Peace for the several counties of the State, and for the city of Baltimore, were appointed and commissioned by ex-Governor Bradford, under Part Sixth, Article Fourth, of the Constitution of this State, And, whereas, many of the Justices of the Peace, so ap- pointed and commissioned, have in various parts of the State qualified and entered on the discharge of the duties of such office in literal conflict with the provisions of Section Six- teen, of Article Second of said Constitution, and in apparent conflict, with Section Six, of Article Twelve, 'And, whereas, much litigation and evil may, and will en- sue from the continued exercise of their functions by said ap- pointees, Therefore, be it Resolved by the General Assembly of Mary- land, That His Excellency, Governor Swann, be, and he is hereby requested to adopt the requisite steps to have a case brought before the Court of Appeals on a mandamus, or quo warranto, |
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