charge said duties in the form prescribed by law
for members of the House of Delegates of this
State, "mutatis mutandi's," except the Speaker or
President elect of said Convention, who shall take
the same oath, in the presence of said Convention,
before some judge or Justice of the Peace of this
State.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted. That in case a majority
of the ballots cast for and against a Convention
shall be in favor of the call of a Convention, then
the said Convention shall meet at the city of An-
napolis on the second Wednesday of May, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-seven, and shall continue
in session from day to day until the duties for
which the said Convention was called shall be
fully discharged and a new Constitution and form
of government completely framed, and the said
Convention shall have lull power to decide upon
the validity of the election and upon the requisite
qualifications of its members; and the compensa-
tion of the members shall be mileage and five dol-
lars per day; and the said Convention shall have
full power to appoint such clerks and other officers
as may be deemed necessary to facilitate the trans-
action of the business of the Convention, and to
determine the compensation of the President and
other officers; and the President of said Conven-
tion is hereby authorized to order the payment of
the compensation above provided for the members
and officers thereof, and the Treasurer required to
pay said compensation in conformity with said
order.

Powers of
the Conven-
tion.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted. That if any vacancy
or vacancies occur by death, resignation, or other-
wise, in any delegation hereinbefore provided for,
either before or after the qualification of the Dele-
gates to the said Convention, the Sheriff of the
county or the Sheriff of the city of Baltimore, in
whose delegation such vacancy may occur, shall,
upon information thereof by the delegation in
which such vacancy may occur, by the President
of said Convention, or by the Governor of the
State, give immediately public notice for special
election to be held at the usual place of holding
election in said county or city, not less than five

In cases of
vacancy.