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be five dollars per day and the mileage allowed to members of
the General Assembly of this State; and the said Convention
shall have power to appoint such clerks and other officers as
may be deemed necessary to facilitate the transaction of the
business of the Convention, and to fix their compensation; and
the Treasurer of the State of Maryland shall, upon the order of
the President of said Convention, pay to each member thereof
their per diem and mileage as hereinbefore provided, and shall
also pay to the officers of said Convention, upon the order of
the President, such compensation as the Convention shall allow;
provided it shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House of
Delegates and of the President of the Senate to provide a re-
porter of the debates and proceedings of said Convention, who
shall act until the said Coavention shall provide its own officers.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That before any member or officer of
said Convention shall enter upon the discharge of his duties, he
shall take and subscribe before the Governor of this State, who
is hereby authorized to administer the oath: "I do swear or
affirm that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently
and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, discharge the
duties of member of the Convention to frame a new Constitution
and Form of Government; that I will support the Constitution of
the United States and will be faithful and bear true allegiance
to the State of Maryland and the government of the United
States, any law or ordinance of any State to the contrary not-
withstanding, and that I have never, either directly or indirectly,
by word, act or deed, given any aid, comfort or encouragement
to those in rebellion against the government of the United
States, and this I swear or affirm, voluntarily, without any
mental reservation or qualification whatever, so help me God;"
and that the Governor shall transmit to the said Convention, as
soon after the organization thereof as may be practicable, a list
of the members and officers who shall have taken and subscribed
the oath as aforesaid, and that no person elected as a delegate to
said Convention shall be authorized or deemed qualified to enter
upon the discharge of his duties as such until he shall have
taken and subscribed the oath as aforesaid, and that any Senator
or Delegate may be eligible to a seat in said Convention, but