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the definition of the State Legislature.

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Judge Adkins said at this point the creation

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of local government should be local, he felt, rather than

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in the Legislature. He supported giving the local units

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the power to create new local units. At this point,

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Chairman Clagett suggested that this question might be

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one of the items to be discussed at the next meeting.

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At this point, the question of a population

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figure with compulsory home rule was brought up. Member

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Melvin said that he would like to see home rule tied to

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a population figure, so that the very small counties

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could not adopt home rule if they did not wish it. He

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said that he felt that the size of the county was a very

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important factor here and at this point Chairman Clagett

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summed up by saying he felt the consensus of the Committee

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at this point was to have compulsory home rule, but he

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did feel that the question of small cities should he in-

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vestigated further.

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TIE CHAIRMAN: Thank you, Dr. Loevy. Does any-

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one else have any additions or corrections or changes? Of

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course, they will he later written up in detail, but I