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regarded to be perfectly safe, and in character most nearly
approaching State stock.

But being extremely anxious to avoid, as far as possible,
making investments for the fund in any other than State
stocks, he determined to call in and purchase for the fund so
much of the 5 per cent, loan of the State authorised by ch.
33 of 1833, which opportunely became due the first of April
last, as the revenue of the fund was adequate to redeem.

By so doing and buying such 5 per cent, sterling as could
be got in London, he has been enabled to invest all the reve-
nue of the fund which has since accrued, leaving no cash bal-
ance at the close of the last fiscal year.

Respectfully submitted,

D. CLAUDE,

Treasurer.

Mr. Freaner presented an additional memorial in reference
to contested elections in Baltimore city;

Referred to the committee on Elections.
Also the following:
To the Honorable General Assembly of Maryland:

It is assumed that the amount of business in the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, contemplating a fair and impartial trial
in every instance, is ample for the occupation of at least five
judges; but the Constitution declares, (Article 4, section 13,)
that the said court " shall consist of one judge."

Relief in the premises is not sought in the prayer for the
creation of co-ordinate judges of that court, from fear of offence
to the Constitution, but your honorable body is humbly
prayed to pass the following act as affording relief within the
purview of the Constitution; and your petitioner will ever
pray, &c.                                                    D. D. GILL.

Baltimore, January 13, 1860.

An act relating to the twenty-second section of the fourth article
of the Constitution.

Section 1, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That whenever by reason of sickness or any other
cause, even unto an over-laden docket, or in view of a speedy
trial, any of the judges of the Circuit courts, or of the courts