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Proceedings and Debates of the 1867 Constitutional Convention
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Farnandis,
Maulsby,
Toadvine,
Ferry,
McPherson,
Vansant,
Finley,
Merryman,
Wallace,
Flaherty,
Mitchell,
Walsh,
Franck,
Morris,
Wethered,
Galt,
Murray,
Whitman — 65.

NEGATIVE.

Messrs.
Ford,
Kilbourn,
Carmichael; Pt.,
Franklin,
Lee,
Alvey,
Giddings,
Longwell,
Bell,
Gill,
Mackubin,
Bennett,
Goldsborough, T.
McCormick,
Brown,
Hayden,
McMaster,
Carter,
Henderson,
Motter,
Chambers,
Horsey, of S'mt,
Nicoali,
Covington,
Howison,
Perry,
Cunningham,
Jones,
Pleasants,
Dent,
Kennedy,
Ritchie.— 33
So the order submitted by Mr. Hammond, was adopted-
Mr. Dent, Chairman of the Committee upon the Legisla-
tive Department, reported back the original report of said
committee, which had been re-committed to the committee,
with the following additional sections as a Supplementary
Report:
Additional sections to Report of Committee upon the Legisla-
tive Department.
SECTION —. No person shall be incompetent as a witness on
account of race or color, unless hereafter so declared by Act
of the General Assembly.
SEC. —. It shall not be lawful for the General Assembly to
authorize any of the counties, cities, or municipal corpora-
tions of this State to incur any debt or obligation in mak-
ing or assisting to make any railroads, canals, or internal
improvement, without the consent of a majority of the quali-
fied voters who may vote in such county, city or municipal
corporation, in reference to such debt or obligation, in such
manner and at such time and place as the General Assembly
may prescribe.
SEC. —. The General Assembly shall by law provide for the
appointment of a State Prison Inspector to visit and inspect
the penitentiary, jails, almshouses, hospitals, lunatic, asy-
lums, and other institutions and. places in which person are,
or may be confined, under the laws of the State, and shall
define therein, his term of office, salary powers and duties.
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