tution shall have and exercise all the powers
and duties in their respective counties, now
exercised by the County Commissioners under
the laws of the State, and they shall receive
tile same salary, and their present number in
the several counties shall remain the same
until changed by law,
Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by law for the appointment of Road Su-
pervisors and Constables in the several coun-
ties by the County Commissioners and the
number of said Supervisors and Constables
in the several election districts ill the several
counties shall be determined by the said
County Commissioners, but the tenure of
office shall be uniform, and their powers and
duties shall be similar throughout the State.
Sec. 6. The qualified voters of each county
and the city of Baltimore shall, on the —
day of — in the year —, and every two
years thereafter, elect a Surveyor for the
counties and the city of Baltimore respect-
ively, whose duties and compensation shall
be the same as are now prescribed by law for
the County and City Surveyors respectively,
or as may hereafter be prescribed by law.
The term of office of said County and City
Surveyors respectively, shall commence on
tire first Monday of January next succeeding
their election. And vacancies in said office
of Surveyors, by dearth, resignation or removal
from their respective counties or city,
shall be filled by the Commissioners of the
counties, or the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore respectively.
Sec. 7. The qualified voters of Worcester'
county shall, on the — day of — in
tire year —, and every two years there-
after elect a Wreckmaster for said county
whose duties and compensation shall be the
same as are now prescribed or may be hereafter
prescribed by law; the term of office of
said Wreckmaster shall commence on the first
Monday in January next. succeeding his elec-
tion, and at vacancy in said office by death,
resignation or removal from the county, shall
be filled by the County Commissioners of sand
county for the residue of the term thus made
vacant.
Sec. 8. The General Assembly may pro-
vide by law for the election or appointment
of such other officers as may be required and
are not herein provided for, and prescribe
their powers and duties, but the tenure of
office and mode of appointment of all county
officers shall be uniform, and their powers and
duties shall be similar throughout the State,
Sec. 9. All persons holding any office un-
der article seven of the present Constitution,
whether by appointment or election, and
whose offices are not abolished by this Con-
stitution, shall continue to hold their re-
spective offices for the periods for which they
have been elected or appointed, and until
their successors shall be duly elected or ap-
pointed, and shall qualify according to law. |
AMENDMENT OF THE BULBS.
Agreeably to notice given yesterday,
Mr. CUSHING moved to amend Rule 43, by
striking out the words "whole number of
members elected to the Convention, and in-
serting " inembers present."
Mr. CUSHING said: Upon referring to the
rules, I find that if my motion prevails, it
will be necessary also to amend the 42d Rule,
by striking out the words "except on the
final passage of a report; " so that I give no-
tice that I will move to-morrow so to amend
the 42d Rule, and if general consent be given,
1 will modify my amendment to the 43d Rule
bystriking out all after the word "Journal,"
and strike out these words in the 42d Rule;
and that will leave the wording of the rules
in a better form. if consent is not given, 1
will have the question taken now on the
amendment of which I gave notice yesterday.
The PRESIDENT. If there be no objection
the gentleman can amend his own proposition.
There was no objection.
Mr. CUSHING. Then I ask to substitute this
amendment for the one I offered yesterday, to
be voted on now) under the notice I gave
yesterday.
The PRESIDENT. The gentleman offers a
new proposition, and it must lie over under
the rule requiring a day's notice.
Mr. CUSHING. I understood that I gave a
sufficient notice yesterday under the rules;
and if this lies over that will be two day's
notice, and action upon the third day.
The PRESIDENT. The gentleman overlooks
the important fact that he has asked to change
the proposition.
Mr. CUSHING. I asked unanimous consent
to substitute the amendment now offered, for
that of which I gave notice, and I understood
that consent to be given, or I should not
have moved the substitute. It certainly was
not necessary for me to ask unanimous con-
sent to amend my own proposition.
The PRESIDENT. It is a new proposition,
and under the rule must lie over one day.
Mr. DANIEL. I move to suspend the rule.
The PRESIDENT. The rule cannot be sus-
pended.
Mr. HEBB. Is it necessary under the 55th
Rule, if it is desired to change the phraseolo-
gy of the amendment, to give notice of that
change? The gentleman yesterday gave no-
lice that he should move to amend this rule.
The PRESIDENT. The interpretation of the
President is that any change whatever of the
phraseology, or any thing that will bear a
different interpretation, makes it a distinct
proposition which requires one day's notice.
The mere acceptance by the general consent
of the body does not change the operation of
the rule. The gentleman asks unanimous
consent to change his amendment, and the
Convention assents to that; but it becomes
a new proposition and dispenses with the old
proposition entirely. |
