Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-12-18

bribe, present or reward, or any promise,
or any security for the payment or delive-
ry of any money, or any other thing, to OBJ
tain or procure vote for any candidate or
person proposed or voted for as Elector or
President of the United States, or Represen-
tative in Congress, or for any office of pro-
fit or trust now created, or hereafter to be
created by the constitution or laws of this
State, the person giving and the person re-
ceiving the same shall, on conviction in a
court of law, in addition to the penalties
now or hereafter to be imposed by law, be
forever disqualified 10 hold any office Of
profit or trust, or to vote at any election
thereafter
2 That no person duly convicted of lar
Gerry or other Infamous crime shall ever
thereafter be entitled to vote at any election
in this State; and no person under guardi-
anship as lunalc, or person non compoS
mentus shall be entitled to vote. Laid on
the table.
Mr.. Brown gave notice tina. he dissented
from the first article of said report.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the use Of the
Hall was granted on Sunday of Tomorrow
next, to the Rev. II. l.. Hammer, agent Of
the American Sunday School Union.
Mr.. Eye (disavowing any knowledge Of
the petitioners, or any feeling in common
with ,hem) presented a petition signed by
P. KONG, Rober. Welsh, Patrick Knsff, Ed
ward Morgan, Rober, Flemming, James
Tracy, William Clark, Basil Maker, Reuben
5eves, Ralph Kline, Allen Brown, Edward
Skinner, Thos. White, James Allen. S. Mer-
rll, Reubeniles Of the city Of Baltimore
that Governor may be elected at the first
election after the adoption Of the new Con-
s,ilu,ion-that the success Of Mr. Lowe was
brought about by the aid Of the Reubenles,
and by fraud in voting some individuals a
dozen times-tha, Mr.. Lowe, by advocating
an.l-Reubeni.e doctrines in two speeches in
the city OF Baltimore since his election, has
violated the principle upon which he was
elected.
Mr.. Brown moved tina. it be laid on the
table. egatived-ayes SO, nays 80.
On motion of Mr.. Schley, 1t was referred
to the Executive Committee and the Com.
mi,tee on the Executive Franchise.
The following orders of inquiry were
proposed aud referred 10 the appropriate
Standing Committee.
By Mr.. Wells-To exempt from military
duty persons conscienluously scrupulou:
Of bearing arms.
To require all new counties hereafter
formed TO contain--inhabit
By Mr.. Stephenson-To prevent the
granting or rene wal of charters to banks OIL
other corporations, except by vote Of two.
lhirds'of all the members Of both Houses o.
the Legislature the names of The members
asserting and dissenting, to be recorded -
No charter to be granted or renewed lex,
cept for education or charity without grant.
ing every stockholder the RICH. to inspec
its affairs a, all times. To restrict banking
corporations to the business Of exchange
discount and deposit, forbiding them to
speculate in real estate, merchandise or stock
of other corpora,ons,- holding real
estate or chatlles, except as necessary for
their actual use in the transaction Of bust
ness, or purchased legal sale in liquidation
of debts due them, of which they shall make
sale in reasonable time after purchase.
The Convention adjourned.