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ment. The amendment pending was that offered
by Mr.. Stewart, Of Caroline, requiring all future
acts of the Legislature, intended as supplements,
to embody the original laws with the amendment
of Mr.. Sprigg that each act shall apply to on one
object. After various propositions, and much de-
bate, the features thus aimed at engrafted
upon the articles.
This was the main feature acted definitely upon;
when the Convention adjourned.
Feb 90, 1851
On motion of Mr.. Fiery, the Convention resum-
ed the unfinished order of yesterday-being the re-
port of the Committee on the Legislative Depart
ment. The pending question being on the 10th
section amended.
Mr. Dorsey moved to strike out the 10Th section,
embracing the amendment adopted yesterday on
motion of Mr.. Stewart, of Caroline, and insert in
its stead provision that the Legislature at its next
session, or as soon thereafter practicable, shall
contract with two learned iurists of this State,
to codify, digest and abrdge the public laws
then in force
/ MIR. Spencer moved the following as substitute
for the amendment of MIR. Dorsey, and for the
10th section as amended.-The style of all laws
of this State shall be, Be it enated by the Genral
Assembly of Maryland all laws shall be enacted
by bill only and no law to embrace more than one
subject, to be described in its title. and the Legs
lature at its next session, after the adoption of the
new Constitution, soon thereafter practi-
cable, and every five years thereafter, to contract
with two learned jursts of this State, to digest,
bridge, condense, and codify the statutes of the
State, and with two others to simplify and "a
bridge the rules of practice, pleadings, SC, in the
courts of record of this State abolisfling all spe
cal pleadings, subject to the approval OF the Le
gslaturc.
Mr.. Schley introduced proposition that the
Legislature at its next session after the adoption
of the Constitution, appoint one or more com
mssioners to revise and codfy the statutes of this
State, and one more commissioners to revise,
simplify and abridge the rules of practice plead
mgs, &c, in the courts of this State, and report
to the Legislature for their adoption rejection,
and that the Legislature make provision every ten
years, after the PRONUNCIATION of said code, for pub
fishing and promulg eating the statutes then in force
Upon these propositions long debate took place,
! which was participated in by Messrs. Dorsey,
Thomas, Spencer, Merrick, and continued to the
hour Of adjournment without taking any vote.
Feb. 81, 1851.
Mr.. kilgour submitted an order, that in honor
of the anniversary of the birthday Of the illustri
Gus Washi' gton when the Convention ad journ, it
stand adjourned till y O'Clock on Monday.
Mr.. Fiery moved to lay the order on the table
Negatived, yeas Is, nays 43. The order was then
iadopted-yeas Al, nays %.
! On motion of Mr.. Scllman. the Treasurer was
requested to inform the Convention what amount
of money has been expended in the purchase of lots
and the erection of warehouses for the inspection of
tobacco in the city of Baltimore, and whether now
! ton of said warehouses, and the expenses of in
spection, have been direct charge upon the Urea
sury.
| On motion of Mr.. Brown, the Convention then
proceeded to the order of the day-heing the
port of the Legislative Committee.
The question being upon the amendments pro-
posed yesterday to the 10th section by Messrs.
Dorsey, Spencer and Schley.
! The previous question ordered. and was
put first upon the proposition of Mr.. Schey, offer
! ed yesterday addition to the 18th section
as heretofore amended on the motion of Mr.. Stew
art of Caroine-and said amendment was adopted.
After various motions and much debate, the fol-
lowing substitute offered by Mr. Gwnn for the
10th section, adopted, and forms the 10th sec
! ton, report The style of all laws shall be-Be
| it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
and all laws shall be passed by original bill, and
every law shall embrace but one subject and that
shall be described in its title, and no law
! ton shall be revived, amended or repealed by
ference to its title section only, making it the
duty of the Legislature at its next joint session,
after the adoption of the Constitution, to APP
point two competent commissioners to revise and
codify the laws of the State. said commissioners to
report said code to the Legislature within a time
to be specified by it, for approval, amendment or
rejection, and if adopted, after the revision and
coditication, the Legislature in amending any
tlclc or section thereof. to enact the same SAID
article section would read when amended, and
when any public general law Is enacted, not amen
datory of any sections or article in said CODE it
shall enact the same in articles and sections, in
the manner said code may be arranged, and pro-
vide for the publication OF all additions and aera-
tions made to the code, and the Legislature shall
also appoint one more competent Commission
ers to revise, simplify and abridge the rules of
practice pleadings, forms of proceedings of the
Courts of Record Of this State, and also simplify
and abridge the forms of conveyancing now in use
in this State.
The Convention then adjourned