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On motion of Mr. Audoun,
It was ordered to be entered on the Journal, that William
Brooks, of Baltimore city, is absent from his seat on account
of being engaged as one of the board of enrollment and draft
in the drawing of the draft in said city.
The Report of the Committee on the Legislative Depart-
ment, *
Was taken up.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment sub-
mitted by Mr. Duvall, to wit:
Add to end of section 39 the words "provided however,
that no such sale shall be binding on the State until the same
shall have been ratified by the General Assembly, after hav-
ing been duly reported to the same; "
Mr. Parran submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:
Strike out all after the word "been, " in the third line and
insert the words "duly reported to, and ratified by the Gen-
eral Assembly at the first session thereof after such sale or
sales. "
On motion of Mr. King,
The further consideration of the amendments to section 39
was postponed.
Mr. Clarke gave notice that at the proper time he would
submit the following amendment:
Strike out the section and insert:
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"Sec. 39. The Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer of the
State, are hereby authorized, conjointly or any two of them,
subject to such regulations as the Legislature may from time
to time prescribe, to exchange the State's interest in the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad for an equal amount of the bonds or re-
gistered debt now owing by the State, and to sell from time to
time the State's interest in the other works of Internal Im-
provement, whether as stockholder or creditor, also the State's
interest in any banking corporation, and receive in payment
the bonds or registered debt now owing by the State, equal in
amount to the price obtained for the State's said interest, pro-
vided that the interest of the State in the Washington Branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road be reserved and exemp-
ted from such sale. "
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