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that way, if your confidence is well-founded in the Legis-
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lature, there is no reason now to have the restriction
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upon it in the creation of new. counties .
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MR. MELVIN: 1 am not arguing for it. I am
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thinking along with you as to why it was put in there in
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the first place.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Do I have a motion that we will
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adopt this portion of our report as our Committee recom-
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mendation and the present language that counties shall
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contain not less than 400 square miles' and 10,000 white
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inhabitants be eliminated?
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MRS. FREEDLANDER: I so move .
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DR. BURDETTE: Second.
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THE CHAIRMAN: All in favor, say Aye. Opposed,
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No. The Ayes have it.
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Also with respect to Article 13, Sections 2
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through 6, defining the boundaries of Wicomico County as
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it was created from parts of Worcester and Somerset Coun-
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ties, that that also be eliminated from the constitution
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and effectuated by statute by the Legislature.
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MRS. FREE0LANDER: I so move.
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