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by the Convention, to be examined and printed for the use of the
Convention, Prior to their final adoption;''

Mr. Thomas, moved to amend said order, by striking out time
words "chairmen of he several standing committees," and insett
ing in lieu thereof "President appoint a committee of five to;"

Determined in the affirmative.

The said order was then adopted as amended.

Mr. Shriver, called the attention of the Convention to a mistake
in the tabular statement of the census of 1850, in relation to
Frederick county, as attached to the report of Mt. Jacobs, chair
man of the committee on the Free Negro Population of this
State, and asked to have the following corrections made on the
Journal of yesterday, page 552. "Slaves 3,912, Free Colored
3,771, White 33,300; Total 40,983."

On motion of Mr. Smith,
The Convention took up for consideration report No. 19, from
the special committee on New Counties, in relation to a division
and erection of a new county out of Allegany.

The said article having been read,

Mr. Jenifer, moved to amend said article by adding at the end
thereof the following proviso

"Provided the Delegates from the two counties thus divided,
shall not be increased by the Legislature until after the next
census."

Which was read,

Mr. Jenifer, (with the permission of the Convention,) withdrew
said amendment and moved to amend said article by striking out
the word "county," wherever it occurs in said article, and sub
stituting in lieu thereof the words "judicial district;"

Mr. Jenifer, also, withdrew said amendment;

Mr. Thomas, then moved to amend said article by adding at
the end thereof, the following proviso:

"Provided, that the whole representation in the General Assem
bly of the county when divided, shall not exceed the present dela-
gation of Allegany county, allowed under this Constitution until
after the next census;"

Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the article as
amended;

Mr. McMaster, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Chambers, of Kent,
Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston,
Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, Grason, Wright,
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson,
 

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