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Pending which,
Mr. Keating submitted the following amendment as a sub-
stitute for the 15th section:
"Art. 15. That every elector in this State, and every per-
son holding property therein, ought to con tribute'to the sup-
port of the government thereof;"
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Devries submitted the following "amendment:
"Ordered, That so much of the 15th Article as relates to
the prohibition of a poll tax, be stricken out;"
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Tarr, of Caroline, moved that the Convention do now
adjourn;
Mr. Mitchell moved to amend by adding the words, until
Monday next at 12 o'clock.
The question recurring upon the motion of Mr. Mitchell,
Mr. Bateman demanded the yeas and nays ;
Which was sustained.
The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Kilbourn, Franck, Brent,
Giddings, Merryman, Hodson,
Whitman, Starr, < Nelson,
Barnes, Nicolai, Thomas,
George, Parran, John, Janvier,
Vansant, Parran, C- S., Riggs,
Flaherty, Ireland, Brooke,
Henderson, Manro, Marbury,
Garey, Bennett, Ford,
Brewer, B. City, Howard, Dent,
Ferry, Mitchell, Jamison.
Peters,—34.
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Tarr, Caroline, Wickes,
Carmichael, P't. Hubbard, Massey,
Perry, Longwell, Brewer, of Mont.,
Spates, Galt, Lee,
Walsh, Cover, Emack,
Hoblitzell, Hayden, Keating,
Hall, Chambers, Finley,
Rennolds, Cosgrove, Bradley,
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