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The section was then read.
Pending the reading of the 2d section,
Mr. Nicolai submitted the following amendment :
Sec. 2, Strike out the word " six," in line nine, and insert
the word "seven;"
Which was rejected.
The 2d section was then read.
Pending the reading of the 3d section,
Mr. Mackubin submitted the following amendment as a
substitute:
"Sec. 3. The Legislature at its first session after the re-
turns of the national census of eighteen hundred and seventy
are published, and in like manner after each subsequent cen-
sus, shall apportion the members of the House of Delegates
among the several counties of the State, according to the
population of each, and shall always allow to the City of
Baltimore four more Delegates than are allowed to the most
populous county, but no county shall be entitled to less than,
two members, nor shall the whole number of Delegates ever
exceed eighty, or be less than sixty-five, and until the appor-
tionment is made under the census of eighteen hundred and
seventy, St. Mary's county shall be entitled to two Delegates,
Kent, two, Anne Arundel, three, Calvert, two, Charles, two,
Baltimore county, six, Talbot, two, Somerset, four, Cecil,
three. Prince George's three, Queen Anne's, two, Worcester,
three, Frederick, six, Harford, three, Caroline, two, Baltimore
City, ten, Washington,' five, Montgomery, two, Allegany,
four, Carroll, three, and Howard, two."
Which was rejected.
Mr. Archer submitted the following amendment :
Sec. 3. Strike out all after the word "thousand," in line
14, to the word " souls," in line 16, and strike out the word
"seven," in line 1, and insert "six," in lieu thereof;
Pending the consideration of which,
The question recurring upon its adoption,
Mr. Archer demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Ford, Motter,
Carmichael, P't, Galt, Nelson,
Archer, Goldsborough, D. Nicolai,
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