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Mr, Jones moved that the vote by which the 1st Section
had been ordered to a second reading, be re-considered ;
Decided in the negative.
Pending the reading of Section 2,
Mr. Jones submitted the following amendment:
Sec. 2. Strike out all after the word "shares," in line 5,
to the word "assessment," inclusive, in 6th line, and insert
the words "to be ascertained, and apportioned by the Gene-
ral Assembly ;"
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Hardcastle moved the previous question,
The question then being,
"Shall the previous question he now put;"
It was sustained.
The question then recurring upon the amendment sub-
mitted by Mr. Jones,
It was adopted.
Mr, Hammond submitted the following amendment:
In Section 2, line 9, after the word " created," insert "and
on the application of twelve citizens of the proposed County
of Wicomico, the Surveyor of Worcester County shall run
and locate the line from 'Meadow Bridge to the Pocomoke
River, previous to the adoption or rejection of this Consti-
tution, and at the expense of said petitioners ;"
Which was adopted.
The 2d Section, as amended, was then read.
The 3d and 4th Sections were then read.
On motion of Mr. Page,
At 3 o'clock and 5 minutes P. M., the Convention took a
recess: until 8 o'clock this P. M,
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