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said county, on the twenty sixth day of this instant; the said com-
mittees to continue until the first day of December next, or until
superseded by future regulations of this state ? The previous
question was called for and put. whether the above question be
now put? Carried in the negative.

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Grahame, Mr. Deye, Mr. Brevard,
Fitzhugh, Stevenson, T. Wright,
J. Mackall, Shepherd, Kent,
Hammond, Bond, Bruff,
J. Hall, H. Wilson, Gibson,
Paca, Love, Horsey,
Wootton, Archer, Geo. Scoot,
Williams, Ewing, Chaille,
Ridgely,

NEGATIVE.

Mr. Barnes, Mr. Sheredine, Mr. S. Wright,

Fenwick, Edelen, Edrnondson,

Hooe, Schriver, Chamberlaine,

Dent, Beall, John Ennalls,

Parnham, Hughs, Joseph Ennalls,

Bowie, Stull, Potter,

B. Hall, J. Smith, Mason,

Sprigg, J. T. Chase, Dickinson,

Worthington, Gilpin, Johnson,

S. Chase, D. Smith, Gust. Scott,

Carroll, T. Ringgold, Lowes,

J. Wilson, W. Ringgold, Bishop,

Bayly, T. Smyth, Mitchell,
Fischer,
Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, October 9, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday. The
proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr. Marbury appeared in
the house.

On motion of Mr. Wootton, Resolved, That the commissioners
for Montgomery county have the line which divides Frederick and
Montgomery counties laid off and marked by the surveyor of Fred-
erick county, at least ten days before the election for fixing on
the place for building a court house and prison for said county,
and that the qualification of voters for the purpose of fixing on the