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Mr. Randall, offered as a substitute for said amendment, the
following
"Provided, That an oath may be legally administered to any
person who believes in a state of future reward and punishments
by a Supreme Being in this life or in the life to come."
On the question being put,
"Will the Convention accept the substitute?"
Mr. Ware, moved that the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Donaldson, Randall, Sellman, Bond,
Brent, of Charles, Merrick, Buchanan, Welch, Crisfield, Eccles
ton, Miller, Tuck, George, Dirickson, Sappington, Magraw,
Gwinn, Fiery, Hollyday, Ege and Shower—21.
NEGATIVE—Chapman, President, Morgan, Hopewell, Lee,
Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells, Weems, Dairymple,
Bell, Chandler, Ridgeiy, Sherwood of Tat., Coiston, John Dennis,
Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Phelps, Chambers of Cecil, McLane,
Bowie, Sprigg, McCubbin, McMaster, Fooks, Shriver, Gaither,
Biser, Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson, Carter, Stewart of Caroline,
Hardcastle, Brent of Balt, city, Ware, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Michael Newcomer, Davis, Slicer, Parke and Cockey—45.
So the Convention refused to accept said substitute.
The question then recurred upon the amendment as offered by
Mr. Dorsey.
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved that the question be taken by
yeas and nays, which being ordered, appeared as follows:
A FFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Morgan, Hopewell, Mitchell, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Bond, Sollers, Brent, of Charles,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Colston, Eccieston, Chambers,
of Cecil, Miller, McLane, George, Dirickson, Thomas, Shriver,
Gaither, Biser, Sappington, Magraw, Nelson, Gwinn, Brent of
Baltimore city, Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer, Michael New
comer, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Ege, Shower and
Cockey—42.
NEGATIVE. —Messrs. Chapman, President, Lee, Chambers, of
Kent, Donaldson, Weems, Dalrymple, Merrick, Chandler, Sher
wood, of Talbot, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dishiell, Williams,
Hicks, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, McMaster,
Fooks, Ste phenson, Mc Henry, Carter, Stewart, of Caroline,
Harbine and Davis—27.
So the amendment was adopted.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the 33rd
article as amended;
Mr. John Newcomer, moved to amend said article by striking
out in the 1st line the word ‘‘duty, ‘‘and inserting in lieu thereof the
word ‘‘privilege
Determined in the negative.
The said article was then adopted as amended.