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of this article, upon the adoption of the 1st branch of said article
to the word ‘‘and,'' in the 4th line.

The yeas and were then taken and appeared as follows:
A FFIRMATIVE—M essrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone, Dent.,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Donaldson, Sellman,
Weems Merrick, Jenifer, Buchanan, Bell, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dick
inson, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston, John Dennis, James U. Den
nis, Williams, Hodson, Goldsborough, Phelps, Chambers of Cecil,
Miller, Sprigg, McUubbin, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright,
H earn, Jacobs, Thomas, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Ma
grow, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Gwinn,
Stewart of Balt, city, Sherwood of Balt, city, Ware, Schley, Fiery,
Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour,
Waters, Weber, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Shower and Brown—62.
NEGATrVE —Messrs. l)orsey, Wells, Constable, McHenry,
Brewer and Parke---6.
So this branch of the amendment was adopted.
The question then recurred and was put on the last branch of
said amendment;

And the yeas and nays being taken appeared as follows:

A FFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Pent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Sellman,
Weems, Merrick, Jenifer, Buchanan, Bell, Ridgely, Lloyd, l)ick
inson, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston, John Dennis, James U.
Dennis, Williatns, Hodson, Phelps, Constable, Chambers of Cecil,
Miller, Spencer, Grason, George, Heat n, Jacobs, Thom as, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter,
Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart. of Balt. city,
Sherwood of Balt. city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John New
comer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters,
Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower and Brown----61.
NEGA'rLvE—Messl s i)onaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Kent, Golds.
borough, Spr igg, McCubbin, Weber—8.
So the last branch of said amendment was adopted.
The question then recurred and was put on the adoption of the
amendment, as the 21st section, and
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. McHenry, gave notice that he should on to-morrow, move
a reconsideration of the vote of the Convention just taken for the
purpose of substituting the following amendment:
Section 21. The General Assembly shall have power to pro
vide by law for borrowing such sums of money as may become
necessary to fulfil the obligations of the State, contracted previous
ly to the adoption of this constitution, to defray the expenses of
repelling invasion, or of suppressing insurrection, and to meet any
temporary deficiency in the revenue; buL for no other purposes what
ever. All loans made under this authority shall be payable and