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The yeas and nays being taken appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Weems, Bond, Constable, Miller, Mc
Master, Fooks, Jacobs, Thawley, Michael Newcomer, Brewer,
Parke and Shower—12.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson,
Wells, Jenifer, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd,
Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, James U. Dennis,
Crisfied, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson, Phelps, McCubbin,
Grason, George, W right, Thomas, Shriver , GAither, Biser, A nnan,
Sappington, Stephenson, MdHenry, Nelson, Carter, Stewart, of
Caroline, Gwinn, , Stewart of Balt more city, Brent of Baltimore
Sherwood, of Balt. city, Presst man, Ware, Fiery, John New
comer, Harbine, Waters, Anderson, Weber, Slicer and Fitz
pat rick —54.
So the first branch of said amendment was rejected.
The question was then put on the 2nd branch of said amend
ment being in these words "and no law shall hereafter be passed
to raise money by taxation, with a view to the payment of any
pait of the principal of the State debt:"
Mr. Jacobs,asked to withdraw the last branch of said amend
ment, but the Chair stated, that the yeas and nays having been
commenced being taken by the Clerk, the Convention must pro
ceed in taking the vole.
The yeas and nays being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Mr. Fooks and Jacobs—2.

NEGATIVE—-Messrs. Chapman, Presdent, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, H opewel l, Ricaud, Lee, C ha m bers, of Kent, Donaldson,
Wells, Sellman, Weems, Sollers, Jenifer, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of
Colston, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson,
Phelps, Millet, McCubbin, Gruson, George, Wright, McMaster,
ilearn, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap.
pington, Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stew
art, of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent,
of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Fiery,
John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour, Brewer,
Waters, W eber, Slicer, Fitz pat tick and Brow n —ba.
So the 2nd and last branch of said amendment was rejected.

The 22nd section was then read and adopted.
The 23rd section was then read;
On motion of Mr. Presstman,
The 23rd section was passed over informally.

The 24th section was then read the second time,

 
 
 
 
 
 
On motion of Mr. McCubbin,