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red lien on said property to the amount of dollars, for
the equal benefit of the said widow or descendants; provided,
nothing herein shall affect creditors existing at the time of the
adoption of this constitution.''
Which was read.
Mr. Jenifer, moved to lay said amendments and substitute on
the table;
Mr. Brent, of Balt. city, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Ricaud, Lee, Cham
hers of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Jenifer, Ridge
ly, Colston, Ja mes U. Dennis, Cris field, Dash iell, Hicks, Phelps,
Sprigg, Bowling, Wright, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Gai
ther, Thawley, Hardcastle, Stewart of Balt. city, Presstman,
and Ware—29.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Weems, Bond,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch , Chambers, of Cecil, Grason, Shriver,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, Stewart of Caroline,
Gwinn, Brent of Balt. city, Sherwood. of Baltimore city, Schley,
Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour,
Weber, Hollyday, Slicer and Smith—29.
So the Convention refused to lay the amendments and substi.
tute on the table.
The question was then put on the amendment as offered by Mr.
McMasteri, to strike out the words, "administrator or," and
Determined in the negative.

Mr. Ridgely, offered as a substitute for said amendment and
substitute, the following
"Laws shall be passed by the Legislature to protect from exe
cution, a reasonable amount of property of a debtor;"

Which was read.
On the question being put,

Will the Convention accept said substitute ?‘‘
Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city moved the question be taken by
yeas and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE----Messrs. Chapman, President, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Weems, Merrick, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Colston, James
tJ. Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Phelps, Sprigg, Bowling,
Wright, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Gaither, Sappington, Stephen
son, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle, Stewart of Balt.
city, S herwood of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware and Kilgour,—37.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Dent, Ricaud, Bond, Jenifer, Buchanan,
Grason, Jacobs, Shriver, Biser, Annan, Gwinn, Brent of Balti
more city, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer and Smith---20.

 
 
 
So the substitute was accepted.