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Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mr. Ridgely;

Mr. Grason, moved the previous question, and being seconded,
and ordered,

Mr. Hearn, moved to lay the amendment on the table;

Determined in the negative.

The question was then put on the amendment as offered by Mr.
Ridgely;
Mr. Dorsey, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows
A FFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud,
Weems, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston,
Dashiell, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, Mc Lane, Bowie,
Sprigg, Grason, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Ste—
phenson, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Brent of Balt, city, Sher
wood of Balt, city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Weber, Hollydoy, Cockey and
Brown— 40.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Lee, Chambers of Kent,
Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Merrick, Jenifer, Hicks,
Wright, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Thawley, Hardcastle, Stewart
of Balt, city, Presstman, Slicer, Smith and Shower—21.
So the amendment was adopted.

The question then recurred upon the amendment as amended

Mr. Bowie, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Weems,
Bond, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Dashiell,
Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Bowie, Sprigg, Grason,
Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappirngton, Stephenson, Stew
art, of Caroline, Gwinn, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of
Balt. city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Michael Newcomer, Weber, Hollyday, Cockey and Brown —39.
NEGATIVE—Messrs Chapman, President, Dent, Lee, Cham
bers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Merrick,
Jenifer, Hicks, Wright, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Thawley,
Hardcastle, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Slicer and
S mith—2 1.
So the amendment as amended was adopted.
Mr. Hicks, gave notice that at the proper time he should move
to reconsider the vote of the Convention, upon the amendment
just adopted, for the purpose of offering the following amend
ment
"And that any man who may hereafter die or become insolvent
in this State, leaving no estate, or if any estate, less than five hun