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Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Randall,
Kent, Dalrymple, Bond, Brent, of Charles, Jenifer, Colston,
Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston,
Sprigg, McCubbin, Grason, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Ste
phenson, Ware and Davis—29.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Dorsey, Wells, Sollers, Buchanan, Bell,
Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, McLane,
Spencer, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, McHenry,
Nelson, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Sherwood,
of Baltimore city, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcom er, Michael
Newcomer, Kilgour, W eber, Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Cockey
and Brown—35.
So the Convention refused to fill the blank with "seven."
The question was then put on the motion of Mr. Buchanan,
to fill the blank with "five;"
Mr. Biser, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Pres't, pro tem., Dent,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chanrbers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Bond, Sollers, Brent, of Charles, Jenifer,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Colston, Crisfield,
Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldrborough, Eccleston, Constable,
Chambers, of Cecil, McLane, Sprigg, McCubbin, Spencer, Grason,
Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Shriver, Gait her, Biser, Annan, Sap-
pington, Stephenson, M agraw, Nelson, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Ware,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcommer. Michael Newcomner, Davis,
Kilgour, Hollyday, Parke, Cockey and Brown—61.

NEGATIVE—MesSrs. Miller, McHenry, Stewart, of BaIt. city,
Sherwood, of Balt. city, Weber and Slicer—6.
So the blank was filled with "five."
On motion of Mr. Grason,
Said section was further amended by striking out in the 3rd line
the word ‘‘seven," and inserting "five."
On motion of Mr. Grason,
Said section was further amended by striking out in the 4th line
he word ‘‘two,'' and inserting in lieu thereof "three."

Mr. Spencer, in accordance with the notice given then moved
to amend said 6th section, by striking out from the word "year,"
in the 2nd line, to the word ‘and," in the 4th Line, and inserting
in lieu thereof these words "and been for ten years a resident
citizen of this State;''
Mr. Gwinn, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Pres't, pro tem., Dent,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Bond,
Brent, of Charles, Jenifer, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson,