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Goldsborough, Eccleston, Sprigg, Spencer, Dirickson, McMaster,
Fooks, Jacobs, Stewart, of Balt, city and Davis—29.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Dorsey, Wells, Kent, Sollers, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Colston, Constable, Chambers,
of Cecil, Miller, McLane, McCubbin, Grason, Shriver, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Hardcastle,
Gwinn, Wane, Sebley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Michael
Newcomer, Kilgour, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Cockey
and Brown—39.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Brown, then moved to strike out the 6th section in said re
port, and substitute in lieu of it the following:
No person except a citizen of the United States, shall be eligi
ble to the office of Governor, nor shall any person be eligible to
that office, who shall not have attained the age of thirty years,
and who shall not have been five years next preceeding his elec
tion, a resident within this State, and for three years a resident of
the district from which he was elected.
Which was read.
Mr. Ware, moved for a division of the question upon striking
out.
Mr. Brown, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, Mc
Cullough, Miller, McLane, Shriver, Biser, McHenry, Magraw,
Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt, city, Michael Newcomer, Weber, Slicer,
Parke, Cockey and Brown—17.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Pres't pro tem., Dent,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, florsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Bond, Sollers, Brent, of Charles, Jenifer,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Colston, Crisfield,
Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Sprigg, Mc-
C ubbin, Spencer, Grason, Di rickson, McMaster, Fooks, Gaither,
Annan, Sappington, Hardcastle, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill,
John Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour and Hollyday—46.
So the Convention refused to strike out the 6th section
The said 6th section was then adopted.
The 7th section was then read,
On motion of Mr. Grason,
Said section was amended by striking out in the 3rd line "by
joint ballot," and inserting in lieu thereof, the words, "by the joint
vote."
The said 7th section as amended was then adopted.
On motion of Mr. Lee,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 10
o'clock.