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Proceedings and Debates of the 1850 Constitutional Convention
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first and second wards as now laid off, shall constitute District No.
1; the third and fourth wards, District No. 2; the fifth and sixth
wards District No. 3; the seventh and eighth wards, District No.
4; the ninth and tenth wards, District No. 5; the eleventh end
twelfth wards, District No. 6; the thirteenth and fourteenth wards,
District No.7; the fifteenth and sixteenth wards, District No. 8; the
seventeenth and eighteenth wards, District No. 9; and the nine-
teenth and twentieth wards, District No. 10. The qualified voters
In each t of said districts shall at the time and in the manner, in
which delegates ate chosen, elect one delegate, who has been for
one year ne xt before his election a resident of the ward from which
he shall he elected; and has in all other respects the requisite
qualifications of a delegate.

Ast. 3. Of the eighty three members constituting the House of
Delegates, Allegany county shall elect four, Anne Arundel coun-
17 four, Baltimore city ten, Baltimore county six, Carroll
county four, Caroline county two, Calved county two, Cecil
county three, Charles couuty three, Dorchester county three,
Predetick county six, Harfutd county three, Howard county three,
Kent county two, Montgomery county three, Prince George's
county four, Queen Anne's county three, St Mary's county three;
Somerset coun ty four, Talbot county three, Washington county
five, and W orcester county three.

Which was read.

The convention adjourned.

Mr. Dirickson, moved the Convention adjourn;
Determtned in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Diricksin,
The yeas and nays were otdered and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.----Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Hopewell, Lee,
Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Sellman, Dalrymple, Bond,
John Dennis, Crisfield, Ricks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps,
Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks,
Annan, Davis, Kilgour, Brewer snd Waters—29.

NEGATIVE.----Messrs. Buchanan, Pres't pro tem., Ricaud,
Chambers. of Kent, Mitchell, Kent, W eems, Brent, of Charles,
Merrick, Jenifer, Howard, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Dickin
son, Sherwood, of Talbot, W illiams, Chambers, of Cecil, Mc-
Cullough, Miller, McLane, Bowlong, Spencer, George, Wright,
Shriver, Gaither, Riser, Sappington, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson,
Thuwley, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of
Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Balt. city,
Presstman, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith Parke, Shown,
Cockey, and Brown—55.

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