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duties of their office shall at the term of the county or city court
next succeeding their election, or in case of appointments by the
court, then at the term of the court of their appointment, shall
execute a bond to the State of Maryland, with security to be ap
proved by said county or city court in the penalty of thou
sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful payment into the Treasury
of the State of all sums of public money that shall be received
by them respectively."

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the several reports of the committee on Represen
tation

The question pending before the Convention on yesterday, be
ing on the amendment offered by Mr. Liorsey, as a substitute for
the amendment offered by Mr. Schley, to amend the 2nd section of
the report submitted by Mr. Merrick, as chairman of the commit
tee on Representation.

After debate thereon,
Mr. Shower, in accordance with the notice given by him on
yesterday, moved to reconsider the vote of the Convention, reject
ing the amendment offered by Mr. Fiery, on yesterday to the 2nd
section of the report.

Mr. Shower, withdrew the motion, but renewed the notice of his
intention hereafter to move a reconsideration of the vote of the
Convention on the amendment offered by Mr. Fiery, to said report,
Mr. Merrick, also gave notice of his intention to move to recon
sider the vote of the Convention on the 2nd section of the report.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the amend-
merit offered by Mr. Dorsey, as a substitute for the amendment
offered by Mr. Schley for the 2nd section of the report.

After debate thereon,
Mr. Sherwood, of Balt. city, moved the Convention adjourn
until Monday morning 12 o'clock.
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. John Newcomer,
The yeas and nays were ordered, and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Buchanan, Pres't p. t., B lakistone, Hope
well, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells,
Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Welch,
Chandler, John Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Golds
borough, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin,
Bowling, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster,
Hearn, Fooks, Johnson, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Magraw,
Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presstman,
Ware, Davis, Waters, Weber, Fitzpatrick and Smith—51.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Mitchell, Brent, of Charles,