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Ricaud, Lee, Mitchell, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Sellman,
Weems, Dalrymple, Sollers, Brent, of Charles, Merrick, Jenifer,
Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, Sherwood,
of Talbot, Coiston, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks,
Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, McCullough, Bowie,
Tuck, S prigg, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, McMaster, Hearn,
Fooks, Jacobs, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, N elson, Thawley,
Schley, Fiery, Davis, Kilgour, Waters, Hollyday and Smith—56.
So the Convention refused to strike out.
The question then recuraed upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. Spencer, for the 9th section of the report, and
the amendment as offered by Mr. Crisfield;
Mr. Ridgely, asked for a division of the question on said substi
tute, clown to the word "clistiict," inclusive in the 11th line
Mr. Ridgely, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Colston, Spencer, George, Wright, Johnson,
Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle, Hollyday, Parke and
Ege—17.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pies't, Morgan, Hopewell,
Ricaud, Lee, Mitchell, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Sellman,
Dalrymple, Sollers, Brent of Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, Sherwood
of Talbot, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson,
Coldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, McCullough, Miller, McLane,
Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, Grason, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Thomas, Shrive, Gait her, Biser, Annan, Sappington,
Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson, Gwiun, Brent of Balt. city, Sher
wood of Balt. city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters,
Anderson, Weber, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Shower and
Brown—62.
So the 1st branch of said substitute was rejected.
Mr. Spencer, then withdrew the last branch of his amendment.
Mr. Brent of Balt. city, then offered as a substitute for said 9th
section of the report of the committee and amendment offered by
Crisfield, the following
"There shall be a division of the State into seven judicial dis
tricts, in manner and form following, to wit:—St. Mary's, Charles
and Prince George's shall be the first district; Anne Arundel, Cal
vert, Montgomery and Howard shall be the second district; Alle
gany, Washington and Frederick shall be the third; Carroll, Bal
timore county and Harford shall be the fourth; Baltimore city
shall be the fifth; Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot shall be
the sixth; Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset and Worcester shall be
the seventh; and there shall be elected as hereinafter directed, one
person having the qualifications hereinafter prescribed, for each of
the said judicial districts, the said judges shall be styled superior
judges, and shall respectively bold a term of their courts at least