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twice in each year or oftener if required by Law, in each county
composing their respective districts, and the said courts shall be
called superior courts for counties in which it may be held, and
shall have, hold and exercise, in the several counties of this State
all and every the powers, authorities and jurisdictions which the
county courts of this State now have, hold and exercise, or whirh
shall hereafter be prescribed by laws made pursuant to this consti
tution, and the said judges in their respective districts, shall have,
use and exercise all the powers, authorities and jurisdiction which
the Chancellor of Maryland, as a judge in equity now has, uses
and exercises; and the salary of said judge shall be two thousand
dollars annually, which shall not be diminished during his con
tinuance in office."
W hich was read.
Mr. Bowie, moved for a division of the question on said substi
tute down to the word ‘seventh,'' inclusive, in the 9th line
Mr. Brent, of Balt. city, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Hopewell, Mitchell, Weems,
Brent, of Charles, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Sherwood, of Talbot,
Coiston, Eccleston, Phelps, Tuck, Spencer, Dirickson, McMaster,
Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Johnson, Sappington, Stephenson, Mc-
Henry, Nelson, Thawley, Gwinn, Brent, of Balt. city, Sherwood,
of Balt. city, Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer, Michael Newcomer,
Brewer, Parke, Shower and Brown—36.
NEGATIVE—Messrs Chapman, Pres't, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers,
of Kent, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Sellman, Dairymple,
Sollers, Merrick, Howard, Buchanan, Ridgely, John Dennis,
Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, McC ullough,
Miller, McLane, Bowie, Sprigg, Grason, George, Wright, rrhomas,
Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle,
Schley, Harbine, Davis, Kilgour, Waters, Anderson, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith and Ege—47.
So the 1st bianch of said substitute was rejected.
Mr. Brent of Balt. city, then withdrew the second branch of his
substitute.
The question again recurred upon the amendment as offered by
Mr. Crisfield, to the 9th section of the report;
Mr. Shriver, moved to amend said amendment by striking out
after the words "salary of," the words "twenty-five hundred,"
and inserting in lieu thereof "two thousand ;‘‘
Which amendment Mr. Crisfield accepted.
The question again recurred upon the adoption of the amend
ment as amended;
Mr. Bowie, moved for a division of the question upon said
amendment, down to the word "district," inclusive;
Mr. Shriver, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays and
being ordered appeared as follows