599

Miller, McLane, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, Spencer, George, Wright,
Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Magraw, Sherwood,
of Balt. city, Brewer, Anderson, Fitzpatrick and Parke—26.
So the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the 9th sec
tion as amended;
On motion of Mr. Bowie,
The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—MeSSrS. Chapman, Pr't, M organ, Hopewell ,Ricaud,
Lee, Mitchell, Merrick, Lloyd, Sherwood, of Talbot, Crisfield, Da
shiell, Hodson, Eccleston, Phelps, McC ullough, Sprigg, McC ubbin,
Grason, George, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan,
McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Gwinn, Sherwood, of Baltti
more city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick,
Smith, Parke and Brown—52.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chambers, of Kent, Wells, Randall, Kent,
Sellman, Weems, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler,
Ridgely, John Dennis, Miller, McLane, Bowie, Tuck, Spencer,
Stephenson, Thawley, Davis, Waters and Anderson—24.
So the 9th section as amended was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Bowie,
The Convention reconsidered the 10th section of said report.
On the question being put,
"Will the Convention adopt said section ?" it was
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Jenifer, then moved to insert as the 10th section of said
report the following:
Sec. There shall be a Chancellor elected for each of the
inferior Judicial districts, whose term of office, qualifications
and salary shall be the same as herein provided for the Judges
of the inferior judicial districts, and who shall be elected in the
same manner, and removeable for same causes. The Chancellor
shall have and exercise the equity jurisdiction now exercised by
the county courts sitting as courts of equity, in the several
counties for which he shall have been elected. He shall
hold his courts at such time and place as are now prescribed, or
may hereafter be provided for by law. He shall have jurisdiction,
in all applications for the benefit of the insolvent laws within his
district of this State, and the supervision and control of the trus
tees thereof.
The Chancellor elected for each of the inferior judicial districts
shall be Judge of the Orphans' Court of each county in their re
spective districts, who shall have all the powers now vested in the
Orphans' Courts of the several counties of this State, subject to
such regulations as the Legislature may hereafter establish. It