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less than the sum or value of five hundred dollars, the said plaintiff
or plaintiffs shall not be allowed, but at the discretion of the
court may be adjudged to pay costs;"

Mr. Dorsey, moved to amend said amendment by striking out
these words "not be allowed but at the discretion of the court
may be adjudged to pay costs;" and substitute in lieu thereof
the following:

"Be allowed his costs or adjudged to pay costs at the discretion
of the court;"

Determined in the negative.

The question then recurred and was put on the adoption of the
amendment as offered by Mr. Stewart of Balt. city, and

Determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Morgan, moved further to amend said 12th section by
adding at the end thereof the following:

"And shall have and exercise all the powers and jurisdictions
now exercised by Baltimore county court, sitting as a court of
equity ;"

Mr. Brent, of Halt. city, tnoved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell,
Dorsey, Wells, Weems, Bond, Brent of Charles, Merrick,
Buchanan, Bell, Chandler, Lloyd, Colston, James U. Dennis
Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston,
Chambers of Cecil, Miller, McLane, McCubbin, Bowling,
Spencer, George, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs,
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson,
McHenry, Thawley, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters,
Anderson, Weber, liollyday, Slicer, Fitzpat rick, Smith, Cockey
and Brown—66.

NEGATIVE —Messrs. Donaldson, Howard, Ridgelv, Gwinn,
Stewart of Balt, city, Bient of Balt, city, Sherwood of Balt, city,
Ware and Shower—9.

So the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Gwinn, moved further to amend said section by adding at
the end thereof the follow ing:

"And the Supreme court of Baltimore city shall consist of two
Judges;"

Mr. Gwinn, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE-------Messrs. Lee, C hambers of Kent, Donaldson,
John Dennis, Merrick, Howard, Bell, , Ch andler, Ridgely,
Crisfiel, Williams, Hodson, Chambers of Cecil, George, McHenry,