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The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as amended;
Mr. Hoilyday, with the consent of the Convention, modified
his amendment by insetting after the word "Commissioners," the
words "and the city council of
The question again recurred and was put on the adoption of the
amendment as amended, and
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Fooks, then moved to amend said 21st section by striking
out all from the beginning of said section to the word "the," in
the 3rd line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following
"There shall be two Justices of the Peace in each election dis
trict of every county in the State, and each ward in the city of
Baltimore respectively, having one hundred voters, and one ad
ditional Justice for each additional two hundred voters elected by;"
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Stephenson, then moved to amend said 21st section by
striking out from the beginning of said section down to the word
"respectively," in the 4th line inclusive, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following
"There shall be elected for each of the wards of the city of
Baltimore and for each of the election districts of the several
counties of this State, by the voters thereof respectively, such
numbers of Justices of the Peace and Constables as may be fixed
and regulated by the LegisIature at its first session;"
Which was read.
Mr. Brent of Balt, city, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of
Kent, Doisey, Randall, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Lloyd, John
Dennis, James U. Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson,
Goldsborough, Phelps, McCullough, Miller, Spencer, Grason,
Gorge, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Jacobs, Shriver,
Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Stewart of Balt.
city, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomei, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Anderson, Fitzpatrick, Parke and Oockey—45.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pr't, Morgan, Dent, Hopewell,
Wells, Weems, Shetwood of Talbot, Colston, Bowie, Tuck,
Sprigg, Bowling, Fooks, Gaither, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline,
Carter, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Brent of Balt. city, Ware, Brewery
Weber, Hollyday, Smith, Shower and Brown —26.
So the amendment was adopted.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. Bowie, for the 21st section of the report.
Mr. Weems, offered as a substitute for said section and substi
tute the following