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McMaster, Fooks, Carter, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Hard.
castle, Brent of BaIt. city, Neill, John Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour,
Brewer, Waters, Anderson, Ege, Cockey and Brown—46.
So the convention refused to strike out.
The question was then put on the amendment as offered by Air.
Sollers, and amended on the motion of Mr. Constable;
Mr. Spencer, moved for a division of the question upon each
branch of said amendment;
The question was then put on the 1st branch of said amend
ment, being in these words
"The Legislature hereafter shall grant no charter for banking
purposes, or renew any banking corporation now in existence, ex
cept upon the condition that the stockholders and directors shall
be liable to the amount of their respective share or shares of stock
in such banking institution, for all its debts and liabilities upon
note, bill or otherwise;"
Mr. Brent of Balt. city, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE---Messrs. Blakistone, Pres't, p. t., Morgan, Dent,
Hopewell, Lee, Dalrymple, Bond, Sollers, Howard, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, Sherwood of Talbot, John Dennis, Dashiell,
Hodson, Constable, McC ull ough, Miller, McLane, Bowie,
McCubbin, Spencer, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs,
Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Stephenson, MeHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Carter. Thawley, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Brent, or Balt, city,
Ware, Fiery, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson,
Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Ege, Shower,
Cockey and Brown—56.
NEGATIVE-------Messrs. Rica aud, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson,
Dorsey, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, Brent of Charles,
Ridgely, Williams, Phelps, Grason, George, Wright, Stewart of
Caroline, Schley, Neill, John Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour and
Waters-----22.
So the 1st branch of the amendment was adopted.
The question was then put on the 2nd branch of said amend
ment, being in these words:
"And upon the further condition that no director or other officer
of said corporation shall borrow any money from said corpora-
tion;"
The yeas and nays being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Pres't, p. t., Dent, Morgan,
Hopewell, Lee, Sellman, Dalrymple, Bond, Sollers, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, Sherwood, of Talbot, John Dennis, James U. Dennis,
Dashiell, Hodson, Phelps, Constable, McCullough, Miller,
McLane, Bowie, McCubbin, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
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