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mission to any office of trust or profit, than such oath of office as
may be prescribed by this constitution or by the laws of the State,
and a declaration of belief in the christian religion; and if the
party shall profess to be a Jew, the declaration shall be of a belief
in a future State of rewards and punishments."
Mr. Brent of Balt. city, moved the previous question, and being
seconded;
The question was then put,

Will the Convention reconsider their vote on the 33rd article of
said report?

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blak-
istone, Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Kent,
Seliman, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Sollers, Brent of Charles,
Bell, Golston, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson, Goldsborough, Phelps,
Miller, Bowie, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Spencer, Grason George,
Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Jacobs, Sappirigton, Stephen
son, Carter, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle, Schley, Fiery,
Neill, Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters and Srnith—47.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Howard, Buchanan,
Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Sherwood of Talbot, Eccleston, McCullough,
McLane, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Ann an, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Thawley, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt. city, Brent of Balt.
city, Ware, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Ander
son, Weber, Hoilyday, Parke, Ege, Shower, Gockey and Brown—36.
So the Convention reconsidered their vote on said article.
The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mr. Chambers, of Kent.

Mr. Brent, of Balt. city, moved the previous question, and
being seconded,

The question was put on the adoption of the amendment as
proposed by Mr. Chambers, of Kent,

Mr. Randall moved for a division of the question which was put
upon striking out;
Mr. Brent, of Balt. city, moved 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, Donaldson, Kent,
Weems, Dalrymple, Bond ,Sol lers, Brent of Charles, Bell, Colston,
John Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Phelps, Mil
ler, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Spencer, Grason,
George, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs,
Sappington, Stephenson, Carter, Hardcastle, Fiery, Davis, Kil-.
gour, Waters and Smith-----47.

NEGATIVE—Messrs Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Howard, B uchan
an, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Sherwood of Talbot, Eccleston,
Mc Cullough, McLane, Thomas, Sh river, Gaither, Biser, Annan,