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accessory to any illegal voting or fraud, force, surprise or
bribery in procuring my own or any other nomination or elec-
tion to any office. "

Mr. Stockbridge submitted the following amendment:

Strike out the word "that, " in the first line.

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Cushing submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 6, strike out all to the word "no, " in the fourth line.

Mr. Stirling submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Insert after the word "Executive, " in the second line, the
words:

"Or unless he shall be on account of reformation restored
to the right of franchise by an act of the General Assembly
passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each
House; "

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Stirling submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Strike out from the word "unless, " in the second line, to
the word "shall, " in the third line, and insert the words "he
shall be restored to the rights of franchise by the General
Assembly by a vote of two-thirds of the members elected to
each House; "

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Edelin submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Insert after the word "crime, " in the second line,
"or of any crime punishable by the Constitution and
Laws of this State or of the United States, with confinement
in the Penitentiary: "

Mr. Thomas submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Insert after the word "years, " in the first line, the words
"who shall have been a second time; "

Decided in the negative.

The question recurring upon the amendment submitted by
Mr. Edelin;