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ber of legal ballots, shall be declared duly elected for the
office of Sheriff for such county or city, and returned to the
Governor, with a certificate of the number of ballots for each
of them; "

The Convention then proceeded to the consideration of the
report of the Committee on the Elective Franchise.

Mr. Stockbridge moved to reconsider the vote by which the
3d section was adopted;

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Stockbridge submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 3, line thirteen, after the word "State, " insert the
words:

"Or who shall be guilty of, or accessary to any fraud, force,
surprise, or bribery, at any primary meeting or nominating
convention, to procure himself or any other person to be nomi-
nated to any office National or State, or Municipal; "

Mr. Miller submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Strike out the words "at any primary meeting or nomina-
ting convention; "

Decided in the affirmative.

The question recurring upon the amendment submitted by
by Mr. Stockbridge as amended;

Mr. Miller demanded the yeas and nays;
The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Edelen, Parker,

Goldsborough, P't Hopkins, Pugh,

Abbott, Jones, of Cecil, Purnell,

Berry, of Balt. co. Jones, of Som., Ridgely,

Bond, Kennard, Russell,

Carter, Lansdale, Smith, of Carroll,

Chambers, Marbury, Smith, of Dor.,

Crawford, Markey, Smith, of Wor.,

Cunningham, Mayhugh, Stockbridge,

Dail, McComas, Swope,

Daniel, Mitchell, Sykes,

Davis, of Charles, Miller, Todd,