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Galloway, Nyman, Wickard,
Greene, Parker, Wooden—52.
Hatch,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Dent, Lee,

Annan, Edelin, Mitchell,

Belt, Farrow, Morgan,

Billingsley, Gale, Peter,

Briscoe, Hodson, Schlosser,

Brown, Hollyday, Smith, of Carroll,

Crawford. Horsey, Swope,

Daniel, Lansdale, Turner—24.
Dennis,

So the question upon its adoption was decided in the
affirmative.

Mr. Hebb submitted the following amendment:
Strike out section twenty, and insert:

Sec. 20. One Court shall be held in each county of the
State; the said Courts shall be called Circuit Courts for the
county in which they may be held, and shall have and exer-
cise all the power, authority and jurisdiction, original and
appellate, which the present Circuit Courts of this State now
have and exercise, or which may hereafter be prescribed by
law.

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Audoun submitted the following amendment:

Amend by striking out all after the word "for, " in the
first line, and insert:

"Each Circuit (the 13th excepted) there shall be one
Judge, who shall be styled Circuit Judge, who during his
term of office, shall reside in one of the counties composing
the Circuit for which he may be elected, the the said Judges
shall hold a term of their Courts in each of the counties com-
posing their respective Circuits at such times as now are or
may hereafter be fixed by law, such terms to be never less
than two in each year in each county; special terms may be
held by said Judges in their discretion, whenever the busi-
ness of their several counties renders such terms necessary; "

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Peter submitted the following amendment:

Add to the section the following: