596

NEGATIVE.

Messrs.	Hodson,	Parran,
Goldsborough, P't	Hoffman,	Peter,
Belt,	Hollyday,	Purnell,
Billingsley,	Horsey,	Ridgely,
Blackiston,	King,	Smith, of Dor.,
Bond,	Lansdale,	Smith, of Wor.,
Briscoe,	Larsh,	Sneary,
Chambers,	Lee,	Swope,
Crawford,	Markey,	Todd,
Dent,	Mitchell,	Turner,
Duvall,	Miller,	Valliant,
Edelen,	. Morgan,	Wilmer,
Galloway,	Negley,	Wooden — 39.
Henkle,	Parker,

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

The question recurring upon the adoption of the amend-
ment submitted by Mr. Todd;

On motion of Mr. Pugh,
The subject was divided;

The question then being on the first clause of the amend-
ment, to wit:

"It shall be the duty of the Orphans' Court of the several
counties and the city of Baltimore to bind, until they arrive
at the age of twenty-one years for males and eighteen years for
females, all negroes emancipated by the adoption of this Con-
stitution, who are minors, and incapable of supporting them-
selves, or whose parents are unable to maintain them, subject
to such regulations as are now or may hereafter be prescribed
by law; "

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

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

Messrs.	Hebb,	Negley,
Goldsborough, P't	Henkle,	Nyman,
Annan,	Hodson,	Parran,
Belt,	Hoffman,	Peter,
Billingsley,	Hollyday,	Purnell,
Blackiston,	Hopper,	Ridgely,