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Franchise, and upon the refusal of the said party to take and
subscribe to said oath, the said Courts shall hold the person
. so refusing to be an unsuitable person to have charge of such
negro; and the fact of such oath having been taken by the
party to whom such negro has been bound, shall be expressed
in the indenture.

Mr. Ridgely moved to informally postpone the considera-
tion of the amendment;

The question being on the adoption of the motion,
Mr. Ridgely demanded the yeas and nays;
The demand being sustained,

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

Messrs. King, Ridgely,

Blackiston, Lansdale, Smith, of Dor.

Crawford, Lee, Smith, of Wor.

Duvall, Markey, Stockbridge,

Hodson, Mitchell, Thomas,

Hollyday, Morgan, Todd,

Horsey, Parran, Wilmer—20.

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Farrow, Purnell,

Goldsborough, P't Galloway, Russell,

Abbott, Greene, Sands,

Annan, Hatch, Schley,

Audoun, Hebb, Schlosser,

Brooks, Hoffman, Scott,

Carter, Hopper, Sneary,

Cunningham, Mullikin, Stirling,

Cushing, Murray, Swope,

Daniel, Negley, Sykes,

Davis, of Wash., Nyman, Wickard,

Dellinger, Parker, Wooden—37.

Ecker. Pugh,

So the question upon its adoption was decided in the nega-
tive.

The question recurring upon the adoption of the amend-
ment.

Mr. Audoun demanded the yeas and nays,
The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows: