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Strike out the words "Justices of the Peace and, " and in-
sert after the word "Constables, " "and the. fudges of the
Circuit Courts of the several counties, and the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas and the Criminal Court of Baltimore
city, such a number of Justices of the Peace; "

Pending the consideration of which,

On motion of Mr. Purnell,
The Convention took a recess until half-past three o'clock.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Convention met at 3| o'clock, P. M.
All the members present except the following:

Messrs. Audoun. Barron. Belt, Berry, of Baltimore county,
Berry, of Prince George's, Billingsley, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks,
Brown, Carter, Chambers, Clarke, Crawford, Cunningham,
Dail, Daniel, Dent, Edelen, Gale, Galloway, Harwood, Hatch,
Henkle, Hodson, Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil, Jones,
of Somerset, Kennard, King, Lansdale, Larsh, Mace. Mar-
bury, Markey, Mayhugh, Mitchell, Miller, Mullikin, Noble,
Parker, Peter, Pugh, Ridgely, Robinette, Sands, Schlosser,
Smith, of Carrol], Smith, of Dorchester, Thruston, Todd,
Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer—55.

Mr. Farrow moved a call of the Convention;

The motion being sustained,

The roll was called, and the following members responded:

Messrs. Goldsborough, (President, ) Abbott, Annon, Baker,
Blackiston, Cushing, Davis, of Charles, Davis, of Washing-
ton, Dellinger, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Farrow,
Greene, Hebb, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Keefer,
Lee, McComas, Morgan, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parran,
Purnell, Russell, Schley, Scott, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Turner,
Wooden—39.

On motion of Mr. Farrow,