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The question being on the adoption of the amendment:
Mr. Stirling demanded the yeas and nays;
The demand being sustained,

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

Messrs.	Cushing,	Markey,
Audoun,	Duvall,	Stirling,
Brooks,	Hatch,	Stockbridge,
Brown,	Kennard,	Sykes,
Clarke,	Marbury,	Thomas — 15.
Cunningham,
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Galloway,	Parker,
Goldsborough, P' t	Greene,	Purnell,
Abbott,	Hebb,	Ridgely,
Annan,	Hollyday,	Russell,
Baker,	Horsey,	Scott,
Carter,	King,	Smith, of Wor.,
Chambers,	Lansdale,	Sneary,
Daniel,	Lee,	Swope,
Davis, of Wash.,	McComas,	Todd,
Dellinger,	Miller,	Valliant,
Dent,	Mullikin,	Wickard,
Ecker,	Negley,	Wooden — 36.
Farrow,

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

Mr. Miller submitted the following amendment:

Strike out section two;

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Miller submitted the following amendment:

Strike out section two and insert:

Sec. 2. The Common Law now in force shall remain in
force as heretofore until altered by the General Assembly,
and the Statute Laws now in force and not repugnant to this
Constitution shall remain in force until they expire or are
altered by the General Assembly; "

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Duvall submitted the following amendment:
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