Davis, of Washington, Dellinger, Earle, Eck-
er, Edelen, Farrow, Galloway, Hodson, Hoffman,
Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Keefer,
Kennard, King, Lee Markey, Mayhugh, Mc-Comas,
Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin,
Murray, Nyman, Parker, Pugh, Purnell,
Robinette, Russell, Scott, Smith, of Carroll,
Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stock-
bridge, Swope, Sykes, Thruston, Todd,
Wooden—47.
The PRESIDENT announced that Mr, Brown
was indisposed and unable" to attend.
There being no quorum present,
On motion of Mr. EDELEN,
The convention adjourned.
SEVENTY-FIRST DAY.
FRIDAY, August 12,1864.
The convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. McNemar,
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Berry, of Prince George's,
Billingsley, Bond, Brooks, Brown, Carter,
Cunningham, Cushing, Davis, of Charles,
Davis, of Washington, Dellinger, Dennis,
Earle, Ecker , Edelen, Farrow, Galloway,
Harwood, Hatch, Hodson, Hoffman, Holly-
day, Hopkins, Hopper, Jones, of Cecil, Jones,
of Somerset, Keefer, Kennard, King, Lee,
Mace, Markey, Mayhugh, McComas, Mitchell,
Miller, Morgan, Mullikin Murray, Nyman,
Parker, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robinette,
Russell, Sands, Scott, Smith, of Dorchester,
Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Thruston,
Todd, Tamer, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer,
Wooden-67.
The pro ceedings of yesterday were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr. SWOPE,
It was ordered to he entered on the journal
that Mr. Smith, of Carroll, is absent from his
Beat on account of urgent business.
Mr, HOLLYDAY was excused from attend-
ing the sessions of the convention for a few
days.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE,
The convention resumed the consideration
of the report of the committee on the elective
franchise".
The question being on the adoption, under
the call of the previous question, of section
one, as amended by Mr. SCOTT, as follows:
" Section 1. All elections shall be by bal-
lot and every white male citizen of the
United States of the age of twenty -one years
or upwards, who shall have resided in the
State cone year next preceding the election,
and six months in the city of Baltimore or in
any county, shall beentitled to be registered |
as a legal voter; and such registration made
in accordance with such provisions as the
general assembly may prescribe, together
with the muster rolls of all such soldiers as
may be entitled to be registered in the State,
and who may be serving in the army of the
United States, shall be held and taken as
the only evidence of qualification to vote at
any election hereafter, and the general as-
sembly shall by law provide for taking the
votes of soldiers serving in the army of the
United States, in the field. And in case any
county or city shall be so divided as to form
portions of different electoral districts tor the
election of Congressmen, senator, delegate or
other officer or officers, then to entitle a per-
son to vote for such officer, he must have been
a resident of that part of the county or city
which shall form a part of the electoral dis-
trict in which he offers to vote, for six months
next preceding the election; but a person
who shall not have a quired a residence in
such county or city, entitling him to vote at
any such election, shall be entitled to vote in
the election district from which he removed,
until he shall have acquired a residence in
the part of the county or city to which he has
removed.
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's, demanded
the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.
The question being taken, the result was—
yeas 46, nays 18—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Carter, Cunning-
ham, Cushing, Davis, of Washington, Dell-
inger, Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway,
Hatch, Hoffman, Hopkins, Hopper, Jones, of
Cecil. Keefer, Kennard, King, Markey, May-
hugh, McComas, Mullikin, Murray, Nyman,
Parker, Pugh, Purnell. Ridgely, Robinette,
Russell, Sands, Scott, Smith, of Worcester,
Sneary, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas,
Thruston, Todd, Va liant, Wickard, Wooden
—46.
Nays— Messrs. Berry, of Prince George's,
Billingsley, Bond, Brown, Davis, of Charles,
Dennis, Edelen, Harwood, Hodson, Hollyday,
Jones, of Somerset, Lee, Mitchell, Miller,
Morgan, Smith, of Dorchester, Turner, Wilmer
—18.
the amendment was accordingly adopted.
The third and fourth sections were read,
and no amendments were offered.
OATH OF OFFICE.
The 5th section was read as follows:
Sec. 5. Every person elected or appointed
to any office of trust or profit, under the constitution
or laws made pursuant thereto, be-
fore he shall enter upon the duties of" such
office shall take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation: I — do swear (or
affirm as the case maybe,) that I will support
the constitution of the United States. and that
1 will be faithful and bear true alegiance to
the United States and to the State of Mary- |
