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VOTES and PROCEEDINGS, November, 1796.
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The bill to dispose of Eden School, in Somerset county, and to apply
the money to the purposes
therein mentioned, endorsed; " By the senate, December 1, 1796: Read
the first time and ordered
" to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 17, 1796: Read the second time and
will pass with the proposed amendment.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
Amendment proposed. In the 4th line of the
3d page, after the word "vacancy" insert the word
"residing."
Which was read the first and second time, agreed to,
and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
And the bill for the relief of the poor of Washington county, endorsed;
" By the senate, December
" 15, 1796: Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 17, 1796: Read the second time and will
pass with the proposed amendments.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
Amendments proposed. In the 10th line of the 6th
page strike out the word "think" and insert
the word "appear." At the end of the 13th line of the 2d page insert
the words " as may be."
In the last line of the bill strike out the words " the above recited"
and insert the word "this."
Which were read the first and second time, agreed to,
and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Ridgely appeared in the house.
On the second reading the bill to erect Baltimore-town,
in Baltimore county, into a city, and to
incorporate the inhabitants thereof, the question was put, That the
following be received as an
amendment to the said bill? " That the council of the city of Baltimore
shall consist of two
branches, one whereof shall be denominated the first branch, and the other
the second branch." The
yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:
A F F I
R M A T
I V E.
Messieurs
W. Thomas,
Hopewell,
Spencer,
Buchanan,
Ridout,
Hall, |
Bourne,
Parnham,
Carroll,
Lamdin,
Hyland,
S. Frazier, |
Goldsborough,
Pattison,
Campbell,
Hollingsworth
Key,
Nicholson, |
Whittington,
Corbin,
Wilson,
Shriver,
Prall, |
Montgomery,
Bennett,
Boone
McClain,
Swearingen, |
Oneale,
Reintzel,
Clarke,
Beall,
Tomlinson. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Neale,
Sprigg,
Digges,
Worthington,
Sherwood, |
Harwood,
Johnson,
Jones,
Wilkins,
Miller, |
Wallace,
Savin,
Duckett,
Calvert,
Baker, |
Quynn,
Brown,
Butcher,
C. Frazier,
Robins, |
Jarrett,
McComas,
Young,
Winchester, |
Cellar,
Bowles,
Douglass,
J. C. Beatty. |
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
On progression in reading the said bill, the question
was put, That the following clause be received
as an amendment to the said bill? " And be it enacted, That the judges
of the election for
electors of the second branch shall, in three days after closing the polls,
give notice of their appointment
to the several persons chosen electors of the second branch, and the said
electors shall meet on
the second Monday in February, 1797, for the first time, at the court-house
in Baltimore-town, and
on the same day in every fifth year thereafter at such place as shall
be fixed on by the said corporation
for holding such assemblies, and they, or a majority thereof, exclusive
of their president, when
met, shall proceed to elect, by ballot, as many persons as there are wards,
out of the town at large,
and not members of their own body, who shall be men of the most wisdom,
experience and virtue,
above twenty-five years of age, and residents of the city five whole years
next preceding the
election." The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:
A F F I
R M A T
I V E.
Messieurs
W. Thomas,
Spencer,
Buchanan,
Ridout,
J. C. Thomas, |
Hall,
Brome,
Sprigg,
Bourne,
Carroll, |
Sherwood,
Johnson,
Hyland,
Goldsborough,
Parnham, |
Hollingsworth,
Quynn,
Nicholson,
Whittington,
Wilson, |
Shriver,
Prall,
Bennet,
Boone,
McClain, |
Reintzel,
Swearingen,
Oneale,
Clarke,
Beall. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Neale,
Worthington,
Harwood,
Jones, |
Wilkins,
Digges,
Miller,
Wallace, |
Savin,
Duckett,
Calvert, |
Baker,
Brown,
Butcher, |
C. Frazier,
Robins,
Jarrett, |
Winchester,
Douglass,
Tomlinson. |
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
On further progression in reading the bill, the question
was put, That the following clause be
received as an amendment to the said bill? " And be it enacted, That
any person who hath resided
five years in the city and Baltimore county next preceding the election,
shall be eligible as a member
of the first and second branch, provided he hath resided one whole year
in the city next preceding
the election." Determined in the negative.
On further progression in reading the said bill, the
question was put, That the following words
be struck out of the said bill? " But an inhabitant of Baltimore
county removing to the city, and
residing twelve months previous to his election, shall be eligible,
provided he resided four years in
Baltimore county next preceding such removal, and holding one thousand
pounds worth of real
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