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410 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS Feb). 7, Was then taken up for consideration. The question being on the adoption of the following reso- lutions: Resolved by the House of Delegates of Maryland, That, at an election held. on the seventh day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, for a Circuit Judge of the Twelfth judicial Circuit of Maryland, in the counties of Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester, comprising the said Circuit, John R. Franklin was not duly and legally elected, because lie was disqualified, under, the Constitution, to hold the said office, and because he did not receive the largest number of legal votes polled at the said. election for the said office. And, Resolved, That Thomas A. Spence, having received the largest number of the legal votes polled at the said elec- tion for the said office, was duly and legally elected Circuit Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Maryland. And further, Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions bo transmitted to His Excellency the Governor of Maryland for his action thereon. for his action thereon Mr. Barron moved a call of the House. The ('"demand being sustained, The demand being sustained, The roll was called, and the following members re- sponded: Messrs. Frazier, Speaker, Angel, Barron, Buhrman, Cal- vert, Clift, Comegys, Cronise, Dean, Eavey, Everhart, Fooks. Fawcett, Garrison, Harris, Hodson, Hoffman, Hop- kins, Jamison, Keefer, King, Kirk, Leaverton, Lee, Malone, Markey, McCauley, McCullough, Miller, of Anne Arundel, Miller, of Washington, Mittag, Nairne, Norris, Parker, Pennington, Pilkington, Poteet, Rider, Rinehart, Roberts, Robinson, Shaw, Sherry, Silver, Slothower, Smith , of Alle- gany, Smith, of Frederick, Soper, Stewart, Stone. Tolson, Tull, Usilton, Valliant, Warner, Williams, Wilson, Wood-en, Zeigler—59. On motion of Mr. Barron, The Sergeant-at, Arms was sent out to bring' in the absent members, who shortly afterwards returned with a number of members. The question being on the adoption of the minority re- port, Mr. Williams moved, that the subject be referred to J the next General Assembly; |
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