382 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 1,

if any of said commissioners shall die or refuse to act during
the continuance of the duties devolved upon them by this
Act, another may be appointed in his stead by a majority of
the remaining commissioners," and strike out balance of sec-
tion,

On the question being put, it was determined in the nega-
tive by yeas and nays as follow :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Davis, of Caroline, Tome,	Trail— 3.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Billingslea, Bowie, Brodwater, Compton, Davis, of Washington, Earle, Jump, Kimmel,	Mackall, Maddox, Mules, Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Waters, Young— 16.

Mr. Tome submitted the following amendment:

Section 1, line 10, strike out after the word "hold to the
word to ——," and insert "property necessary to carry into
effect this Corporation;

On the question being put, it was determined in the nega-
tive by yeas and nays as follow :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Billingslea, Davis, of Caroline, Davis,of Washington,	Frazier, Tome— 5.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Bowie, Brodwater, Compton, Earle, Jump, Kimmel, Mackall, Maddox,	Mules, Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Trail, Waters, Young — 15.

Mr. Tome submitted the following amendment:
Section 1, line 12, strike out after the word and, to the
word "contracts," in line 13, and insert the words "to re-
ceive deeds'';

The question on the adoption of the admendment, was de-
termined in the negative.