1310 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [April 2,

But the bill, passed at a time when only "the white male
citizens" of the State were entitled to the elective franchise,

very properly confined the ballot to them in the election of
the Town. Commissioners of Chestertown.

Now that since its passage by, the General Assembly, but
before it could have become a law, by my signature, the fraii-

chise has been extended to the colored race by the Fifteenth
Amendment, which our State Jaws will doubtless be amended
to conform to. I am confident the General Assembly -will
desire to so amend the bill as to make its provisions compati-
ble with those of the Federal Constitution, which Article 2 of

our own Bill of Eights declares "shall be the supreme law of
the State."

ODEN BOWIE.

Which was read.

The bill entitled an Act to amend the Public Local Laws
of "Kent county, title, "Chestertown," by repealing section

-35, and to re-enact the same as amended,

Was then read.

The question then recurring upon, the reconsideration of
the bill under provisions of the Constitution, section 17, Ar-
ticle 2, the bill was reconsidered.

The question then recurring upon the passage of the Act

over the veto of the Governor,

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

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