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OFFICE OF THE

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

February 5th, 1874.

The following Act of Assembly was this day presented to
his Excellency the Governor, for his approval:

An Act to provide for the defense of Officers of Registra-
tion, Judges of Election, and others who are or may be in-
dicted in the United States Court for acts done in the per-
formance of duties imposed, or in the exercise of rights
secured under the Constitution and Laws of this State, which
acts are alleged to be in violation of the Act of Congress ap-
proved May 31st, 1870, entitled an Act to enforce the right
of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States
of this Union, and for other purposes.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.

On motion of Mr. Keech,

The House proceeded to the consideration of the order
in reference to adjournment, which had been ordered to be
laid on the table.

Pending which.
On motion of Mr. Keech,

The vote by which said order had been laid on the table
was reconsidered,

The question then recurring upon the amendment sub-
mitted by Mr. Brace,

That when this House adjourns to-day, it stand adjourned
until Monday next,

Mr. Keech demanded the yeas and nays.

The demand being sustained, the yeas and nays were
called, and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Merritt, Miller, Hart,
Lancaster, Nicodemus, Loane,
Buchanan, Riley, Greenfield,
Merryman, T. H. Hamilton, Joyce,
Turner, of B. CO., Cooper, Berry,
Seth, C. K. Hamilton, Grimes,
Sudler, McWilliams, Stake,
Duer, Staylor, Wier,