1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 353

NEGATIVE.
Messrs.

Hines, Speaker, Miller, Stake,
Bird, Dawson, Brace—8.
Keech, Grimes,

Said bill was then returned to the Senate.

The bill entitled an Act to authorize the County Commis-
sioners of Wicomico county to borrow money on the credit
of the county, for the purpose of purchasing a site on which
to erect a court-house and jail, to issue bonds for the pay-
ment of the same, and to levy taxes on the assessable prop-
erty of the county to redeem said bonds and to pay the
interest thereon,

Was read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.

The bill entitled an Act to repeal section 36, of Article 10,
of the Public General Laws of this State, entitled "Attach-
ments,' and re-enact the same with an amendment, increas-
ing the amount of the exemption in said section mentioned,

Being upon a second reading,
Mr. Keech submitted the following amendmant:
AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Add at end of section 36 : Provided, That this Act, and
nothing herein contained, shall apply or in any manner
affect any existing debt, contract, note or judgment, nor pre-
vent any person or body corporate from issuing an attach-
ment on any judgment now obtained, or which may hereafter
be obtained on any note, debt, or contract existing at the time
of the passage of this Act.

Pending which,

Mr. Park moved that the further consideration of the bill
be indefinitely postponed.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Stake,
The House, at 3 o'clock, P. M,, adjourned.