1876.] OF THE SENATE. 917

same Article, and Section 33 to 43 of Article 88, of the
Code of Public General Laws, passed at the January Session,
1868, chapter 471,

Was read the third time and rejected for want of a Consti-
tutional majority, by yeas and nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Knight,
Bannon, Lee,
Cooper, Lloyd,
Getty, McCulloh,
Gorman, Stevens,
Humphreys, Walsh—12.

NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Freeman, Steiner—3.

Newcomer,

On motion by Mr. Stevens,

The vote by which said bill failed to receive a Constitutional
majority,

Was reconsidered.

Said bill was then passed by yeas and nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Humphreys,
Aydelotte, Knight,
Bannon, Lee,
Cooper, Lloyd,
Ford, McCulloh,
Getty, Stevens,
Gorman, Walsh—14.
NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Freeman, Steiner—3.
Newcomer,

Said bill was then sent to the House of Delegates.

The Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and returned

Senate bill relating to Chestertown, in Kent county.

Endorsed, "Passed by yeas and nays, with proposed amend-
ments."

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

After the words "Commissioners shall notappoint," in line
27, page 2, strike out the words "any baliff of the town or
supervisor of the roads or street, Collector of Taxes," and in-
sert the following : "Shall as Collector of said town taxes,
any bailiff of the town or supervisor of the streets, &c., but
shall appoint as Collector of said town tax, the Collector of
the State and county taxes in the 4th Election District of
Kent county,"