82 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1807.

A petition from James Kent, and others, of Queen-Anne's county, praying that the title of William Coleman
to two acres of land may be confirmed, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. J. E. Spencer, Mr. Sudler and
Mr. Henry, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. Stevens, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to vacate a certain certifi-
cate therein mentioned; Mr. T. Dorsey, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, A further
supplement to the act, entitled, An act to incorporate companies and make several, turnpike roads through Bal-
timore county, and for other purposes; Mr. Davis, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled,
An act to prevent the anchoring of vessels in the fisheries in Susquehanna river and at the head of the Chesa-
peake bay; and Mr. C. Dorsey, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, A supplement to
the act, entitled, An act for the valuation of the real and personal property within this state; which were read
the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

A petition from Thomas Gentel, of Prince-George's county, praying to be supported out of the poor-house,
Was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Page, Mr. Hall and Mr. Callis, to consider and report thereon.

The clerk of the senate delivers the bill to lay out and make public a road therein mentioned in Harford coun-
ty, the bill to provide for the transcribing of certain land records in Charles county, and for making out an
alphabet to the same, and the further supplement to an act, entitled, An act to incorporate an insurance compa-
ny in Baltimore-town, severally endorsed, "will pass. " Ordered to be engrossed. The supplement to an act,
entitled, An act compelling the proprietors of lots binding on the water at the west end of the bason in the
city of Baltimore to extend and improve the same, endorsed, " will not pass. " And the resolution in favour of
Gassaway Watkins, endorsed, " dissented from. "

The house resumed the consideration of the bill to regulate and discipline the militia or this state, and the
question was put, That the house reconsider the llth clause? Resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the amendment added thereto yesterday be stricken out? Resolved in the
affirmative.

The question was then put, That the words " eight dollars" be stricken out of said clause? Resolved in the
affirmative.

The question was then put, That the words "six dollars" be inserted in lieu thereof? Determined in the ne-
gative.

The question was then put on " five dollars. " Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression, the question was put, That the word " battalion" be stricken out of the following
Words in the 14th clause, viz. " And be it enacted, That any officer removing out of the district of his battali-
on, or if a field-officer or brigadier-general out. of his district and county, with an intention of making a per-
manent change of his residence, shall, on such removal, be deemed to have resigned his commission. " The
yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

W. H. Brown, Kerr, Dennis, Porter, Dashiell, Holbrook, Bowles, Darne,
Blakistone, Seth, Frazier, Sturgis, Shriver, Bayard, Schnebly,. Linthicum,
Stone, Stevens, Henry, Robins, Forwood, Jump, Gabby, Greenwell. 24.

NEGATIVE.

Gardiner, C. D. Hodges, Rogerson, Page. J E. Spencer, Kuhn, T. Dorsey, Ray,
W. Moffitt, O. Williams, Little, Half, Sudler, Streett, Steuart, Bruce,
Welch, Merriken, Harryman, Callis, Biggs, Ayres, Tabbs, Tomlinson,
Brice, Grahame, T. Moffit, B. Hodges, Hawkins, Davis, Carroll, Briscoe. 34.
Belt, Green,

So it was determined in the negative.

On further progression, the question was put, That the words "except as herein after excepted" be inserted

after the word " age" in the following clause? viz. " And be it enacted, That all able-bodied male white per-
sons in this state, between eighteen and. forty-five years of age, shall stand their draught. " The yeas and nays
being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Hopewell, Merriken, M. Brown, Frazier, Robins, Shriver, T. Dorsey, Gabby,
Welch, Grahame, Kerr, Cox, Dashiell, Forwood, Bowles, Tomlinson,
C. D Hodges, Little, Winder, T. Moffit, Biggs, Davis, Schnebly, Briscoe. 30.
O. Williams, Harryman, Dennis, Sturgis, Kuhn, Jump,

NEGATIVE.

W. H. Brown, Brice, Green, Henry, Callis, Ayres,. Carroll, Linthicum,
Blakistone, Belt, Rogerson, Porter; B. Hodges. Holbrook, Dime, Bruce,
Gardiner, Blake, Seth, Page, J E. Spencer, Bayard, Ray, Greenwell. 30.
W. Moffitt, Stone, Stevens, Hall, Streett, Steuart,
The house being equally divided, it was declared in the affirmative by the speaker,

On motion, the question was put, That the house dispense with the 33d rule thereof? Determined in the ne-
gative.

On motion, the question was then put, That the words by the provisions contained in this section of this
act, " be inserted after the last amendment? Determined in, the negative.

On further progression the question was put, That the following clause be stricken out? viz, And be it
enacted, That no person under the age of twenty-one years shall be draughted to serve on any tour of duty, but