1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           387

Insert the words "or free negroes," after the word "slave,"
in the twenty-first line, 16th section

Strike out the words "at fines and penalties,*' in the first
and second lines of the 18th section.

Insert the word "and," after the word "fines," in the first
line of same section;.

Insert after the word "ordinances," in the fifth line of sec-
tion 13th the following words: "and recover the same in the
name of said corporation, before any justice of the peace of
said county, as other fines and forfeitures are now recovered;"

Which was assented to, and the bill as amended, passed
by yeas and nays, as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Dail,	Stirling,
Morgan,	Richardson,	Rogers,
Neale,	Grieves,	McPherson,
Wickes,	Davis,	Smith, of B. city,
Meginnis,	Ford, of Cecil,	Kennard,
Tongue,	Kidd,	Lynch, of B. city,
Kilbourn,	Wyville,	Harrington,
Griffiss,	Larrimore,	Crowley,
Magruder,	Sudler, of Q. A.	Forrest,
Burgess,	Landing,	Alexander,
Stonestreet,	Spence,	Rohrer,
Walker,	Harding,	Gray,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Bowlus,	Schnebly,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Root,	Duvall,
Goldsborough,	Koons,	Worthington,
Waller,	Hanway,	Reindollar,
Moore,	Bacon,	Day,
Sudler, of Som.	Baker,	Welling—56.
Tilghman,	McGonigal,
	Negative—None.

William A. Riddlemoser, Delegate elect from Washington
county, appeared, qualified and took his seat.

Mr. Kidd presented a petition from J. T. Veasey, Samuel
Wilson and thirty other citizens of Cecil county, favoring the
passage of an act to establish a uniform system of public
schools in the State ;

Which was referred to the committee on Education.

Mr. Spence presented a petition of one hundred and forty
citizens of Worcester county, in this State, praying that
no official action be taken to interrupt, or prevent the cutting
of a canal from Pocomoke to St. Martin's River, according to
act of Assembly 1853, chapter 80; and act of 1856, chap-
ter 254;