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Art. 15. —Strike out all after State in line 2, and add:
"And excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive
fines imposed, and no cruel, unusual or excessive pains, pen-
alties or punishments, in any case inflicted. "
The question upon its adoption was decided in the
negative.
Mr. Miller submitted the following amendment:
Article 18, first line, before the word "man" insert the
word "free, "
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Mr. Miller demanded the yeas and nays,
The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Billingsley, Davis, of Charles, Lee,
Bond, Edelen, Mitchell,
Brown, Harwood, Miller,
Chambers, Hollyday, Parran,
Clarke, Johnson, Smith, of Dor.,
Crawford, Jones, of Sora., Turner—20.
Dail, King,
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Farrow, Purnell,
Goldsborough, P't Galloway, Robinette,
Abbott, Hatch, Sands,
Annan, Hebb, Schlosser,
Baker, Hopkins, Scott,
Barren, Keefer, Sneary,
Carter, Mace, Stirling,
Cunningham, McComas, Stockbridge,
Cushing, Mullikin, Sykes,
Davis, of Wash., Murray, Todd,
Dellinger, Noble, Valliant,
Earle, Nyman, Wickard—37.
Ecker, Parker,
So the question upon its adoption was decided in the nega-
tive.
Mr. Clarke, submitted the following amendment:
Article 18, amend by adding the following: "and no free
man shall be held to answer for any charge or crime before a
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