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court martial or military tribunal except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces of the United States, or in the militia
when in actual service, in time of war or public danger, ".
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Mr. Clarke demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Billingsley, Dail, Jones, of Som.,
Bond, Davis, of Charles, Lee,
Brown, Edelen, Mitchell,
Chambers, Harwood, Miller,
Clarke, Hollyday, Smith of D. —IT.
Crawford, Johnson,
NEGATIVE,
Messrs. Galloway, Purnell,
Goldsborough, P't Hatch, Robinette,
Abbott, Hebb, Sands,
Annan, Hopkins, Schlosser,
Baker, Keefer, Scott,
Barren, King, Sneary,
Carter, Mace, Stirling,
Cunningham, McComas, Stockbridge,
Cushing, Mullikin. Sykes,
Davis, of Wash., Murray, Todd,
Earle, Noble, Valliant,
Ecker, Nyman, Wickard—37.
Farrow, Parker,
So the question upon its adoption was decided in the nega-
tive.
Mr. Jones, of Somerset, submitted the following amend-
ment:
Article 22, first line, after the word "no" insert the word
"free. "
Decided in the negative.
Mr. Clarke submitted the following amendment:
Article 22, amend by adding—"provided that nothing in
this Article shall be so construed as to prevent the Legisla-
ture from passing all such laws for the government, regula-
tion and disposition of the free colored population of this
State as they may deem necessary. "
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