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General Assembly may modify or abolish the present grand jury sys tem , whenever they shall provide a substitute for the same .

Dr . Wagner moved the previous question ; which was seconded .

And the question being , “ Shall the main question be now put ? " it was ordered .

Mr . Turner moved a division of the question . And the question being upon the motion to refer to said committee , And being put , it was decided in the affirmative .

The question then being on the motion to refer to said committee with instructions , and being put ,

Yeas . . . . It was decided in the negative , i Navs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! The year and ways being demanded by five members .

Those voting in the affirmative are , Megere . Allen of Crawford , Messrs . Hay ,

Megere . Scholield ,

Sedgwick , Anderson , Anthony , McCoy ,

Sherrell , Bowman , Moore ,

Tibcber , Cross , Neece ,

Tubbs , Eile , Parker ,

Wegner , Faller , Parks ,

Walt , Goodba . Perley ,

Wall . Halues of Cook ,

Pierce , Those voting in the negative are , Mezers . Alle 1 of Alexander , Messrs . Cummings .

Messrs . Robinson , Abbott , Dement ,

Sharse , Byne , Forman ,

Snyder , Benjamin , Fox ,

Sutberland , Bromwell , Hankins ,

Tumer , Browning , Hart ,

Underwood . Boztop , Harwood ,

Vandeventer , Cameron , Hayes ,

Wells , Cury , Hildrup ,

Wheeton , Church , Merriam ,

Whitins . Cody , Poage ,

Wright . Rice ,

King

Cialg ,

So the Convention refused to instruct the committee on Bill of Rights in the premises .

The Convention then adopted section 12 , as amended .

The question then being , “ Will the Convention adopt section 13 , as amended ? ? .

Mr . Wall moved to amend , by adding , at the end of the section , the following words , viz : “ When additional courts are created , the fore . going limitations shall be observed . ”

Mr . Wells offered the following substitute for the section :

“ The State shall be divided into judicial districts , to be formed by contiguous countics . ”

Mr . Cary moved to lay the substitute upon the table .

And the question being upon the motion to lay upon the table , and being put , It was decided in the affirmative ,

ſ Yeas . . . . . . .

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ºs | Nays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The year and nays being demanded by five members .