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 AN ORDINANCE TO REMOVE DISABILITIES ARISING UNDER THE FIFTH SECTION OF THE SIXTH ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION.

Be it ordained by the People of the State of Florida in Convention assembled, That the Fifth Section of the Sixth Article of the Constitution be and the same is hereby repealed; Upon the adoption of the substitute, the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Allison and Gettis, and were: Yeas—Mr. President, Messrs. Bethel, Coon, Cooper, Dawkins, Devall, Dilworth, Finegan, Folsom, Gary, Helvenston, Henry, Lamar, Lewis, McGahagin, McIntosh, Mays, Palmer, Parkhill, Rutland, Sanderson, Spencer, Solana, Tift, Ward and Yates—26. Nays—Messrs. Allison, Barrington, Beard, Daniel, Davis, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Hendricks, Hunter, Irwin, Jones, Kirksey, Lamb, Leigh of Sumter, Love, McCaskill, McLean, McNealey, Morrison, Nicholson, Pelot, Pinckney, Saxon, Sever, Stephens, Thomas, Turman and Woodruff—29.

So the substitute was lost. The question then recurred upon the adoption of the original ordinance, upon which the yeas and nays were called for, and were: Yeas—Mr. President, Messrs. Allison, Barrington, Bethel, Chandler, Cooper, Davis, Dawkins, Devall, Finegan, Folsom, Gary, Helvenston, Henry, Jones, Lamar, Lamb, Lea of Madison, Lewis, McGahagin, McIntosh, Mays, Nicholson, Palmer, Parkhill, Rutland, Sanderson, Sever, Spencer, Solana, Tift, Ward and Yates—33. Nays—Messrs. Beard, Daniel, Dilworth, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Hendricks, Hunter, Irwin, Kirksey, Leigh of Sumter, Love, McCaskill, McLean, McNealey, Morrison, Owens, Pelot, Pinckney, Saxon, Stephens, Thomas, Turman and Woodruff—24. So the ordinance was adopted. Mr. McIntosh of Calhoun called up his resolution of yesterday respecting Commissioners to other States, and upon leave of the Convention withdrew said resolution. Mr. Finegan of Nassau called up an ordinance introduced yesterday repealing the third and eighth sections of the sixth article of the Constitution. Mr. Thomas of Hamilton offered to amend said ordinance by inserting also the 10th section of the same article; Upon which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Helvenston and Finegan, and were: Yeas—Mr. President, Messrs. Barrington, Chandler, Cooper, Dawkins, Devall, Glazier, Kirksey, Lea of Madison, Lewis, McGahagin, Nicholson, Owens, Palmer, Pelot, Rutland, Sanderson, Saxon, Sever, Thomas, Tift and Ward—22. Nays—Messrs. Allison, Beard, Bethel, Coon, Daniel, Davis, Dilworth, Finegan, Folson, Gary, Gettis, Golden, Helvenston,