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to be known as Section 122-A of said Article 27, making it
a misdemeanor for any person by any false pretense to obtain a
credit or rating from any person, firm, corporation, association,
mercantile or rating agency, or who shall cause or procure
any person, firm, corporation, association, mercantile or rating
agency to publish or furnish to any third person any rating
or credit obtained by any false pretense made to such per-
son, firm, corporation, association, mercantile or rating agency,
and who shall obtain from any third person any goods, wares,
merchandise, credit or anything of value upon such credit
or rating so obtained, procured or furnished, and to provide
a punishment therefor. " [Which was read the first time and
referred to the Committee on Judicial Proceedings. ]

The Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and
delivered the following message:

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Gentlemen of the Senate: March 21, 1916.

We have received your message proposing to request the
Governor to return to the Senate, House Bill No. 322, by Mr.
Fisher, and we concur therein.

By order: ALBERT J. ALMONEY,

[Which was read. ] Chief Cleric.
BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

March 21, 1916.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

We have received your message proposing to request the
Governor to return to the Senate, Senate Bill No. 116, by
Mr. Jones, and we concur therein.
By order:

ALBERT J. ALMONEY,

[Which was read. ] Chief Clerk.
Mr. Zihlman submitted the following message:

BY THE SENATE,

March 21, 1916.
To His Excellency, Emerson C. Harrington,

Governor of Maryland.
DEAR SIR:

The Senate respectfully requests the return of House Bill
No. 322., introduced by Mr. Fisher, of Allegany county.

By order:

P. WATSON WEBB,
[Which was read and adopted. ] Secretary.