112                          JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS               [March 12

concerning the enforcement powers of the Interracial Commission, in
order to make these laws State-wide in effect; and also to repeal present
provisions for a referendum election on the effect of these laws in Carroll
County.

Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on
Rules.

Senate Bill No. 25—By Senator Phoebus:

A Bill entitled: An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 11 of Article 49B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1963 Sup-
plement), title "Interracial Commission," subtitle "Discrimination in
Public Accommodations;" and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 16 of said Article, subtitle "Enforcement Powers of Commission,"
amending the laws concerning discrimination in certain forms of public
accommodation in this State and also the laws concerning certain enforce-
ment powers of the Interracial Commission in order to make these laws
effective within Somerset County.

Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on
Rules.

Senate Bill No. 37—By Senator Dean:

A Bill entitled: An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 184 of Article 18 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Queen Anne's County," subtitle "County Commis-
sioners," as said section was last amended by Chapter 584 of the Acts of
1963, to change provisions for the payment of expenses to the County
Commissioners of Queen Anne's County.

Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on
Rules.

BILLS RETURNED FROM THE SENATE
House Bill No. 17—By Delegate Abramson, M.:

Subject: "HEALTH," subtitle "TUBERCULOSIS," CONCERNING
CONFINEMENT OF PERSONS HAVING COMMUNICABLE TU-
BERCULOSIS, WITH PARTICULAR RESPECT TO BALTIMORE
CITY.

Endorsed, read the third time and passed by yeas and nays.

House Bill No. 54—By the Howard County Delegation:

Subject: "HOWARD COUNTY," subtitle "HOUSING CODE," RE-
LATING GENERALLY TO THE POWERS OF THE COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS.

Amended in the Senate.

Amendments to House Bill No. 54
By the Select Committee:

Amendment No. 1—In lines 12 and 13 of Section 116 on page 1 of the
third reading file bill, strike out the words "and such number of inspectors,