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as contained in the Act of 1884, chapter 342, by repeal-
ing and re-enacting with amendments section 3 of said
Act. "

On motion of Mr. Long,

Leave was granted to the Washington county delega-
tion to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to authorize and
empower the Mayor and Council of Hagerstown, to bor-
row the sum of five thousand dollars for drainage pur-
poses. "

On motion of Mr. Sandman,

Leave was granted to the Baltimore county delegation
to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to license traders in
Baltimore county. "
By Mr. Walsh,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Corporations
to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to extend the privi-
leges, enlarge the powers and amend the charter of the
Westminister Water Company, of Westminister, Mary-
land, a corporation duly incorporated under the General
Laws of this State. "

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Lehmayer, from the Committee on Judiciary re-
ported unfavorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact
with amendments section 3, of Article 5, of the Code of
Public General Laws, title ' Appeals and Errors, ' sub-title
' Appeals from Courts of Law, ' and to add a new section
to said Article to take its proper place therein, and to be
numbered ' Section 3 A ' "

Which unfavorable report was adopted.

Also favorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to declare the sanction of
the General Assembly of Maryland to the grant of a par-
cel of land, described in a deed from Sarah J. Norris to
the trustees of Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church, of
Harford county, dated the 3d day of January, 1900, and
recorded among the Land Records of Harford county in
Liber W. S. F. No. 98, folio 378. "

Which was read a first time.