1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 273

Hill, Elkton and Chesapeake City Electric Railway Com-
pany, of Cecil county, the sum of $58, 000, which, in the
Act of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1894, chap-
ter 85, was appropriated and transferred to the Elkton
and Middletown Railroad Company of Cecil county, and
the Elkton and Southern Railroad Company in certain
contingencies. "

Which was read a second time, and ordered to be en-
grossed for a third reading.

House bill entitled "An Act to add a new section to
Article 1, of the Code of Public Local Laws, title 'Alle-
gany County, ' sub-title ' City of Cumberland, ' under the
new sub-title ' Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, '
to be numbered ' Section 96 A, ' and to follow section 96,
Article 1. "

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
"Strike out all of section 2. "
Which was adopted.
The bill as amended

Was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading.

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact with
amendments, section 32, of Article 27, of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title 'Crimes and Pun-
ishments, ' sub-title 'Counterfeiting and Forgery. ' "

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

1. In line 20, of section 1, after the word "promissory"
put the word "note. "

2. After the word "than" strike out the word "two"
and insert the word "one. "

Which were severally read and adopted.

The bill as amended,

Was read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading.

Mr. Biggs, from Select Committee, reported favorably,

Bill with amendments, and unfavorably upon the
amendment to insert 'Baltimore City, and Baltimore
County. '
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