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corporate, existing by virtue of the Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1825, chapter 55, and the Acts
supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof, by pro-
viding for the reduction of the number of directors of
said company, fixed by the Act of 1892, chapter 143, sec-
tion 5, sub-section 13, and also to ratify and approve the
increase heretofore made by the stockholders of the
company in the number and par value of the shares of
capital stock of said corporation in pursuance of section
4, sub-section 2, of said last mentioned Act. "

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

House bill entitled "An Act to authorize the Board of
Police Commissioners of Baltimore city to increase the
pension of Jas. D. Anderson, a retired patrolman of the
police force of Baltimore city. "

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

In line 19 insert "$9, " in lieu of "$12. "

Which was adopted.

The bill, as amended, was read a second time and or-
dered to be engrossed for a third reading.

House bill entitled ''An Act to appropriate the sum of
$200 to King Bros, to pay them for extra printing done
by them for the General Assembly at the session of 1898,
and not included in the contract as State printer. "

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

House bill entitled "An Act to make all ground rents
and other charges in land hereafter created in the State
of Maryland, subjects for taxation and to do away with
certain covenants in leases and other instruments of con-
veyances hereafter executed in this State. "

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

House bi71 entitled "An Act to provide for the proper
and effectual service of gas in that portion of the city of
Baltimore, heretofore known as the Annex. "

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

House bill entitled "An Act to add two additional sec-
tions to Article 93, of the Code of Public General Laws,