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Also, favorably,

House bill entitled "Ad Act to enable the Enoch Pratt
Free Library of Baltimore city, to receive gifts, bequests
devises and conveyances of real or personal property for
the use of said library. "

Which was read a first time.

Also, favorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to add an additional sec-
tion to Article 93, of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, title 'Testamentary Law, ' sub-title 'Guardian
and Ward, ' to come in after section 170, and to be known
as 'Section 170 A. ' "

Which was read a first time.

Also, favorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal section 15 of Ar-
ticle 10, of the Code of Public General Laws, as amended
by chapter 472, of the Acts of 1898, and to re-enact the
same with amendment. "

Which was read a first time.

Also, favorably,

Senate bill entitled "An Act to extend and continue in
force the terms of the Act of 1896, chapter 264, entitled
an Act to provide for the appointment of commissioners
for the promotion of uniformity of Legislation in the
United States, and to authorize the appointment and
continuance of Commissioners thereunder. "

Which was read a second time.

Also, favorably, with request that same be committed
to the Committee on Labor.

House bill entitled "An Act to add two additional sec-
tions to Article 27, of the Code of Public General Laws,
title 'Crimes and Punishments, ' under the new sub-title
'Protection of Employees, ' to come in after section 169,
to be known as section 169 X and 169 Y, to forbid em-
ployers from restraining and preventing employees from
joining labor organizations, and provide a penalty for
violation thereof. "

Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Labor.

Mr. Choate, from Committee on Agriculture, reported
favorably,