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858 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 13
House bill entitled "An Act to regulate the sale of ag-
ricultural seeds in the State of Maryland. "
Which was considered on first reading, and
On motion of Mr. Mitchell
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Latrobe, from Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported favorably, with proposed amendment,
House bill entitled "An Act relating to Ante-Revolu-
tion records and papers of Maryland. "
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
Strike out all after word "county, " end of section 2,
and insert following:
"Section 3. And be it further enacted, That the Com-
missioner of the Land Office of Maryland is hereby au-
thorized and directed to receive from the Register of
Wills of Anne Arundel county and from the Register of
Wills of Prince George's county, all the records and
papers designated and named in section 1 and 2 of this
Act, and also to receive from such other public officials
of the State of Maryland upon the direction and order of
the Governor of the State, and from the clerks of the
Circuit Courts and the Registers of Wills of the different
counties of the State, upon the order and direction of
the Judges of the several Judicial Circuits of Maryland,
and the Judges of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city,
or from individuals, any and all other anti-Revolution
records and papers bearing upon or relating to the his-
tory of this State, as may desire to place them for safe
keeping in said office, and that he shall take into his
custody all of the aforesaid records and papers and shall
safely keep and securely protect the same in his office.
"Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That that the Com-
missioner of the Land Office and the Governor of Mary-
land, are hereby authorized and directed to appoint a
competent person, experienced in such work for the pur-
pose and to continue to completion and indexing of the
records of said Prerogative Court of Maryland, and pro-
vided for under the Act of 1898, chapter 237, and who
shall, if directed by the Commissioner of the Land office,
properly index any county court of Maryland prior to
the year 1777, and which may be in his. the said Land
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