1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 991

House bill entitled "An Act to prohibit the taking or
catching of oysters with scrapes, scoops, drags or dredges
in or from any of the waters of Dorchester county, viz:
Honga river, Hooper's Straits, Holland's Straits, Tar
Bay, Fishing Bay or any waters included within the lines
of Dorchester county, Maryland, the Great Choptank
river excepted. "

Which unfavorable report was adopted.

Mr. Collins, from Committee on Claims, repotted fa-
vorably, with proposed amendments,

Senate bill entitled "An Act to refund to George W.
Hutchenson of Kent county, in the State of Maryland,
the sum of $40. 94 for money paid by him in error for
State taxes for 20 years from the year 1877 t, o the year
1896, inclusive, on private securities, which securities
were improperly assessed being paid before January 1,
1877. "

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

Strike out in line 9 "$40. 49" and insert in lieu thereof
"$27. 47, " and also in title of bill strike out "$40. 94" and
insert in lieu thereof "$27. 47. "

Strike out in section 1, line 4, "$40. 94" and insert in
lieu thereof $27. 47. "

Which was read a second time.

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.

Mr. Choate, from Select Committee, reported favor-
ably,

House bill entitled ''An Act to amend the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws, Article 3, title 'Baltimore County, ' sub-
title 'Primary Elections, ' as amended by chapter 261 of
the Acts of 1892, by adding a new section thereto, to fol-
low section 9, and to be designated as 'Section 9 A. "

Which was read a first time.

Also, favorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact with
amendments, chapter 527 of the Acts of 1898, entitled
an Act to repeal chapter 448 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1894, entitled an Act to appropriate the
fines and forfeitures imposed by the Circuit Court for