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and 234 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title ‘City of Baltimore,' sub-title Miscellaneous Local
Laws,' as re-enacted by Chapter 123 of the Acts of 1898."
Was referred to the Committee on Finance.

On motion of Mr. Peter,

Senate bill No. 274, entitled "An Act to regulate the
fare for travel on the Baltimore, South Baltimore and
Curtis Bay Railroad and its connections."

Was recommitted to Committee on Corporations.
On motion of Mr. Crothers,
The following Proposed Amendment to

Senate bill No. 150, entitled "An Act to regulate business
and trade in cities having a population of ten thousand or
over, declaring it unlawful and making it a misdemeanor
to transact business in violation; providing for the ap-
pointment of license commissioners in such cities pre-
scribing their powers, defining their duties and fixing
their compensation."

Strike out all after the words "a bill” and insert as
follows

"Entitled an Act to regulate business and trade in
cities having a population of ten thousand or over,
declaring it unlawful, and making it a misdemeanor to
transact business in violation of the provisions thereof,
and providing a penalty for such violation."

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Maryland, as follows:

"Section 1. For the purpose of' regulating business and
trade in cities which now have, or at any time hereafter
may have a population of ten thousand inhabitants or
over, the following classification and grouping of articles,
goods, wares and merchandise is hereby established, to
wit:

DIVISION I—Classes.

Class 1. Fabric in pieces and manufactures of silk,
ramic and other vegetable fibre.

Class 2. Cotton, linen, wool woven and felted, and mix-
tures of wool amid fabrics of hair, alpaca, rubber, etc.