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320 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 5, Mr. Sherry presented a petition from 178 citizens of Alle- gany county, living contiguous to the National road, praying the General Assembly to appropriate $7, 000 to pay the debt with which it is burdened, as stated therein; Mr. Tull presented a petition from over 2, 000 citizens of Baltimore against the passage of the Sunday law; Mr. Hoffman presented a petition from Robert Turner, P. T. Wilson, R. Booth, and 574 other citizens of Baltimore in favor of the Sunday law; Mr. Mittag presented a petition from over 600 citizens of Baltimore city against the passage of the Sunday law; Mr. Poteet presented, a petition from over 500 citizens of Baltimore against the passage of the Sunday law; Which were severally read and referred to the committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Soper presented a petition from Tucker, Smith & Co., Jacob Barron, Henry D. Harvey, and forty-four others against the passage of a law converting the corporation of Baltimore into a Fire Insurance company, with power to levy a Fire tax; The Speaker laid before the House a petition from A. S. Reese, and others against the passage of a law empowering the Mayor and Council of Baltimore to levy a Fire Insurance tax; Mr. Hynes presented a petition from E. W. Robinson, and others against the proposed tax for insurance in the City of Baltimore; Winch were severally read and referred to the Baltimore city delegation. Mr. Stewart presented a petition from diaries Ridgely and 32 other citizens of the third election district of Howard coun- ty, praying the passage of a law authorizing the. Commission- ers of!' said county to levy a sum of money to build a new school house in said district; Which was read and referred to the committee on Educa- tion. Mr. Pilkington presented a petition from colored citizens of Baltimore praying for the right of suffrage and the right of testifying in courts of justice; Which was read and referred to the committee on Colored Population. |
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