INDEX. 1043

SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY—

time, 533; read the second and third times and
passed, 592; sent to the House, ib.; message to
House, asking return of bill, 767; answer de-
clining, 797.

SPATES, ALFRED—Appeared and qualified, 95.

Appointed to fill the committees made vacant
by Mr. Ohr, 119.

See elections, contested.

Committee on claims directed to pay, the usual
per diem, 511.

SPRUCE HILL COAL COMPANY—House bill entitled,
a supplement to an act to incorporate the, read
and referred, 214; reported without amendment
and read the second time, 223, 224; read the third
time and passed, 236; returned to the House, ib.

STACK, JOHN FRANCIS—House bill to change the name
of, read and 'referred, 454; reported without
amendment and read the second time, 505; read
the third time and passed, 618; returned to the
House, ib.

STAR DIVISION, NO. 24, S. T.— House bill to incorporate
the, of the town of Hancock, Washington county,
read and referred, 453; reported without amend-
ment and read the second time, 496; read the
third time and passed, 701; returned to the House,
ib.

STATE AND COUNTY TAXES—House bill to authorize
the County Commissioners of the several counties,
to levy the county taxes upon the basis of the as-
sessment of 1866, and the State tax upon the basis
of the assessment of 1852; read the first and sec-
ond time and referred, 599; amended, read the
third time and passed, 704; returned to the Honse,
ib.

STATE ASSESSORS—Ordered, that the Committee on Ju-
dicial proceedings inquire what legislation is ne-
cessary, if any, to legalize the official acts of such
of the, as continued to act after the expiration of
the time designated by law for the close of said
assessment, 74.

Leave granted to report a bill to provide for the
completion of the assessment, and make valid the

acts of, 521.