1867.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 547

Mr. Knott, from the Committee on the Judiciary, re-
ported favorably a bill entitled, an Act for the relief of The-
rese Caroline Meister, of Baltimore city ;

Mr. Whiteford, from Select Committee, reported favorably
a bill entitled, an Act to repeal section 20 of Article 96, of
the Code of Public General Laws entitled, "Weights and
Measures," and to re-enact the same with an amendment;

Mr. Lindsey, from a Select Committee, reported favorably
a bill entitled, an Act to incorporate Harmony Lodge No,
53, of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons ;

Which were severally read a first time.

Mr. Magruder, from a Select Committee, reported favora-
bly, without amendment, the bill entitled, an Act authoriz-
ing the County Commissioners of Prince George's county to
dispose of the present Almshouse and to purchase or build an
other ;

On motion of Mr. Jones,

The House proceeded to the consideration of bills entitled
to a third reading.

The Senate bill entitled, an Act to repeal the following sec-
tions of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Crimes and
Punishments," to wit, sections 69, 70, 71 and 72, subtitle
"importing convicts or slaves ;" sections 75 and 77, subtitle
"incendiary and obscene publications ;" sections 9i, 95, 96
and 97, sub-title "kidnapping;" section 128; sub-title "mar-
rying unlawfully; section 141; sub-title "murder," sections
146, 147, 148, 149, and 150, sub-title "negroes;" sections 153
and 154, sub-title "passes to negroes;" section 168, sub-title
"religious meetings;" sections 174, 175, 176, and 177, sub-
title "runaways."

Was then read a third time and passed by yeas and nays
as follow :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Miller (Speaker,) Morgan, Welch, Williams, Ford, Nicolai, Davis, of Charles, Thomas, Jones, Phelps, Kerr,	Calvert, Linthicum, Steiner, Hoffhine, Hutton, Turner, Coleman, Neilson, Smith, Flaherty, Robson, Hooper,	Lankford, Stevens, Boswell, Davis, of B. city, Waltemeyer, Feig, Bixler, Pitts, Nelson, Whiteford, McCulley, Brydon,