1867.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 655

Welch, Hall, Williams, Cameron, Hutchins, Ford, Shipley, Davis, of Charges, Thomas, Jump, Jones, Kerr, Evans, Golibart, Whitaker Lindsey, Magruder, Calvert,	Linthicum, Gorsuch, Steiner, Bamford, Appleman, Tobey, Hoffhine, Bishop, Hutton, Burche, Turner, Coleman, Smith, Robson, Israel, Knott, Lankford,	Pitts, Aydelott, Gordy, Nelson, Wilson, Spicer, McCulley, Bruce, McCulloh, Brydon, Carmichael, Neale, Poole, Criswell, Gore, Dawson, Hammond — 60.
	NEGATIVE — None.

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.

Mr. Carmichael, Chairman Committee on Judiciary re-
ported the following resolutions:

WHEREAS, It has been represented to this General Assem-
bly, that a gross imposition, under the color of law, has been
practiced by corporations of its creation, therefore:

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Attorney Gen'eral be and he is hereby directed, to enquire
whether the rates of toll charged by the President and Man-
agers of the Yorktown Turnpike Company, and the Reister-
town Turnpike Company are higher than is warranted by law;
whether they are charging for passing over any road or way
not now by law belonging to them. And whether or not it
is the custom ol said companies to charge travelers the whole
distance between gates, irrespective of the distance actually
traveled. And if he shall be of opinion that the charter of
the said companies or either of them, in any or all of these
particulars, is violated, he shall publish his written opinion
to the effect in two of the newspapers of the city of Baltimore,
and shall give notice to the said companies of his opinion and
if they shall not within a reasonable time after said notice to
correct the wrong which they shall authorize or permit, then
the said Attorney General shall take such steps as he may
deem necessary to enforce an obediance to the laws, provided
that he shall not take proceedings to forfeit their charter
unless he shall be unable otherwise to compel said companies
to comply with the terms of their charter.

Which was read a first time, (three-fourth of all the members
concurring,) and by special order the second time, and pass-
ed by yeas and nays as follow: