252 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 18,

The Senate took up for consideration the bill entitled, an
Act to authorize Benjamin Norris and Elizabeth Norris, his
wife, to convey by deed a tract of land to the party threin
mentioned;

The bill was then read the third time by special order,
three-fourths concurring, and passed by yeas and nays as fol-
low:

Messrs. Bowie, Brodwater, Compton, Davis, of Caroline, Henkle, Holton, Jump, Kimmell, Mackall, Maddox,

AFFIRMATIVE. Mules, Philpot, Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Tome, Trail, Vickers, Waters, Young—20.

NEGATIVE—None.
On motion by Mr. Tome,

The Senate took up for consideration, the bill entitled, an
Act to add a new section to article 8, of the Code of Public
Local Laws, relating to the powers of the President and Com-
missioners of the village of Port Deposit;

The bill was then read the third time by special order,
three-fourths concurring, and passed by yeas and nays as fol-
low:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Billingslea, Bowie, Brodwater, Compton, Davis, of Caroline, Henkle, Holton, Jump, Kimmel, Mackall,

Maddox, Mules, Philpot, Stephenson, Stirling, Tome, Trail, Vickers, Waters, Young—20. NEGATIVE.—None.

On motion by Mr. Vickers,

The Senate took up for consideration, the bill entitled, an
Act to incorporate the Slaughters Steamboat Company;

The bill was then read the third time by special order,