INDEX. . 1207

MECHANICS LIEN—Leave to amend sec. 43 of the article
so entitled in Code General, 329; favorable re-
port and first, 456; second, 584: third and
passed, 635; returned passed, 1013.

MEISTER, THERESA CAROLINE—Leave to report a bill
for the relief of, 337; favorable report and first,
547; second and third and patsed, 641; returned
passed, 803.

MECHANICS' DIME BANK OF CUMBERLAND—Leave
to incorporate the, 498; favorable report and first,
821.

MECHANICS—Leave to establish eight hours as a legal
day's work for, 329; petitions for, 451.

MECHANICSTOWN IN FREDERICK COUNTY—Peti-
tion for an act amendatory of the act of 1831, ch.
111, and the supplements thereto, 572, 574; fa-
vorable report of such a bill and first, 591; second
and third and passed, 799; returned passed, 920.

MELLVILLE' CHAPEL—Petition for exemption from taxa-
tion, 613.

MEDICAL IMPOSTORS—Senate bill for the suppression of,
and of the crime of unlawful abortion, first and
referred, 728; second, 829; third and rejected,
830; sent to the Senate, 864; returned, 892; pass-
ed, 1030,1048.

MERCHANTS' HOTEL COMPANY—Leave to amend sec-
tions 1, 2, chapter 348, 1860, and to add new sec-
tions, 827; favorable report and first, 844. "

METTS, GEORGE—His petition for a pension, 837.

METCHUM, CHARLES H.—Leave to refund him a certain
sum of money, 839; favorably reported and first,
843; second and third and passed, 876.

MILLER, OLIVER—Elected Speaker, 5; his address ordered
to be printed, 12.

MIDDLETOWN ACADEMY—Leave to enable the Trustees
of the, to transfer the buildings and grounds to
the School Commissioners of Frederick county,
100; favorable report and first, 119; second, 140;
third and passed, 288; returned passed, 962.

MILITIA— Order as to the pay of officers appointed by Gov.
Bradford to organize the, 205.

Leave to amend article 63, Code General, relat-
ing to, and sections 652 to 770; article 4, Code