450 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 20,

Which was read and referred to the Committee on the-
Judiciary.

Mr. Nicolai presented the petition of James B. Mitchell
John S. Ensor, John D. Bedford and 22 other citizens of
Baltimore county, praying the passage of an Act to continue
the present school system in force until July 15, 1868.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Educa-
tion.

Mr. Biddison presented the petition of Judge Yellott,
William S. Keech, W. M. Isaac, Lewis H. Wheeler, George
H. Carman, E. H. Ady and 26 other citizens of Baltimore
county, praying the passage of an Act to continue the pre-
sent school system in force until July 15, 1868.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Educa-
tion.

Mr. Biddison presented the petition of Jacob T. McComas
and 24 other citizens of Howard and Carroll counties, against
the repeal of the Sunday law.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary.

Mr. Nelson presented the petition of Thomas Hope and
fourteen other citizens of Harford county, to continue the
present school system until July 15th, 1868.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Educa-
tion.

Mr. Nicolai presented the petition of Joseph Camp and 136
others, praying that the fare on the York Road Rail Road
may be reduced.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Cor-
porations.

Mr. Riggs presented the petition of sundry citizens of
Montgomery county, praying legislation compelling tobacco
commission merchants to render their accounts under
oath.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.

Mr. Dalrymple presented the petition of 26 citizens of Cal-
vert county, against the repeal of the Funeral Law.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on the-
Judiciary.

Mr. Holmes presented the petition of Washington Stone-
braker and 50 other citizens of Baltimore county, against the
repeal of the funeral law.