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county, praying the Legislature to pass an Act to equalize
bounties from the beginning to the close of the war.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.

Mr. Syester, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported favorably

A hill entitled an Act to repeal the several sections of
Article 56 of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled Li-
censes, and re-enact the same with amendments, and to add
additional sections thereto.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Wentz, Chairman of the Committee on Education,
reported favorably

A bill entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to
add a new section to Article 12 of the Code of Local Laws
for Harford county, entitled Schools, relating to the Harford
County Academy, and to the Cokesbury or Abingdon Acad-
emy, and re-enact the same with an amendment restoring the
.State donation to the Harford County Academy.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Colton, Chairman of the Committee on Claims, re-
ported favorably

A bill entitled an Act to appropriate the sums of money
therein mentioned, to pay the claims of Augustus Gassaway
and R. Vinton Clayton, assignees of George Earle ; Bartlett,
Robbins & Co., Frederick Sasscer, George A. Huntt, George
E. Gambrill, William Walsh, trustee, A. Hamilton Hall,
Lewis Magruder, John M. Bond, R. Vinton Clayton, Geo.
S. White., Leonard & Townsend, James R. Alvey, Charles
Shipley, A. 8. Abell & Co., Daniel Caulk, and Jacob
Marker.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Stewart, of Dorchester, Chairman of the Committee

on Militia, reported favorably

A bill entitled an Act to provide for the liquidation and

settlement of Claims for arming and equipping the militia.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Brown, Chairman of a select committee, reported fa-

vorably,

bill entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Phil-
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Com-
pany.

Which was read a first time.