had been referred the House bill, entitled an Act to amend
an Act, passed. January session, 1868, chapter 161, entitled.
an Act to incorporate the Frederick and Emmittsburg Rail-
road Company, extending said road, and the time for com-
mencement and completion of the same, reported it without
amendment.

Said bill was then read the second time.

Mr. Earle, from the Committee on Finance, to whom
leave had been granted, reported a bill entitled an Act
to repeal section 10, of Article 97, of the Code of Public
General Laws, relating to State Wharfinger and Wharves,
and to re-enact the same with amendments.

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Earle,' from the Committee on Finance, to whom
leave had been granted, reported a bill entitled an Act to
amend and explain the Act passed at the January session,
1867, chapter 255, entitled, an Act to authorize the payment
to the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company, and the
Dorchester and Delaware Railroad Company, the sum of
thirteen thousand dollars, applied to of Choptank and Mis-
pillion Railroad Company, by the Act of 1860, chapter 303,
according to the provisions of section. 3, of said Act.

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Earle, from the Committee on Finance, to whom
leave had been granted, reported unfavorably a bill entitled
an Act to repeal chapter 259, of the law passed at the Janu-
ary session, 1868, of the General Assembly, relating to
Notaries Public, and to add the following as a substitute
therefor.

And the report was adopted.

Mr. Grove, from the Select Committee to whom was re-
ferred .House bill entitled an Act to repeal section 204, of
Article 21, of the Public Local Laws for Washington county,
' relating to Justices of the Peace and Constables in Wash-
ington county, and to re-enact as amended, reported it
without amendment.

Said bill was then read the second time.

Mr. Grove, from the Select Committee, to whom was re-
ferred House bill entitled an Act to repeal an Act, entitled
an Act to provide for the better protection of Partridges in
Washington county, passed at the January session, 1868,
chapter 21, and re-enact the same with amendments, reported
it without amendment.

Said bill was then read the second time.