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by providing for the appointment of State Directors therein,
and the exercise thereby of the powers of a Female House of
Refuge.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Duvall, Chairman of a Select Committee, reported
favorably,

A bill entitled an Act for the protection of Rabbits in
Prince George's county.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Kilbourn, Chairman of a Select Committee, reported
favorably,

A bill entitled an Act to provide for maintaining and
keeping in repair the public roads of Anne Arundel county,
and to repeal the Act passed at January session, 1868, chap-
ter 299, so far as the same applies to Anne Arundel county.

Which was read a first time, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Brattan, Chairman of a Select Committee, reported
favorably,

A bill entitled an Act to provide for the protection of
Sheep in Queen Anne's, Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset
counties, and for reimbursing owners of sheep for damages
sustained by them in the killing oi injuring of sheep by
dogs.

Which was read a firs time,

Mr. Winters, Chairman of a Select Committee, reported
favorably,

A bill entitled an Act to repeal section 115, of Article 7,
of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Carroll county,"
sub-title "Westminster," and to re-enact the same with
amendments.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Crouse, Chairman of a Select Committee, reported
favorably,

A bill entitled an Act to repeal sections 35 and 36, of Ar-
ticle 7, Public Local Laws, title "Carroll county," sub-title
''Mount Airy."

Which was read a first time.

The Secretary of the Senate returned the following bills,
severally

Endorsed, " Passed by yeas and nays."