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JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. [Mar. 18,

Chapman,

Baldwin, of Har.,

Veitch,

Cameron,

Hardcastle, of Car.,

Kean,

Shipley,

Garey,

Standish,

Gatch,

Sanner,

Myers,

Hammond,

Hamilton,

Percy,

Hardcastle, of Tal.

Cooper,

Shower,

Lankford,

Blake,

Merrick,

Harrington,

Webb,

Craw ford,

Woolford,

Wilson, of B. city,

Gordy— 51.

Touchstone,

   
 

NEGATIVE — None.

 

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. McLane,

The bill entitled an Act to regulate and make uniform the

compensation of the Judges of the Orphans' Courts of the
several counties, and to fix the compensation of the Judges

of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore city,

Was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.

On motion of Mr. Hammond, (the rules being suspended,)

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill en-
titled an Act to regulate the manufacture and sale of Oils for
illuminating purposes, said bill having been made the order

of the day for Friday, 11th inst., and on a third reading,

Mr. Hammond submitted the following amendments:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Strike out all after the title, and insert :

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That all oils or fluids manufactured from petroleum,
or its products, used for illuminating purposes in this State,
which shall be manufactured or kept for sale therein, shall
be required to stand a fire test of one hundred and ten de-
grees Fahrenheit before it shall burn.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any one manufacturing or
selling illuminating oils or fluids manufactured from petro-
leum, or its products, by the barrel, shall be required to have
stamped upon the head of the barrel, the name of the manu-
facturer and seller thereof, and his place of business, together
with the words, " warranted to stand a fire test of one hun-
dred and ten degrees Fahrenheit, before it shall burn." And
any manufacturer or seller disposing of a less .quantity than
a barrel, shall furnish a certificate, if required, of test as
above.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That whoever manufactures or
keeps for sale, for illuminating purposes, oils or fluids made

 

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