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Line 12, strike out "4" and insert "5."
Which was adopted.

Said bill, as amended, was then read the second time and
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Senate bill entitled ''An Act to authorize the transfer of
certain Land Records and Extracts from Deeds, from the
office of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, to the office of the
Commissioner of the Land Office, to repeal section 40 of Art-
icle XVIII. of the Code of Public General Laws, and to re-
peal section 55 of the same Article, and to enact a substitute
therefor,"

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

Senate bill entitled "An Act to add an additional section
to Article XL. of the Code of Public General Laws," entitled
"Fines and Forfeitures," to come in after section 3,

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

Mr. Earle, from the Committee on Finance, reported favor-
ably the Senate bill entitled "An Act to amend the Act of
1853, chapter 441," entitled "An Act to continue the corpo-
rate existence of the several Banking Institutions therein
mentioned, repealing the 5th and 9th sections thereof, and
re-enacting the said 5th and 9th sections as amended."

Which was read the first time.

Also,

From the same Committee, reported unfavorably on the
Senate bill entitled "An Act to allow additional compensa-
tion to Charles E. Hayward and Sewell T. Melbourne, for
professional services in the case of the State vs. John R. Pla-
ter, and unto Charles E. Hayward and John W. Crisfield, in
the case of the State vs. Wm. H. McCotter."

Which,

On motion by Mr. Fields,
Was laid over.

Also,

Reported favorably a bill entitled "An Act to repeal an
Act passed at the January Session, 1868, chapter 209," en-
titled "An Act to .add to the 11th section of Article LVI. of