1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1209

rated and organized under the Act of 1868, chapter 364, en-
titled an Act to incorporate the Baltimore and Drum Point
Rail Road Company.

Which was read a second time.

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

The Senate bill entitled an Act to provide for making a
survey of the counties of Allegany and Garrett, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the number of square miles each
contain.

Which was read a second time.

Mr. Gill, Chairman of the Committee on Education, re-
ported favorably,

A bill entitled an Act to repeal sections 1 and 3, of chap-
ter 2, section 4, of chapter 2, section 4, of chapter 3, sections
1 and 5, of chapter 6, section 2, of chapter 6, section 3, of
chapter 8, section 2, of chapter 10, section 2 and 8, of chap-
ter 12, section 1, of chapter 13 and section 2, of chapter 18,
of an Act passed January session, 1872, chapter 377, entitled
an Act to repeal an Act passed at the January session, 1870,
entitled an Act to repeal an Act passed at January session,
1868, entitled "Public Education," providing a general
system of Free Public Schools for the State of Maryland,
and to repeal all laws inconsistent therewith, and to re-enact
the same with amendments, and substitute other sections in
lieu of those repealed.

Which was read a second time.

Mr. Nutwell, from the Committee on Corporations, report-
ed favorably,

The Senate hill entitled an Act to incorporate the Drovers'
and Mechanics' Bank of Baltimore City.

Which was read a second time.

Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on the Judiciary, report-
ed favoraby,

The Senate bill entitled an Act to repeal sections 160, 161,
171, 172, 175 and 176, of Article 4, of the Maryland Code of
Public Local Laws, sub-title "Courts," and section 1, of the
Act passed February 4th, 1864, chapter 6, entitled an Act
to add certain additional sections relative to the Superior Court
of Baltimore Citj, and the Court of Common Pleas in Balti-
more City, to the 4th Article of Public Local Laws, regulating
the return of process and the taking of judgments in said
Courts, and section 6 of the Act passed March 22d, 1867,
chapter 401, entitled an Act to establish another Court for