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and doing business in this States, such amounts as may have
been paid by them for licenses since May the first, eighteen
hundred and seventy-three.

Whereas, By Act passed by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, at the January Session of eighteen hundred and seven-
ty-two, chapter three hundred and eighty-eight, section
thirty-six, the same ''taxes, fines, penalties, deposits of money
or securities, or other obligations or prohibitions are imposed
upon all Insurance Companies of other States, doing business
in the State of Maryland," as are imposed upon Insurance
Companies incorporated under the laws of the State of Mary-
land, and transacting business in such other State; and—

Whereas, The laws of the State of Pennsylvania, imposing
a license of five hundred dollars, and an additional tax of
three per cent, upon all premiums, receipts, was so changed,
(taking effect after the required date of renewal of all licen-
ses within the State of Maryland,) as to require only pay-
ment of the three per cent, tax on all premiums received;
therefore,

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Comptroller of the Treasury, be and he is hereby requested
and directed to credit on all statements of premium receipts
made by Insurance Companies, incorporated under the laws
of Pennsylvania, and transacting business in this State, such
amounts as may have been paid by each of said Insurance
Companies for license since May the first, eighteen hundred and
seventy-three; provided, however, that the charge to each of said
Insurance Companies for the year to end May the first, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-four, shall not beless than the
amount of license heretofore paid.

Which was read the first time.

The Senate bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact
with amendments section 811 of Article IV. of the Public
Local Laws of the city of Baltimore, entitled 'Police,' and
to repeal all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act,"

Being under consideration,

The question recurring upon the amendment submitted by
Mr. Blake on the 11th inst., viz:

41st line, after the word "intoxication,'' add the words
"or theft."

Which was adopted.

Mr. Davis submitted the following amendment:

Strike out the word 'Intoxication," wherever it appears