1874.] OF THE SENATE. 759

hold good for four years, unless sooner annulled by his dis-
missal from the force; provided, however, that if any officer
of police, policeman or detective, shall be incapacitated from
performing duty by reason of sickness or disability incurred
in the line of his duty for six consecutive months, he may,
at the expiration of that time, be dismissed from the force;
provided further, however, that the said board shall have the
power to dismiss said officer of police, policeman or detective
before that time, if in their judgment they may deem it
proper."

After "Maryland," in line 54, the end of section, add:
"And it shall be part of the duty of the Captains, Lieuten-
ants and Sergeants, whenever a policeman, officer of police
or detective is absent from duty, to report such absence to
the board, and the cause of the same, and if said report
shows that said absence is on account of sickness, such report
shall be prima facie evidence of such sickness, and if any
officer of police, policeman or detective shall absent himself
from duty, under plea of sickness, when he is not sick, such
plea or absence shall be official misconduct, for which said
officer shall be discharged by the said Board of Police Com-
missioners, if they shall deem proper so to do."

Which were adopted.

The said bill, as amended, was then passed by yeas and
nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Knight,
Blake, McCulloh,
Brewer, Phelps,
Billingsley, Stevens,
Brattan, Steiner,
Davis, Spencer,
Denson, Williams,
Fields, Walsh—16.
NEGATIVE—None.

Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.

The Senate bill entitled an Act to repeal section 179 of Ar-
ticle IV. of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "City of
Baltimore," sub-title "Sheriff," and to amend and re-enact
the same,

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

Mr. Davis moved to take up

The House bill relating to Public Highways in Baltimore
county,

Mr. Stevens moved to amend the motion so as to take up