1874.] OF THE SENATE. 789

sioners, whether, in their opinion, it will be advisable to close
said road as a public highway; and the said County Commis-
sioners shall give notice in some newspaper printed in said
county, for at least three weeks, when they will consider the
report of the said Examiners so appointed by them, and it
the report of the said Examiners shall advise the closing of
said road as a public highvay; and if the County Commis-
sioners, after taking the testimony of all persons who shall
appear before them to testify as the expediency of closing
said road, shall be convinced that the said road i not needed
as a public highway, they shall direct the same to be closed
as a public road, but if in their discretion, it is expedient so
to do, they may direct the said road to be kept open as a
private road, to be kept in repair by the persons interested
in the use of it."

Which was adopted, and

Said bill was then read the second time.

Mr. Earle, from the Committee on Finance, reported favor-
ably

The House bill entitled an Act to provide for the payment
of a sum of money to J. Parran Crane, State's Attorney for
St. Mary's county.

Which was read the second time.
Also, reported

The House bill entitled an Act to pay George E. Hadda-
way, Justice of the Peace for Talbot county, a sum of money
as fees in certain cases.

Which was read the second time.

Mr. Earle, from a Select Committee, reported favorably

The House bill relating to the town of Centreville, in
Queen Anne's county.

Which was read the second time.

The Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and deliv-
ered the following message :

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

March 27th, 1874
Gentlemen of the Senate:

We respectfully request your Honorable Body to return to
this House the bill entitled an Act to repeal sections 6 and
13 of an Act passed at the January Session, 1872, chapter