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elected thereto shall so determine by yeas and nays; nor shall
any bill become a law until it be read on three different days
of the session in each House, unless two-thirds of the members
elected to the House where such bill is pending shall so deter-
mine by yeas and nays; and no bill shall be read a third time
until it shall have been actually engrossed for a third reading.

Sec. 28. No bill shall become a law unless it be passed in
each House by a majority of the whole number of members
elected, and on its final passage the yeas and nays be recorded;
nor shall any resolution requiring the action of both Houses
be passed except in the same manner.

Sec. 29. The style of all laws of this State shall be, " Be it
enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland," and all laws
shall be passed by original bill; and every law enacted by the
General Assembly shall embrace but one subject, ,and that shall
be described in its title; and no law, or section of law, shall
be revived or amended by reference to its title or section only;
nor shall any law be construed by reason of its title to grant
powers or confer rights which' are not expressly contained in
the body of the Act; and it shall be the duty of the General
Assembly, in amending any article or section of the Code of
Laws of this State, to enact the same as the said article or
section would read when amended. And whenever the General
Assembly shall enact any Public General Law, not amendatory
of any section or article in the said Code, it shall be the duty
of the General Assembly to enact the same, in articles and
sections, in the same manner as the Code is arranged, and to
provide for the publication of all additions and alterations
which may be made to the said Code.

Davis v State, 7 Md 151. Keller « State, 11 Md. 525. Parkinson v.
State, 14 Md 184 Trustees of Allegany Co School v. Maffit, 22 Md. 126.
McPherson v. Leonard, 29 Md 377 Cearfoss v. State, 42 Md. 403. Mc-
Grath v. State, 46 Md. 632 Co. Commrs, of Dorchester Co v. Meekins, 50
Md 28. Second German-American Bldg Asso. v. Newman, 50 Md 62. Co.
Commrs, of Talbot Co v. Co. Commrs, of Queen Anne Co , 50 Md. 245
Mayor, &c., of Balto, v Reitz, 50 Md. 574. State v. Fox, 51 Md. 411. Co.
Commrs, of Prince George Co. v. Commrs, of Laurel, 51 Md. 457. Mayor,
Ac., of Balto, v. Stoll, 52 Md 435. Maryland Agricultural College v Keat-
ing, 58 Md. 580. Stiefel v. Maryland Institute for the Blind, 61 Md. 144.
Slymer v. State, 62 Md. 237 State v Norris, 70 Md. 91. Trustees Catholic,
&c., v Manning, 72 Md 116 Ellicott Co. v. Speed, 72 Md. 22. Commrs.
Calvert Co. v. Hellen, 72 Md. 605 Scharf v. Tasker, 73 Md. 378. Lankford
v. Commrs. Somerset Co , 73 Md. 105. Gans v. Carter, 77 Md. 1 Bond v
State, 78 Md 523. Drennen v. Banks, 80 Md 310. Whitman v. State, 80