340 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 19,

tions to Article 42, of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title "Washington County, " sub-title "Hagerstown. "

Which were read the first time, and referred to
Messrs, Seibert, Newman and Moss.

House bill entitled an Act to enlarge the powers of
the County Commissioners of Talbot county, to enable
them to issue bonds of the county sufficient to raise a
sum to take up the bonds of the county issued on
account of subscription to the capital stocks of Mary-
land and Delaware Railroad Company, and maturing
on the first day of April in 1892.

House bill entitled an Act to authorize the Commis-
sioners of Easton to borrow a sum of money for the
payment of a certain debt due by said Commissioners
and heretofore contracted to meet the necessary ex-
penses of the town of Easton, to issue bonds for the
payment of the same, and to levy and collect taxes
for the redemption of said bonds, and the payment of
interest thereon.

Which were read the first time, and referred to
Messrs. Lloyd, Dawson and Brown.

House bill entitled an Act to incorporate the Dor-
man and Smyth Hardware Company,

Which was read the first time, and referred to the
Committee on Corporations.

House bill entitled an Act to enable "The Board of
Trustees of Gaithersburg Methodist Episcopal Church
In the United States of America, of Montgomery
County, " a religious corporation, incorporated under
the general corporation laws of the State of Mary-
land, to sell and dispose of certain real estate owned
by it in Gaithersburg, in said county.

Which was read the first time, and referred to
Messrs. Wootton, Hubner and Wirt.

House bill entitled an Act to add an additional sec-
tion to Article ninety-three of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Testamentary Law, " sub-title
"Orphans' Court, " and to be called section 227 A.

Which was read the first time, and referred to the
Committee on Judicial Proceedings.

House bill entitled au Act to appropriate a sum of
money to pay William H. Ford, Collector of State
taxes in Kent county, the amount overpaid by him.