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Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings, reported favorably,

Senate bill entitled an Act to repeal and re-enact
with amendments section 3, of Article 21, of the Code
of Public General Laws, title "Conveyancing. "

With the following proposed amendment:
AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Strike out all after the words "as follows, " in line
four, of section 1, and insert as follows:

3. "If acknowledged within the State, but out of the
county or city wherein the real estate, or any part of
it lies, the acknowledgement may be made before. "

1st. A Notary Public.

2nd. Any Judge of the Circuit Court for the circuit
in which the grantor may be, or any Judge of the
Orphans' Court for the county in which the grantor
may be.

3rd. Any Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
city, or any Judge of the Orphans' Court of said
city.

4th. Any Justice of the Peace for the county or
city where the grantor may be at the time of the
acknowledgment, the official character of the Justice
being certified to by the Clerk of the Circuit or
Superior Court under his official seal.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Which was considered, and bill and amendment
ordered to lie over.

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.

Mr. Wirt, from the Select Committee, submitted
the following

REPORT:

The Committee appointed to distribute the several
recommendations in the Governor's Message, beg leave
to report as follows:

1. State finances, State debt, reduction of State
taxes, railroad and other corporation taxes, the re-
assessment of property, appropriations for charitable