1368 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 25

and to provide that railroad companies may establish
at their own cost crossings over public highways,
either over grade or under grade."

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

By Mr. Roth, (by request)

A bill entitled "An Act to add an additional section
to article 27 of the Code of Public General Laws, title
'Crimes and Punishments,' to follow alter section 47
and to be numbered '47 AB' and to be designated
'Desertion of Husband or Minor Child ' "

Which was read the first time and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. Feaga, (by request)

A bill entitled "An Act to repeal chapter 426 of the
Acts of 1898, entitled 'Au Act to extend the corporate
limits of the city of Cumberland, Maryland,' and to
provide for the extension of Washington street, to
said limits as extended and for the grading, 'paving
and otherwise improving said Washington street as
extended and Brook-avenue, lying within the present
city limits and contiguous to said proposed extension,
and to enact the following in lieu thereof 'An Act to
extend the corporate limits of the city of Cumberland,
Maryland, and to provide for the extension, laying off,
grading, paving and otherwise improving of Wash-
ington street from the west side of lot No. 72 (in
Read's Addition to the city of Cumberland), in a
westerly direction about, twenty-one hundred feet to
Sulphur Spring, Hollow Road, at a point to be deter-
mined by the Commissioners appointed under this
Act.' "

Which was read the first time and referred to the
Allegany delegation.
By Mr. Lipman,

A bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact with
amendments section 796 of Article 4 of the Code of P.
L. L. title 'City of Baltimore,' sub-title 'Street Rail-
way Fares. ' "

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