212 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 10

Senate bill entitled an Act to pay to Levin L. Waters a
sum of money due him from the State.

Which was read the first time.

Also, favorably,

House bill entitled an Act to refund to Dennis Cookson, of
Carroll county, a certain sum of money erroneously paid into
the Treasury.

Which was read the second time.

Mr. Walsh, from the Committee on Finance, reported fa-
vorably,

House bill entitled an Act to provide for the assessment
and taxation of the property of Railroad Companies in this
State, for county and municipal purposes, and to repeal all
laws or parts of laws incongistant with the provisions of this
Act,

With the following amendments :

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

1st amendment.—In 3rd line of Section 1, after the word
"State," insert "working their roads by steam."

2nd amendment.—At the end of 10th line, of Section 1,after
the word "State," add "provided that no extra assessment
shall be made, and no extra or special tax shall be levied or
collected on any bridge or bridges over a navigable stream,
or on any tunnel forming any part of the roadway of any
railroad or railroads in this State, it being the meaning and
intent of this Act, that any bridge over a navigable stream
or any tunnel forming a portion of the roadway of any said
railroads, shall be valued at the same rate that any other
equal portion of said road is valued."

Which were adopted.

Said bill was then read the second time, and
On motion by Mr. Joyce,

Was ordered to be printed as amended.

Mr. McCulloh, from the Committee on Corporations, re-
ported favorably,

House bill entitled an Act to amend an Act, entitled "an
Act, to incorporate the Safe Deposit Company of Baltimore,"
chapter 242, of the Acts of 1864, and the Acts amendatory
thereof, being chapter 82, of the Acts of 1867, and chapter
394, of the Acts of 1868, and to change the name of said cor-
poration to "the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Balti-
more."

Which was read the second time, and
On motion by Mr. Stevens,

Was ordered to he printed, and referred to the Committee
on Judicial Proceedings.