398 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 7,

Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee on Finance, reported fa-
forably,

Senate bill entitled an Act to add an additional Section to
Art. 22, of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Comp-
troller," relating to claims against insolvent collectors and
other officers.

Which was read the fitst time.

Mr. Knight, from the Committee on the Chesapeake Bay
and its Tributaries, reported favorably,

Senate bill entitled in Act lo regulate the catching, and to
provide for the preservation of fish in the waters of the State,
and of the Potomac river.

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Brewer, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported
favorably,

House bill entitled an Act to repeal Sections 50, 51 and 52
of Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws, relating to
fences in Somerset county, and to add other Sections in lieu
thereof, and to add new Sections thereto.

With the following amendments :

First amendment. Strike out the preamble, and amend it
to read as follows :

"A bill entitled an Act to amend the Public Local Laws
relating to Somerset county, Article 19, sub-title "Fences,"
by adding thereto the following "Sections :

Second amendment Strike out the enacting clause and
amend by substituting in lien thereof the following :

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws, re-
lating to Somerset county, sub-title "Fences," be and the
same is hereby amendtd by adding the following Sub-Sec-
tions thereto.

Third amendment. Strike out from said bill Sections num-
bered therein as follows : "Section 50, Section 51, Section 52,
Section 53, Section 54."

Fourth amendment. Amend Section 55 by striking it out,
and re-enacting, so as to read as follows :

"Section 53. And be it enacted, That all owners or occupiers
of lands, as the case may be, shall keep the same enclosed
by a good and sufficient fence, at least tour and a half feet
high, and that in case of any suit for trespass upoa said
lands, no recovery shall be had by the plaintiff, if it appear
upon proof at trial, to the satisfaction of the tribunal having
jurisdiction of the case, that said lands were not enclosed as
aforesaid; provided, nevertheless, that no part or provision of