INDEX. 441

JUDICIARY, COMMITTEE ON—

Three petitions from citizens of Frederick coun-
ty praying the repeal or amendment of the Stay
law, referred to, 265.

Leave granted to report a bill to amend article
69 of the code of Public General Laws, by adding
thereto sections relating to persons taking or hold-
ing public offices, without the lawfully prescribed
qualifications, 268; bill reported and read the
first time, 349.

Leave granted to report a bill to require all re-
ligious meetings of negroes to be conducted under
the guidance of a slave holder, 273.

Bill from select committee to amend the law re-
lating to the religious worship of free negroes
and slaves, referred to, 292.

Bill reported from, extending the list of articles
exempted from distraint for rent, read the first,
second and third time and rejected, and reconsid-
ered, 303 ; amended and passed, 322.

Senate bill to amend the act passed May 10th,
1861, relating to stay of executions, &c., referred
to, 312; amended and passed, 320.

Leave granted, to introduce a bill to amend the
present Stay law, 330.

Leave granted, to introduce a bill to amend the
charter of the Curtis' Creek Wharf and Railroad
Company, 330.

Leave granted, to report a bill to amend section
809 of article 4 of the code of Public Local Laws,
336.

Leave granted, to report a bill to defiine the lo-
cation of personal property subject to taxation, 337.

Leave granted, to report a bill to enlarge the
authority of the county commissioners of this
State, 337 ; bill reported, read the first time, 351.

Petition of J. W. Blackburn for relief, referred
to, 339.

Petition of Jacob Eakle for relief, referred to,
339.

Leave granted, to report a bill for the relief of
the Northern Central Railway Company, 340;
bill reported, 361.
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