1024 JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

WHEREAS, All of said bridges are partly in one State and
partly in the other; and

WHEREAS, It would be to the mutual advantage of the peo-
ple of the said two States to have the said bridges free from,
toll; and

WHEREAS, It would be impracticable if not impossible for-
either State to acquire any of said bridges without the consent
of the other; and therefore,

Be it Resolved by the Senate and Rouse of Delegates of
Maryland, That a joint committee, to be composed of three on.
the part of the Senate and five on the part of the House of
Delegates, be appointed by the President of the Senate and.
Speaker of the House of Delegates, to confer with a like com-
mittee on the part of the General Assembly of West Virginia;.
said committee to investigate and report to the next session of
their respective General Assemblies the feasibility, proposed
method and cost of taking over any or all of the said bridges
by either or both of said States; and be it further

Resolved, That the Governor of the State of Maryland is
hereby requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the=
Governor of West Virginia, to be by him laid before the Gen-
eral Assembly of West Virginia immediately upon the conven-
ing thereof; and be it further

Resolved, That this resolution shall take effect from the-
first day of June, 1918.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

NO. 9.

Providing for the appointment of a Joint Committee of Four-
on the part of the Senate and Five on the part of the House-
of Delegates to confer with the War and Navy Department
of the United States Government as to the best method of
securing the necessary agricultural laborers for the farms
of Maryland.

WHEREAS, the great demand for laborers by the War and.
Navy Departments of the United States Government, together
with the great number of laborers who have heretofore worked
upon the farms, who are now working in munition, shipbuild-