VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1807. 35

Mr. O. Williams, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Elisha Hopkins, of Anne-Arundel county, beg leave

to report, that they have taken the same into consideration, and are of opinion the prayer of the petitioner is

just, and ought to be granted; they therefore submit the following resolution:

RESOLVED, That the levy court of Anne-Arundel county be and they are hereby authorised and required, to
levy on the assessable property of Anne-Arundel county, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to re-
fund to the said Elisha Hopkins the sum of twenty-seven dollars and sixty cents, by him unduly paid, with in-
terest thereon from the payment thereof.

All which is submitted.

By order, J. S. SKINNER, clk
Which was read.

On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, A further supplement to the act, entitled, An act relating
to the public roads in Queen-Anne's county. ORDERED, That Mr. J. E. Spencer, Mr. Sudler and Mr. Seth,
be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.

ORDERED, That the bill to establish a chancery court on the eastern shore of this state, and to repeal such
parts of the constitution and form of government as may be incompatible with the same, have a second reading
on Thursday next.

The house, according to the order of the day, proceeded to the second reading of the bill to incorporate the
stockholders of the Hagar's-town bank, and, on motion, the question was put, That the further consideration
of the same be postponed? Determined in the negative.

On progression in reading the said bill, the question was put, That the following clause be added to the said
bill after the 8th section? viz. " And be it enacted, That the president of the bank may be elected from year to
year without limitation, but one director in Washington county shall go out annually, and the directors in the
city "of Baltimore and Allegany county, shall go out every two years. " Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression in reading the same, the question was put, That the following words-be added to the
third rule? viz.. And provided always, that no rule or regulation shall entitle a director to obtain discounts on
terms different from those prescribed for other persons; and provided also, that no director shall be indulged
with discounts beyond five hundred dollars per week. " Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression, the question was put, 'That the following rule be inserted after the 5th? viz.
" 6th". If the president or any director, the cashier or any other officer, of the said bank, shall be concerned;
directly or indirectly, in purchasing any note or notes, bill or bills, at more than lawful discount or interest, and
information thereof be given and supported to the satisfaction of a majority of the board or quorum of directors,
his or their seat or seats of office shall be vacated, and the directors shall fill up such vacancy or vacancies. '
Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression, the question was put; That the following be added to the 14th article? viz. " And
any number of stockholders, not less than thirty, who together shall be proprietors of not less than five hundred
shares, may at any time apply to the president and directors to call a general meeting of the stockholders for any
purpose relative to the institution, and if the president and directors shall refuse to call such meeting, the said
number of stockholders, proprietors of not less than the aforesaid number of shares, shall have power to call a
general meeting of the stockholders, giving at least sixty days notice in the news-papers printed at Elizabeth-
town, and in one news paper printed in the city of Baltimore, and specifying in-such notice the object or objects
of such meeting. " Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression, the question was put, That the following words be added to the 18th rule? viz. " And
the total amount of the debts which the said corporation shall at any time owe, whether by bond, bill, note or
contract, shall not exceed double the amount of the capital stock actually paid into the bank, provided that the
money deposited in the said bank for safe keeping shall not be considered as the debts of the bank within the
provision of this clause, unless the contracting of any greater debt shall have been previously authorised by a law
of the state. " Resolved in the affirmative.

On motion, the question was put, That the house now adjourn? Determined in the" negative.

The bill being read throughout, the question was put, Shall the said bill pass"? The yeas and nays being re-
quired, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Gardiner, Blake, Rogerson, T. Moffit, Shaaff, Streett, Steuart, Ray,
Gale, of Kent, Emerson,. Little, Porter, J. E Spencer, Ayres, Bowles, Linthicum,
Brice, Grahame, Harryman, Page, Sudler, Davis, Schnebly, Bruce,
Belt, Reynolds, M. Brown, Hall, Dashiell, Bayard, Tabbs, Tomlinson,
C. D Hodges, Stone, Jackson, B. Hodges, Biggs, Jump, Carroll, Greenwell,
O. Williams, C. Dorsey, Mitchell, Muir, Kuhn, T. Dorsey, Darne, Briscoe. 51.
Merriken, Green, Cox,

NEGATIVE.

W. H. Brown, P. Spencer, Stevens, Winder, Frazier, J. Williams, Robins, Shriver. 15
Blakistone, Seth, Gale of Som. Ennalls, Henry, Sturgis, Hawkins,

So it was resolved in the affirmative..