1958 JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

WHEREAS, one such person was Augustine Herman, who
came to this country from Bohemia in the year 1633, about
the time when Maryland was settled; and

WHEREAS, the said Augustine Herman engaged in vari-
ous business enterprises in the early days of New York
City and occupied some political offices of trust there; and

WHEREAS, about 1659, he came to Maryland on a mission
from Governor Stuyvesant of New York to Governor
Calvert of Maryland; and

WHEREAS, soon thereafter he made a map of the State
at the request of Governor Calvert and, in recognition of
this valuable service, he was granted large tracts of land
in the Bohemia River section of Cecil County and was
also made a naturalized citizen of the State; and

WHEREAS, the map of Maryland which he had prepared
played an important part in settling the boundary disputes
with the State of Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, in view of the many services rendered, not
only to the people of Maryland but to the nation, it would
seem to be fitting that a permanent memorial be estab-
lished commemorating these services; and

WHEREAS, U. S, Route No. 213, from Elkton, in Cecil
County, to the Chester River, is without any local name
or designation; therefore be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the State Roads Commission be and it is hereby requested
to name and designate U. S. Route No. 213, from Elkton
to the Chester River as the "Augustine Herman High-
way, " under its powers as contained in Section 8 of Article
89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

Approved April 23, 1945.

NO. 14.

(Senate Joint Resolution 4)

A Joint Resolution requesting the representatives from
Maryland in Congress to urge that certain amendments
be made to Titles I, IV and X of the Federal Social
Security Act, dealing with public assistance to the
needy.