24 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [March 9

House Bill No. 8—By Mr. Mandel:

A Bill entitled "An Act to authorize the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of
indebtedness as evidence thereof, to an amount not exceeding Two Mil-
lion Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2, 400, 000. 00), the proceeds de-
rived from the sale of the certificates of indebtedness to be used for
the acquisition, by purchase or any other legal means, of land or prop-
erty, or any rights therein, in the City of Baltimore, and for establish-
ing, constructing, reconstructing, erecting, furnishing and equipping
thereon, or on any other land or property which may be available for
the purpose, a new hospital building or structure and new hospital fa-
cilities, and any and all appurtenances thereto which may be needed or
desirable, to replace the hospital located in Baltimore City known gen-
erally as the Provident Hospital whether or not the contemplated new
hospital is designated by the same name, and for doing any and all
things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with any and all
of the things hereinbefore mentioned, including, but not limited to, the
payment for services rendered by architects, engineers and other con-
sultants which may be needed or rendered in connection with the planning
and construction of said hospital building or structure and hospital
facilities, all for the aforesaid Provident Hospital; providing that none
of the proceeds derived from the sale of the certificates of indebtedness
shall be expended for any of the purposes hereinbefore mentioned unless
and until the Board of Estimates of the Municipality receives certain
assurances from the Board of Public Works of the State of Maryland;
authorizing said municipality to submit an ordinance or ordinances for
said purpose to the legal voters of Baltimore City, and providing gen-
erally for the issuance and sale of said certificates of indebtedness. "

Approved by the Rules Committee and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

House Bill No. 9—By The Anne Arundel County Delegation:

A Bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 521 (b) of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1961
Supplement), title 'Crimes and Punishments, ' sub-title 'Sabbath Break-
ing', to further define the kinds of retail establishment that may sell
certain goods and merchandise on Sunday in Anne Arundel County, "

Approved by the Rules Committee and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.

House Bill No. 10—By The Allegany County Delegation:

A Bill entitled "An Act to add a new Section 148A to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Allegany County (1955 Edition, being Article 1
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title 'Allegany County, '
sub-title 'Fire Companies, ' to follow immediately after Section 148 thereof,
authorizing the County Commissioners of Allegany County to pay an
extra sum of money annually to certain fire departments, fire companies
and hose companies therein, and providing generally for the amount
and the terms and conditions of any such payments. "

Approved by the Rules Committee and referred to the Committee on

Ways and Means.