294 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 23

HOUSE BILLS—FIRST READING.

The President distributed the following message from the
House of Delegates:

House Bill No. 54, entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact
Section 14 of Chapter 79 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland of the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve,
entitled 'An Act to amend Article 100 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title 'Workhours of, in Factories, ' by inserting
therein five sections, to follow Section 13 thereof, and to be
known respectively as Sections 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, under the
sub-title 'Hours of Labor for Females. '" [Endorsed: "Read
the third time and passed by yeas and nays. "] [Which was
read the first time and referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture and Labor. ]

Also House Bill No. 191, entitled "An Act to repeal Sections
156, 159, 164 and 165 of Article 22 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title Washington County, ' sub-title 'Hagers-
town, ' and to re-enact the same with amendments. " [En-
dorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and nays. "]
[Which was read the first time and referred to Senators
Bomberger, Kaufman and Warfield. ]

Also House Bill No. 120, entitled "An Act to repeal Sections
2 and 5 of the Act of 1886, Chapter No. 113, entitled <An Act
to incorporate the Fire Insurance Salvage Corps of Baltimore,
as amended by Chapter No. 72 of the Acts of 1888, and to re-
enact the same with amendments. '" [Endorsed: "Read the
third time and passed by yeas and nays. "] [Which was read the
first time and referred to the Committee on Corporations. ]

Also House Bill No. 82, entitled "An Act to repeal and re-
enact, with amendments, Section 4 of Article 23 of Bagby's
Code of General Public Laws of 1914, titled 'Corporations, '
sub-titled 'Provisions for Formation of Corporations, ' " [En-
dorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and nays. "]
[Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee
on Judicial Proceedings. ]

„ Also House Bill No. 187, entitled "An Act to authorize the
Mayor and Council of the town of Easton, Talbot county, to
sell and dispose of a tract of land known as the Potters Field. "
[Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and
nays. "] [Which was read the first time and referred to Sena-
tors Collier, Archer and Legg. ]

Also House Bill No. 151, entitled "An Act to repeal Sec-
tion 104 of Article 21 of the Code of Public Local Laws of