322 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 25

protection purposes. " [Which was read the first time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance. ']

By Mr. Archer, by request: Senate Bill No. 331, entitled
"An Act to appropriate a sum of money to the State Board
of Forestry for the planting and care of trees^ upon public
highways. " [Which was read the first time and referred to
the Committee on Finance. ]

By Mr. Archer: Senate Bill No. 332, entitled "An Act to
repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 14 of Article
65 of Bagby's Code of Public Civil Laws of Maryland, title
'Militia, ' sub-title 'Adjutant General and Assistant. " [Which
was read the first time and referred to the Committee on
Militia. ']

By Mr. Archer: Senate Bill No. 333, entitled "An Act to
Repeal Sections 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233 of Article 81 of
Bagby's Annotated Code of Public Civil Laws, title 'Revenue
and Taxes, ' sub-title 'State Auditor, ' as the same was repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, by the General Assembly of
Maryland at its Session of 1914; to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section 8 of Article 19 of said Code of Public
Civil Laws, title 'Comptroller, ' and to add three new sections
to said Article 19, to follow Section 44 of said Article, to be
known as Sections 45, 46 and 47. " [Which was read the first
time and referred to the Committee on Finance. ]

By Mr. Johnson: Senate Bill No. 334, entitled "An Act to
add two additional sections to Article 42 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title 'Habeas Corpus, ' sub-title 'Juris-
diction and Procedure, ' and to be known as Sections 17-A and
17-B of said Article 42, requiring that notice be given the
State's Attorney for the county or city from which any per-
son has been committed to any jail or the Maryland House
of Correction on a hearing on petition of the habeas corpus,
to enable said State's Attorney to be present and represent
the State as said hearing and proceedings in relation thereto. "
[Which was read the first time and referred to the Com-
mittee on Judicial Proceedings. ]

INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
By the President, Joint Resolution No. —:

WHEREAS, The glory and prosperity of Maryland has rested
not alone in her wonderful farms, but also in her prosperous
and beautiful cities and towns as well, and the prosperity of her
entire citizenship requires a symmetrical development of both