1916] OF THE SENATE. 597

216-U-3 and 216-U-4, to provide for the regulation of the
hours of work for all laborers, workmen or mechanics em-
ployed by the Road Directors for Allegany county, on the
public roads of Allegany county, under the control and juris-
diction of the said Road Directors of Allegany county; to
further provide that a certain rate of per diem wages be paid
to laborers, workmen and mechanics employed, upon said
roads; to provide that persons employed by contractors en-
gaged in work for the Road Directors of Allegany county shall
be considered employees of said Road Directors of Allegany
county; to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions
of this Act, and to provide that no laborers, workmen or me-
chanics, employed directly by the Road Directors of Allegany
county, shall be paid less than two dollars ($2) per diem. "
[Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and
nays. "] [Which was read the first time and referred to Sena-
tors Zihlman, Speicher and Bomberger. ]

Also House Bill No. 480, entitled "An Act to provide for
the erection and equipment of a county high school at or near
Prince Frederick, Calvert county, Maryland. " [Endorsed:
"Read the third time and passed by yeas and nays. "] [Which
was read the first time and referred to Senators Joy, Mudd
and Chesley. ]

Also House Bill No. 241, entitled "An Act to make uniform
the law of acknowledgment to deeds or other instruments
taken outside the United States, and to repeal and re-enact
Section 5 of Article 21 of the Code of Public Laws, title 'Con-
veyancing' relating to acknowledgments without the United
States. " [Endorsed: "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. 125, entitled "An Act to refund to the
Sherwood Distilling Company, a corporation of the State of
Maryland, a sum of money paid in error to the State Treas-
urer. " [Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas
and nays"] [Which was read the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance. ']

Also House Bill No. 423, entitled "An Act to amend the Act
entitled 'An Act to incorporate the Preachers7 Aid Society of
Baltimore, ' passed January 27, 1827; being Chapter 40 of the
Laws of Maryland of 1826, and the re-affirmation of said Act
passed at the January Session of the Legislature of 1858,