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cester counties to clean out the bed of the Upper Pocomoke
River and to drain the swamp lands along the upper portion
of said river in said two counties and to appoint a commis-
sion to supervise said work and to levy a sum of money upon
the swamp lands and lands drained in each of said counties
to pay for the drainage of the same. " [Endorsed: "Read the
third time and passed by yeas and nays. "] [Which was read
the first time and referred to Senators Bennett, Harrison and
Cooper. ]

Also House Bill No. 542, entitled "An Act to sanction the
holding by the Lutheran and Reformed Congregations of
Utica, in Frederick county, Maryland, of certain ground for
burial purposes, known as the Utica Cemetery, and to pro-
vide for the care and management of said Utica Cemetery. "
[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. 454, entitled "An Act to require the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to place and main-
tain flagmen and gates at the public road crossings in Cecil
county at or near the postoffices of Akin, Leslie, Childs, Sing-
ley and Elk Mills. " [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. 404, entitled "An Act to repeal Sec-
tions 9, 14, 15, 15 1/2, as amended by Chapter 592 of the Acts
of 1914; 16, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, as amended by Chapter 532
of the Acts of 1912; 40, 41, 60-A, as amended by Chapter 759
of the Acts of 1914; 61, 79, 80, 81, 90, 91, 134, 141, 146, 147
and 174 of Article 77 of Bagby's Annotated Code of Public
Civil Laws of Maryland, entitled 'Public Education, ' and Sec-
tion 4 of Chapter 173 of the Acts of 1912, sub-title 'School
Attendance'; to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, as amended by Chapter 480 of the Acts of 1914;
26, 27, 28, as amended by Chapter 333 of the Acts of 1912;
29, 31, 32, and Sections 34, 34-A, 34-B and 34-C, as amended
by Chapter 461 of the Acts of 1914; 35, 42, 43, as amended by
Chapter 480 of the Acts of 1914; 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, as
amended by Chapter 85 of the Acts of 1914; 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,
59, as amended by Chapter 138 of the Acts of 1912; 60, 62,
as amended by Chapter 736 of the Acts of 1914; 63, 64, 65, 68,
69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 82, as amended by Chap-
ter 124 of the Acts of 1914; 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, as amended