1916] OF THE SENATE. 719

Also House Bill No. 342, entitled "An Act to repeal and re-
enact, with amendments, Section 40 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, Article 99, entitled 'Game Birds. '"
[Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and
nays. "] [Which was read the first time and referred to the
Committee on Fish and Game. ]

Also House Bill No. 324, entitled "An Act to repeal and re-
enact Section 187 of Article 81 of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled 'Revenue and Taxes, ' sub-title 'Tax on Mort-
gages, ' as amended and re-enacted by the Act of 1906, Chap-
ter 794, as amended and re-enacted by the Act of 1908, Chapter
283, as amended and re-enacted by the Act of 1910, Chap-
ter 544, as amended and re-enacted by the Act of 1912, Chap-
ter 115, and to re-enact said section with amendments. " [En-
dorsed: "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. 318, entitled "An Act to provide for a
State subscription to Perkins' Annotated Maryland Reports,
providing for the distribution thereof, and an appropriation
therefor. " [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. 254, entitled "An Act to repeal and
re-enact, with amendments, Section 17 of Article 3 of the
Public Local Laws of Maryland, as amended by Chapter 338
of the Acts of 1914, title 'Baltimore County, ' sub-title 'Birds
and Game. '" [Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed by
yeas and nays. "] [Which was read the first time and referred
to the Committee on Fish and Game. ]

Also House Bill No. 276, entitled "An Act to incorporate
The Maryland State College of Agriculture for the purpose of
maintaining and operating an institution of learning, the
leading object of which shall be, without excluding other
scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics,
to teach such branches of instruction and learning as are re-
lated to agriculture, the mechanic arts and household eco-
nomics, in order to promote a liberal and practical education,
and to prescribe certain duties and responsibilities in
connection therewith; to confer upon and grant to said cor-
poration all endowments now granted to the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, and to grant to and impose upon said cor-
poration all powers, duties and obligations now devolving
upon the said Maryland Agricultural College, in connection with