1916] OF THE SENATE. 071

Also House Bill No. 707, entitled "An Act to add an addi-
tional Section to Article 17 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland (Bagby's Code), title 'Clerks of Courts, '

sub-title 'General Duties of Clerks, ' to be known as Section
2-B, providing for the recording of conditional contracts of
sale and compensation for the same. " [Endorsed: "Read the
third time and passed by yeas and nays. ''] [Which was read
the first time and referred to the Committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings. ]

Also House Bill No. 779, entitled "An Act to provide that
whenever in Montgomery county a street or electric railway
car, operating on tracks which occupy a portion of a roadway
or run parallel with and alongside of a roadway, is standing
for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers, all
vehicles shall come to a halt at least fifteen feet from such
car, and remain standing until such car is again in motion,
and to provide penalty for violations. " [Endorsed: "Read the
third time and passed by yeas and nays"] [Which was read
the -first time and referred to the, ' Committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings. ]

Also House Bill No. 820, entitled "An Act to create a com-
mission to consider and report to the Governor on the advisa-
bility of establishing a central place for the execution of con-
demned felons and to recommend the location of said place,
and further to embrace in said report a recommendation chang-
ing the prevailing method of capital punishment of death by
hanging to electrocution, if said commission deem it advisable;
said report to include plans and measures to carry out the
recommendations of said commission. " [Endorsed: "Read the
third time and passed by yeas and nays. "] [Which was read
the first time and referred to the Committee on Judicial 'Pro-
ceedings. ]

Also House Bill No. 869, entitled "An Act to authorize and
empower the County Commissioners of Harford county to levy
annually a sum of money for the support of Vincent Burking,
of said county. " [Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed
by yeas and nays. "] [Which was read the first time and re-
ferred to Senators Archer, Cooper and Norris. ]

Also House Bill No. 248, entitled "An Act to repeal and re-
enact, with amendments, Sections 126, 127, 128 and 129 of
Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland of 1911 (Bagby's Code), title 'Testamentary Law, '

sub-title 'Distribution. '" [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. ']