1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.             607

A bill entitled, an act to appropriate a sum of money to pay
George W. Dowell late sheriff Calvert county, for certain fees
due him by the State.                                                               

A bill entitled, an act to authorize Charles S. Middleton Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Prince George's county to complete the
alphabetical index of land records, and the personal records in
his office from the 1st day of January, 1839, to the 1st day of
December 1855, which were left incomplete by his predecessors.

A bill entitled, on act supplementary to the act of 1854, chapter 4,
passed for the regulation of the catching of oysters in the waters of
Somerset county, and entitled, an act to fix the time when the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Somerset county, shall pay over to the
Treasurer of the school fund of said county, certain moneys as
provide for in said act, and making his official bond liable for the
payment thereof.

A bill entitled, an act to authorise the Commissioners of Anne
Arundel and Prince George's counties to levy a sum of money to
repair or rebuild the bridge known as Priest bridge, over the Pa-

tuxent river.                                                                 

A bill entitled, an act for the relief of the heirs at law of John
Cochran, late of New Castle county in the state of Delaware, de-
ceased, and to authorise the delivery of a certain deed therein
mentioned.                                                                                 

A bill entitled, an act relating to fines, forfeitures and penalties.

A bill entitled, an act prescribing when, where, and before
whom the Governor of the State shall take the oath of office.

A bill entitled, an act to authorise the County Commissioners
of Charles county, to sell and dispose of certain Warehouse pro-
perty in said county.

A bill entitled, an act to authorise the County Commissioners
of Charles county to levy a sum of money for the repairs of the
courthouse of said county.

A bill entitled, an act to authorise Jacob Hoff, Edward Keene
and Lewis Turner, trustees, to execute a deed of certain lands in
Baltimore county.

A bill entitled, an act to give the consent of the State, to the
purchase of certain lands in the city of Baltimore, by the United
States, and for ceding to the United States, jurisdiction in and
over the same.

A bill entitled, an act relating to masters of vessels, sailors, and
apprentices.                                                                   

A bill entitled, an act to repeal an act passed at January ses-