1856.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.         731

"Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from and after its passage."                               

Amendment assented to.                                

Mr. Harris offered the following amendment:           

"Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act
shall not apply to St. Mary's, Charles, Prince George's, Talbot,
Washington, Dorchester, Caroline, Calvert, Allegany, Somerset
and Worcester counties;"                                               

Amendment assented to.           

The said bill was then read the third time, and passed by yeas
and nays as follows:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Lawson,	Silver,
Plowden,	Wilson, of Som.,	Whitby,
Harris,	Daniel,	Stack,
Griffith,	Dail,	Partridge,
Dorsey,	Frazier,	Smith, of Bal. city,
Neff,	Thomas,	Abbott,
Waters,	Scott,	Askew,
Wilson, of Calvert,	Stubbs,	Fiery,
Dowell,	Miller,	Witmer,
Stone,	Bowie,	Reichard,
Chilcoat,	Rolph,	Corby,
Rankin,	Parker,	Tower,
Wright,	Davis,	Brown,
Cullings,	Carper,	Smith, of Car.,
Roberts,	Grove,	Stewart,
Toadvine,	Jarrett,	Rowles—48.
Negative—Mr. Buffington—1.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.                 

A bill entitled, an act to authorise Capt. Lewis Griffith, of Cal-
vert county, to build a wharf at Lyons Creek Landing, on the
Patuxent River, and to charge wharfage for the same;

Was read the second time, and                               

Three fourths of the members concurring, was read, the third
time and passed by yeas and nays as follows:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Speaker,	Daniel,	Partridge,
Harris,		Dail,		Smith, of	Bal. city,
Griffith,		Frazier,		Abbott,
Dorsey,		Scott,		Valiant,
Neff,		Stubbs,		Askew,