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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE--
king an appeal from judgments of, to pay all costs,
before the appeal can be taken, 97; referred ib.; un-
favorable report on, 222.

A bill reported entitled, an act in relation to the ac-
knowledgments of deeds and other instruments of
writing heretofore made before Justices of the Peace
for Baltimore city and Baltimore county, 335.

Leave to bring in a bill, to authorise Justices of

the Peace in the several election districts of Allegany

county, to deliver their dockets and official papers

appertaining thereto, into the hands of their respec-

tive successors in office, 241; bill reported, 278; bill

amended and passed, 337.

A bill reported, entitled, an act more effectually to
protect the revenue of the State, and to give jurisdic-
tion in certain cases relating thereto, 611.

A bill from the Senate, entitled, an act amendatory

of an act passed at January session, 1852, chapter

239, entitled, an act to extend the civil jurisdiction

of Justices of the Peace, and to prescribe their powers

and duties, 756.

K.

KANE, ELISHA KENT—Resolutions complimentary to, 290,
300, adopted, 369; adopted by the Senate with amend-
ment, 552, amendment concurred in, 552.

KENNEDY, A.—A communication from the Hon , to the Speak-
er of the House of Delegates, tendering his resigna-
tion as a delegate from the city of Baltimore to the
General Assembly of Maryland for the years 1856 and
'57, 840; resignation accepted, 841.

KENT AND QUEEN ANN COUNTIES—A bill from the Sen-

ate to authorise and require the County Commission-

ers of, to levy on their respective counties a sum of

money to erect a free bridge over Chester river, at a

point called Compton's Ferry, 649; bill passed and
returned to the Senate, 65.