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chapter III, and the supplement thereto, passed at December
session, 1849, chap. 385 ;"

' Also, on the bill entitled, an act to amend an act to incor-
porate the Manchester Savings Institution ;"

Also, on the bill entitled, "a bill to amend the act passed
at January Session, 1854, chapter 204, entitled, an act to in-
corporate the Charles Street Avenue Company ;"

Also, on the bill entitled, an act to incorporate a company
to construct a turnpike road from Hagerstown to Cearfoss
Cross Roads, in Washington county ;"

Which were severally read the first time.

Also, favorably on the Senate bill entitled, an act entitled,
a supplement to an act passed at January session, 1856,
chapter 50, entitled, an act amendatory of an act entitled,
an act to incorporate the Maryland and Delaware Rail Road
company, passed at January session, 1854, chap. 274, grant-
ing extensions of said railroad and other privileges ;"

Also, on Senate bill entitled, "an act to incorporate the
Western Avenue company;"

Also, on Senate bill entitled, "an act to incorporate the
State Bank."

Mr. Goldsborough, from a special committee, reported fa-
vorably on the bill entitled, "an act to add an additional sec-
tion to article thirty-seven of the code of public general laws,
so as not to compel a regularly practising physician to attend
the trial of a cause, civil or criminal, out of his or their coun-
ty, or the city of Baltimore, to give evidence merely as an
expert;"

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Griffith, from a select committee, reported favorably
on the bill entitled, "an act to allow Geo. W. Chiswell, late
collector of taxes in the third election district of Montgomery
county, further time to complete his collections ;"

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Harding, from a special committee, reported favorably
on the bill entitled, "an act to provide for the copying or
transcribing a record in the office of the register of wills in
Montgomery county ;"

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Bryan, from a select committee, reported favorably on
the bill entitled, an act to provide for disposing of the State's