1860.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           709

For Directors in Hagerstown Bank :

Edward M. Mealy.......................................41 votes.

Lewis Heist................................................42 "

Farmers' Bank of Maryland:

J. C. Parker........................................... 42

E. G. Kilbourn.......................................... 1 vote.

And that there were 13 blank ballots.

Whereupon, the Speaker declared that—
R. H. Mitchell, for the Bank of Baltimore ;

John Hoffman and Samuel H. Briscoe, for the Mechanics'
Bank of Baltimore;

James Lloyd Martin and Levin T. H. Irving, for the Eas-
ton Bank;

Edward M. Mealy and Lewis Heist, for the Hagerstown
Bank; and

J. C. Parker, for the Farmers' Bank of Maryland,

Having received the highest number of votes, were duly
elected Bank Directors on the part of the State.

On motion of Mr. Coudy,

The House took up for consideration the bill entitled, an
act to add a new article to the code of public general laws,
under the title of " public buildings," providing for the cus-
tody, construction or repair and completion of the public
buildings of the State ;                                                   

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Long moved to lay said bill on the table;

The yeas and nays were ordered, and appeared as follow :

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Compton,	Wilson, of Cecil,	Goldsborough,
Burgess,	Bryan,	Berry,
Worthington,	Jones, P. George's	Turner, Balt. city,
Jones, of Talbot,	Legg,	Denison, Bal. city,
Dennis, of Som.,	Starkey.	Roop,
Long,	Dennis, of Wor.,	Gorsuch,