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the payment of the claims of Daniel Caulk, James E. Tata
and James Hopkins;

A bill entitled, an act to allow Richard B. Carmichael
compensation for professional services rendered;
Severally endorsed: "passed by yeas and nays;"

Which were severally read the first time, and referred to
the committee on Claims.

A bill entitled, an act to authorise the Appeal Tax court
of Baltimore city to hear the appeal of Elizabeth Faddon;

Endorsed: "passed by yeas and nays,"

Which was read the first time, and referred to the commit-
tee on the Judiciary.

Also, returned the following:

The bill entitled, an act to provide for the transmission to
the Circuit court of Washington county of certified copies of
papers and proceedings in the case of Gilmer vs. Brien, re-
moved from the High Court of Chancery to the Superior
court of Baltimore city;

The bill entitled, an act to amend the code of public gene-
ral laws, article 95th, relating to weights and measures, by
repealing the 18th section of said article, and substituting
the following in lieu thereof;

The bill entitled, an act to punish the shooting of foxes in
Worcester county;

The bill entitled, an act to authorise the commissioners of
Somerset county to establish a ferry at Shelltown, over the
Pocomoke river;

The bill entitled, an act to amend the 4th article of the
code of public local laws, by adding thereto the following
section relating to measuring oysters in the city of Balti-
more;

The bill entitled, an act to amend an act to incorporate the
Manchester Savings Institution;

The bill entitled, an act for the relief of John Honesty, a
free negro man of Loudoun county, State of Virginia;

The bill entitled, an act for the benefit of Madison Gassa-
way, one of the legal representatives of Henry Gassaway,
late of Anne Arundel county, deceased;

The bill entitled, an act for the benefit of Margaret Ritchie,
one of the legal representatives of Henry Gassaway, late of
Ann© Arundel county, deceased;