1034                                  INDEX.

COLORED POPULATION—

slaves from having or using boats on the Potomac
river, 687; passed and sent to the Senate, 688.

A bill entitled an act to authorise James Spencer,
a free negro of Frederick county, to dispose of his
real and personal estate by last will and testament,
passed and sent to the Senate, 695.

A bill entitled an act to authorise James H.
Thomas, a free negro of St. Mary's county, to dis-
pose of his real and personal estate by last will and
testament, or alienate the same by deed or other
conveyances. 727; bill passed and sent to the Sen-
ate, 728.

A bill entitled an act in relation to free negroes
and slaves, 807; proceedings on, 807, 808,809, 810,
811, 812, 813, 814.

CONTINGENT FUND—Report of the Joint Committee of the,
of the late Executive, 213.

CONVENTION—Leave given to bring in a bill submitting to
the voters of this State, the question of calling a, to
frame a new Constitution and form of Government,
10, bill reported, 657, proceedings on bill, 658, 671,
672, 673, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 806; bill
passed and sent to the Senate, 807; returned passed
by the Senate, 892.

CONVEYANCING—Leave to bring in a bill to amend and sup-
ply defects in an act passed at January session, 1856,
chapter 154, entitled an act to simplify and abridge
the rules and forms of conveyances, 12, bill reported,
270, 271, proceedings on, 402; bill passed and sent
to the Senate, 490.

Order adopted in relation to, 80.

CONSTITUTION—Order adopted, directing the Librarian to
furnish each member with a copy of the State, 8.

Leave given to bring in a bill submitting to the
voters of the State, the question of calling a Con-
vention to frame a new, 10.

Leave to bring in a bill to interpret and define the
meaning and application of the word "resident," as
it is used in the, article 1st., section 1st., 11.

A bill reported, entitled an act to carry into effect