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A petition from Jacob Haldon, Timothy J. Rose and eigh-
teen other citizens of Cecil county, praying the passage of an
act to establish a uniform system of common schools in said
county; also,

A petition from Caleb P. Sanders, John R. Russell, George
B. Pennington and two hundred and twenty-seven other citi-
zens of Cecil county, praying the passage of an act to estab-
lish a uniform system of common schools in said county;

Which were severally referred to the committee on Educa-
tion.

Mr. Kidd presented a petition from David Garrett and
nineteen other citizens of Cecil county, praying the passage of
an act to protect them from live stock trespassing upon the
public roads in said county;

Which was referred to the committee on Agriculture.

Mr. Kidd presented a petition from Henry S. Coudon,
Alexander Craig, Victor Jackson and one hundred and fifty-
four other citizens of Cecil county, praying the passage of an
act to protect wild fowl in the waters of the Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries above Spesutia Island ;

Which was referred to the Harford and Cecil county dele-
gations.

Mr. Kidd presented a petition from John B. Graham, John
R. Lewis, Dr. L. R. Kirk and one hundred and twenty-three
other citizens of Cecil county, against the passage of any law
interfering with the fishing with gill-nets in the head waters
of the Chesapeake bay;

Which was referred to the committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Kidd presented a petition from Wm. Manly, John M.
James, James R. Smith and forty-seven other citizens of
North East and vicinity, in Cecil county, praying against the
passage of an act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor
in that town;

Which was referred to the committee on Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Magruder,

Leave was granted to the committee on Judiciary, to intro-
duce a bill to provide for preparing, printing and distribut-
ing a general index to the acts and resolutions of the General
Assembly of Maryland, from 1846 to 1858, inclusive.

Mr. Belt offered a preamble and resolutions.

Mr. Stirling raised the point of order that the resolutions
were out of order, because in conflict with the previous act on
of the House.