988          JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [March 10,

Wootton, late of Frederick county, deceased, to the Vestry
of Zion Parish in said county.

A bill entitled, an act to refund to Thomas B. Billingsly,
late sheriff of Calvert county, a certain sum of money.

A bill entitled, an act to authorise and require the removal
of gates from off the public roads in the third election dis-
trict of Caroline county.

A bill entitled, an act to regulate the attendance of the
Register of Wills for Anne Arundel county.

A bill entitled, an act to permit Minerva Barnes, a free
woman of color, of Allegany county, Maryland, to remain
in the State, and to relieve her from all penalties incurred by
her removal into the State.

A bill entitled, an act relating to the Vestry of St. Peter's
Church of the city of Baltimore.

A bill entitled, an act for the benefit of Elizabeth Mills,
the legal representative of Henry Gassaway, late of Anne
Arundel county, deceased.

Severally endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays."

A bill entitled, an act to exempt certain property of the
Protestant Episcopal Church from taxation, in Talbot
county.

A bill entitled, an act for the benefit of Ebenezer Horner,
William Hammond, Ennalls Dickenson, Hewett Ross, Wil-
liam Philips, Israel Collins and Stephen Philips, free persons
of color, of Caroline county.

A bill entitled, an act to authorise the trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in the town of Sharpsburg, in
Washington county, to sell a certain lot of ground in said
town.

Severally endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays."

A bill entitled, an act to appropriate a sum of money to
pay Nathaniel Duke, late clerk of the Circuit court for Cal-
vert county, for certain fees due him by the State;

Endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays."
A bill entitled, an act to increase the compensation of the
crier of the Circuit court for Allegany county;

Endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays."

A bill entitled, an act to incorporate Columbia Lodge,
number fifty-eight, of ancient free and accepted Masons of
Frederick county;

Endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays."

The bill entitled, an act to incorporate the Chester River
Steam Navigation Company;