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445 of the Acts of 1968; Section l(d) of Chapter 448 of the Acts of 1968;
Section l(d) of Chapter 449 of the Acts of 1968; Section l(d) of Chapter
492 of the Acts of 1968; Section l(d) of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1968;
Section l(d) of Chapter 714 of the Acts of 1968; Section l(d) of Chapter
197 of the Acts of 1969; Section l(d) of Chapter 403 of the Acts of 1969;
Section l(d) of Chapter 409 of the Acts of 1969; Section l(d) of Chapter
420 of the Acts of 1969; Section l(d) of Chapter 436 of the Acts of 1969;
Section l(d) of Chapter 440 of the Acts of 1969; Section l(d) of Chapter
444 of the Acts of 1969; Section l(d) of Chapter 457 of the Acts of 1969;
Section l(d) of Chapter 468 of the Acts of 1969; Section l(d) of Chapter
500 of the Acts of 1969; Section l(d) of Chapter 587 of the Acts of 1969;
Section l(d) of Chapter 607 of the Acts of 1969; eliminating the maxi-
mum limitation on rate or rates of interest on State bond issues and on
loans to certain institutions.

Read the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules.

RECESS

At 12:20 o'clock P.M. on motion of Senator Hughes, the Senate took
a recess until 12:45 o'clock P.M.

AFTER RECESS

At 12:45 P.M. the Senate resumed its session.
Present at roll call the following Senators:

Senators—

Mr. President, Anderson, Azrael, Bailey, Bertier, Bertorelli, Bishop, Brubaker,
Byron, Clark, Connolly, Cook, Conroy, Crawford, Curran, Dean, Emanuel, Finney,
Freidler, Gore, Hall, Hart, Hodges, Hoyer, Hughes, H., Lapides, Malkus, Mitchell,
McCourt, McGuirk, Nock, Pine, Schweinhaut, Smelser, Snyder, Staszak, Staten, Steffey,
Steinberg, Stone, Welcome, Wineland.                                                            Total—42

REPORT OF RULES COMMITTEE
Senate Bill No. 1—By the President:

An Act making an emergency appropriation from the General Fund
Surplus of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, in
the amount of $50,000,000.00 to the Board of Public Works to be used by
said Board as part of the General Emergency Fund.

Senator James from the Rules Committee recommended Senate Bill
No. 1 be re-referred to the Finance Committee.

Said recommendation was approved and Senate Bill No. 1 was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.

Senate Bill No. 3—By the President:

An Act to add new Section 12 to Article 49 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition, 1968 Replacement Volume, 1969 Supplement),
title "Interest and Usury," said section to follow immediately after Section
11 thereof, exempting under certain circumstances, secured loans insured
or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Adminis-