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years, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discre-
tion of the Court.

"Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That this Act shall not ap-
ply to Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caro-
line, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Gar-
rett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince
George's, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot,
Washington, Wicomico and Worcester counties; and that
as to the said counties sections 15, 16 and 112 of Article
33 of the Code of Public General Laws, title 'Elections, '
shall be and remain in full force and effect.

"Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage. "

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Lehmayer, from Judiciary Committee, reported
favorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to empower the State's
Attorney of Frederick county, upon order of the Circuit
Court for Frederick county, to file a criminal information
and regulate the proceedings thereunder. "

Which was read a first, time.

Mr. Latrobe, from Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported favorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to compensate Sarah Wise
of Baltimore city, for damage to certain property belong-
ing to said Sarah Wise, arising from a defective conduit
or drain owned and operated by the State of Maryland. "

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Collins, from Committee on Claims, reported fav-
orably,

House bill entitled "An Act to refund to Clinton A.
Wright, trustee of the Avon Bottling Company of Balti-
more city, Frank Sandkuhler, Louisa Schultz, adminis-
tratrix of Leopold Schultz, deceased, Frank A. Wornitz
and Nathan Weiller, copartners, trading as Wornitz and
Company, and W. J. Weckham and B. Bonheim, copart-
ners. trading as the Bayside Bottling Company of Balti-
more city, the amount of. money paid respectively
by them to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
Baltimore city, for licenses for the years 1890 and 1891,
in excess of the amounts with which they were properly

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