COLUMBIA BANCORP
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1


                                Columbia Bancorp
                                (Name of Issuer)


                    Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share)
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    197227101
                                 (CUSIP Number)



                              John A. Scaldara, Jr.
                                Columbia Bancorp
                          10480 Little Patuxent Parkway
                            Columbia, Maryland 21044
                                 (410) 465-4800

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            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                February 10, 1999
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



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     If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: |_|


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CUSIP Number:  197227101


(1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:  John M. Bond, Jr.
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities Only):

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(2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)      |_|
                                                              (b)      |_|
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(3)      SEC USE ONLY

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 (4)     SOURCE OF FUNDS

         OO

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(5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
         ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                |_|

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(6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States of America

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        NUMBER OF                    (7)      SOLE VOTING POWER
          SHARES                              116,185
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       BENEFICIALLY                  (8)      SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY                             112,367
                            ----------------------------------------------------
           EACH                      (9)      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        REPORTING                             116,185
                            ----------------------------------------------------
          PERSON                     (10)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
           WITH                               112,367
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         (11)      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                   228,552

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         (12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
                  SHARES |_|


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         (13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   5.0%

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         (14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                   IN
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.


     This Amendment No. 1 amends and  supplements  the statement on Schedule 13D
dated May 1997 (the  "Statement")  relating to the common stock, par value $0.01
per share ("Common  Stock"),  of Columbia Bancorp,  a Maryland  corporation (the
"Issuer"),  which has its principal  executive  offices at 10480 Little Patuxent
Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

     (a) This Statement is being filed by John M. Bond, Jr.

     (b) The  business  address of Mr. Bond is Columbia  Bancorp,  10480  Little
Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044.

     (c) Mr. Bond serves as President,  Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of
the Issuer and The Columbia Bank, a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Issuer (the
"Bank"), at the address stated above in Item 2(b).

     (d)  During  the last five  years,  Mr.  Bond has not been  convicted  in a
criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

     (e) During the last five  years,  Mr.  Bond has not been a party to a civil
proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body of  competent  jurisdiction
wherein  as a result of such  proceeding  he was or is  subject  to a  judgment,
decree  or final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or  prohibiting  or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.

     (f) Mr. Bond is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.


     Mr.  Bond has  expended  approximately  $892,000 of his  personal  funds to
purchase shares of Common Stock of the Issuer and has received securities of the
Issuer as long term  compensation for his service as President,  Chief Executive
Officer and Treasurer of the Issuer and the Bank. Mr. Bond is deemed  beneficial
owner of  48,192  shares  of  Common  Stock  of the  Issuer  as a result  of his
appointment as co-trustee and designation as a remainder beneficiary of a trust.
He also may be deemed a beneficial owner of 64,175 shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer held for the account of  participants  other than himself in the Issuer's
401(k)  Plan  and  Trust;  beneficial  ownership  of such  shares  is  expressly
disclaimed by Mr. Bond.



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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

     Mr. Bond has acquired the securities of the Issuer for investment purposes.
Mr. Bond does not anticipate influencing any control over the Issuer as a result
of his  investment  in  securities of the Issuer.  Any  additional  purchases of
securities  of the Issuer  would be for the  purpose of  increasing  Mr.  Bond's
investment in the Issuer.

     Except as set forth above,  Mr. Bond does not have,  as of the date hereof,
any plans or proposals  which relate to or would result in: (a) the  acquisition
by any  person of  additional  securities  of the Issuer or the  disposition  of
securities of the Issuer; (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction,  such as a
merger,  reorganization  or  liquidation  involving  the  Issuer  or  any of its
subsidiaries;  (c) a sale or  transfer  of a  material  amount  of assets of the
Issuer  or any of its  subsidiaries;  (d) any  change  in the  present  board of
directors  or  management  of the Issuer,  including  any plans or  proposals to
change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing  vacancies on the
board of directors;  (e) any material  change in the present  capitalization  or
dividend  policy of the Issuer;  (f) any other  material  change in the Issuer's
business  or  corporate  structure;  (g) any  changes in the  Issuer's  charter,
by-laws or  instruments  corresponding  thereto or other actions that may impede
the  acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;  (h) causing a class of
securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national  securities  exchange or
to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer  quotation system of a
registered national securities association; (i) causing a class of securities of
the Issuer to become  eligible  for  termination  of  registration  pursuant  to
Section  12(g)(4)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended  (the
"Exchange  Act");  or (j) any action similar to any of those  enumerated  above.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Mr. Bond reserves the
right to change his present  intentions with respect to the matters described in
this paragraph.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     According to information  received from the Issuer,  as of the date hereof,
approximately  4,537,420  shares of Common  Stock of the  Issuer  are issued and
outstanding (the "Outstanding  Shares"). Mr. Bond has the sole power to vote and
dispose of 116,385  shares of Common Stock of the Issuer and has shared power to
vote and dispose of 112,367  shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.  For purposes
of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, Mr. Bond may be deemed to own beneficially
approximately 5.0% of the Outstanding Shares.

     For the period  sixty days  prior to  February  10,  1999 and  through  the
signature  date,  three  transactions  in the  Common  Stock were  effected.  On
December 28, 1998,  Mr. Bond  effected  the exercise of 418  nonqualified  stock
options at $4.55/share held by the John M. Bond, Sr. Trust for which Mr. Bond is
a co-trustee and remainder beneficiary.  On February 1, 1999, Mr. Bond purchased
200 shares at $16.25/share,  of which 100 shares were immediately  gifted to his
son and no further beneficial ownership is held by Mr. Bond in these shares; Mr.
Bond is the beneficial owner of the remaining 100 shares.  Lastly,  on April 27,
1999,  Mr. Bond  effected  the  exercise of 726  nonqualified  stock  options at
$6.82/share  held by the  John M.  Bond,  Sr.  Trust  for  which  Mr.  Bond is a
co-trustee and remainder beneficiary.



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Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
         to Securities of the Issuer.

     Except as set forth herein, there are presently no contracts, arrangements,
understandings  or relationships  (legal or otherwise)  between Mr. Bond and any
other person, with respect to any securities of the Issuer,  including,  but not
limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder's fees, joint ventures,
loan or option arrangements,  puts or calls, guarantees or profits,  division of
profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7.  Material to be filed as Exhibits.

     None.




































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                                  SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this Statement is true,  complete and
correct.


Dated:  July 6, 1999



                                     /s/ John M. Bond, Jr.
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                                     John M. Bond, Jr.






















































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