444

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 295.

AN ACT to provide for the appointment of counsel

to represent the State, in the matter of the arbi-

tration proposed to be had on the boundary line,.

between Maryland and Virginia, and to appropri-

ate a sum of money to pay the expenses of such

arbitration.

To appoint

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

counsel

Maryland, That the Governor be and he is hereby au-

thorized and requested to appoint one or more

counsel to represent the State, in the matter of the

arbitration proposed to be had for the settlement of

the boundary line between the States of Virginia and

Maryland, their compensation and the State's pro-

portion of the compensation of the referees and um-

pire to be hereafter provided for by law.

SEC. 2. And. be it enacted, That the State's propor-

State's propor-

tion of the other expenses of said arbitration shall

tion of expence.

be paid by the State, on a warrant or warrants of

the Comptroller on the Treasurer, in favor of such
person or persons as the Governor shall, on statements

to be furnished by the State's counsel, certify to be

entitled to be paid ; and the sum of tive thousand

dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is

hereby appropriated to meet the requirements of this

section.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

In force

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved, April 11th, 1874.