JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

WHEREAS, The said George W. Hatcherson has been pay-
ing State tax on private securities for the sum of seven hun-
dred and fifty-seven dollars from January first in the year
1877 to January first in the year 1897, amounting to the sum
of twenty-seven dollars and forty cents, which securities were
all paid in full prior to the year 1877, which error in assess-
ment was not discovered by the Commissioners of Kent
County until January, in the year 1897.

WHEREAS, The County Commissioners of Kent County
have ordered a levy to the use of the said George W. Hatch-
erson for county taxes paid in error as aforesaid, and have
recommended the payment of State taxes so paid in error to
the said George W. Hatcherson.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby directed, upon a
warrant of the Comptroller therefor, which he is authorized
to draw, to pay to George W. Hatcherson the sum of twenty-
seven dollars and forty-seven cents, the same being money
paid by him on private securities in Kent County, in the State
of Maryland, and erroneous assessed to him.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1900.

Refund money
to George W.
Hatcherson.

CHAPTER 199.
AN ACT to refund to Samuel Thompson a certain sum of
money erroneously paid by him into the Treasury.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Maryland,
That the Comptroller of the Treasury is hereby authorized
and directed to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer in favor
of Samuel Thompson for the sum of fourteen dollars and
thirty-six cents, being moneys erroneously paid by him, the
same having received the recommendation of the Treasury
officials.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1900.

CHAPTER 200.
AN ACT authorizing the "Antietam Battle-field Commis-
sion of Maryland" to transfer to the perpetual care of the

Refund money
to
S. Thompson.