JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

CHAPTER 241.
AN ACT to refund to Caleb H. Price certain money spent by
him to defend himself in a criminal prosecution, the cause
of which happened while acting as a deputy officer of the
Oyster Police Force of the State of Maryland.

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WHEREAS, Caleb H. Price, of Dorchester County, was tried
under two indictments: first, assault with intent to kill; sec-
ond, assault and battery, in the Circuit Court of Wicomico
County, September term, in the case of State of Maryland vs.
'Caleb H. Price, for the shooting of one Zacariah Webster, on
the 25th day of November, in the year 1897; and

WHEREAS, The evidence produced clearly showed that the
said Caleb H. Price was acting as deputy of the Oyster Police
Force for the State of Maryland, and the shooting was abso-
lutely necessary for the capture of said Webster, who was
violating the oyster law, and for the execution of said laws;
and

Caleb H. Price.
Criminal
prosecution.

WHEREAS, The said Caleb H. Price was tried and ac-
quitted by said Circuit Court for Wicomico County during
the said September term; and

WHEREAS, The said Caleb H. Price, in defending himself
in said case, incurred an expense to the extent of two hun-
dred dollars for attorney fees and other expenses.

Acquitted.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, That the Comptroller of the
Treasury be and he is hereby authorized and directed to draw
his warrant upon the Treasurer in favor of Caleb H. Price for
the sum of two hundred dollars.

Approved April 5, 1900.

CHAPTER 242.
AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners of Car-
roll County to issue bonds to liquidate the indebtedness of
the School Commissioners of said county.

Refund a sum
of money.

WHEREAS, The Board of School Commissioners of Carroll
County, Maryland, is now indebted unto sundry persons in
various sums of money aggregating the sum of thirty thou-
sand dollars; and

WHEREAS, The County Commissioners of said county are
willing to assume said indebtedness and provide for the
payment thereof to the various parties to whom the same is

School
Commission'rs
Carroll Co.
Indebtedness
of.