JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

after authorized by the Mayor and City Council, under the
general powers granted by Chapter one hundred and twenty-
three, of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland,
session eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, title "City of Bal-
timore," sub-title "Charter," sub-title "General Powers,"
sub-title "License," which are required to be issued and col-
lected by the Police Department. (7) Any sum hereafter
allowed out of, or share of liquor license moneys specially
appropriated to said special fund and derived from the granting
of license or permission to sell strong or spirituous liquors,
ale, wine or beer, and such sum, sums, share or shares
shall be paid in to the treasurer of the special fund by
the person or officer having the legal custody thereof. (8)
All moneys derived or received from the granting or issuing
the permits, or the giving of permission to give public dances,
soirees, masked balls, boxing or athletic contests, circus or
tent shows, or either of them, in the City of Baltimore; also
the sum of five dollars for each and every permit granted by
the Board of Police Commissioners under Section 653?, Chap-
ter three hundred and forty-three of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, Session eighteen hundred and ninety,

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for the sale of liquors at bona fide entertainments. (9) A
sum of money equal to but not greater than two per centum
of the semi-monthly pay, salary or compensation of each
member of the police force, entitled to participate in the spe-
cial fund, which sum shall be deducted every pay day by the
treasurer of the Board of Police Commissioners from their
pay, salary or compensation of each and every member of
the police force, and the said treasurer of said board is
hereby authorized, empowered and directed to deduct the
said sum of money as aforesaid, and forthwith to pay the
same to the treasurer of the trustees of the special fund;
provided, however, that it shall be optional with any member
of said police force to contribute the said two per centum of
his salary as above provided, and participate in the benefits
of the special fund; and provided further, that no member of
said force shall participate in said special fund unless he con-
tributes to said fund as aforesaid.

Assessment of
members of
police force,
etc

10. And any and all unexpended balances of appropriation
or amounts estimated, levied, raised or appropriated for the
payment of salaries or compensation of members of the police
force within said City of Baltimore remaining unexpended
or unapplied, after allowing all claims payable therefrom;
said balances to be paid to special fund at any time after the
expiration of the year for which the same were made and
appointed.

Unexpended
balances of
appropriations