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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT to change the name of the "Second Hospital for
the Insane of the State of Maryland," to that of "Spring-
field State Hospital."

To change
name of Sec-
ond Hospital
for Insane, to
Springfield
State Hospital.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the name of the "Second Hospital for the Insane
for the State of Maryland," as established by Chapter two
hundred and thirty-one of the Acts of 1894, entitled an "Act
to establish an additional hospital for the insane of the State
of Maryland, and to appropriate a sum of money therefor, be
and the same is hereby changed to the name of 'Springfield
State Hospital.' "

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

Approved March 20, 1900.

CHAPTER 71.
AN ACT to add an additional section to Article 33 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, entitled "Elec-
tions," as re-enacted by Chapter two hundred and two of
the Acts of 1896, said section to follow Section eighty-
three of said Article, and to be designated as Section 83 A.

Additional
section added

Elections

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That an additional section be and the same is hereby
added to Article 33 of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, entitled "Elections," as re-enacted by Chapter
two hundred and two of the Acts of 1896, said section to
follow section eighty-three of said Article, and to be desig-
nated as Section 83A, and to read as follows:

Time allowed
employees to
vote.

83A. At every election, whether national, State or muni-
cipal, hereafter held in this State, every employer, whether a
body corporate, firm or individual, shall allow its or his employe
or employes sufficient time, not exceeding four hours, within
which to vote; provided, that the said employer shall have
the right to designate the time when his employe or employes
shall exercise the right herein granted, the employe or
employes to be allowed sufficient time not exceeding four
hours. Any employer, whether a body corporate, firm or
individual, and any officer or agent of any employer, who
shall refuse to allow its or his employe or employes sufficient