them, or such portions of them, or either of them,
as in his discretion shall best promote the object
of his agency, and deliver lectures in the towns or
public places on his line of travel, in which he
shall set forth the advantage to capitalists and la-
borers of settling in the State of Maryland, and
with a view to secure large audiences ho shall give
public notice by hand bill or by advertisement in
some one of the newspapers published in the
nearest town, at least one week in advance of his
purpose to deliver a lecture or lectures on the ob-
ject of his agency.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That said agent shall
keep an accurate and exact account of his travel-
ing expenses, and a separate and exact account of
his expenses incurred in publishing notices of his
lectures, which together shall not exceed the sum
of fifteen hundred dollars, and shall quarterly
transmit in duplicate of each, attested by his affi-
davit, to the Comptroller of the Treasury, who on
being satisfied of their accuracy, and that the
same included only necessary expenses, shall
transmit to the said immigrant agent the amount
of said expenses; by draft or by such other method
as he shall think safest, addressing the same to
such place as said agent shall direct.

Shall keep
an account of
expenses, &c.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted. That said immigrant
agent shall keep an account in journal form of the
duties he performs, and as far as he can judge, of
the success of his efforts, and shall transmit the
same, or a duplicate thereof, quarterly to the Gov-
ernor of the State for his inspection.

Required to
report to the
governor.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted. That said immigrant
agent shall be and is hereby appointed for two
years from the day of the passage of this Act, and
shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars per
annum, to be paid quarterly, on the warrant of
the Comptroller, whose duty it is hereby made to
transmit it by draft or otherwise, to such address
as such immigrant agent shall direct.

Term of Of-
fice.

See. 6. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

In force.