tively, as soon as may be after the first of January
in each and every year, and pay over into the re-
spective Treasuries of the State and city, one-half
to each, of all the surplus from appropriations and
earnings which may be in their hands and may
not be required for the efficient discharge of the
duties by this Act imposed upon them in their
judgment.

Requistions
for money.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted. That the said Board
are authorized and required, from time to time, as
may be necessary, to make requisition upon the
Comptroller of the Treasury of the State and the
Register of the City of Baltimore, respectively, for
such amounts, not exceeding one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars ($150,000) in all, and to be paid
by the State and city equally, as the construction
of the said steamer may require, and to be ex-
pended in and about the same, and in like manner
to make requisitions for the annual amount of ten
tliousand dollars ($10,000) to be paid by the city as
aforesaid, or so much thereof as may be required
for the efficient navigation and use of the said
steamer for the purposes aforesaid in each and
every year, and the Comptroller is hereby author-
ized and directed, upon receiving such requisitions
from the said Board, from time to time, in conformity
herewith, to issue his warrant to the Treasurer for
the payment of the moneys so required, and hereby
appropriated on the part of the State; and the
Register of the City of Baltimore is hereby au-
thorized and required to answer and pay the said
requisitions, when made in conformity herewith,
from time to time, for which end the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore are hereby required and
authorized to make provision for the same by
proper assessment and levy from time to time, in

'•Use of city
wharf proper-
ty.

the usual way. If at any time the said Board
shall deem it necessary or proper to use any of the
wharf property of the city belonging to Baltimore
for the purposes of the said steamer and her ope-
rations they shall be entitled to the use of the
same free of all charge.

Act not in-
operative on
account of neg-
lect of certain
parties.».

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That this Act »ball
not fail or cease to have operation and effect be-
cause of any failure or neglect on the part of the
Presidents of the Marino Insurance companies of