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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

draw the
lottery.
Sign tickets

sioners as aforesaid, shall be drawn by said commissioners ; and
the tickets therein shall be attested by the signature of one of
them, before it shall be lawful for any person or persons to sell
the same, or any of said tickets ; and it shall not be lawful for

Sale re-
stricted.

any person or persons to sell any of said tickets after the same
shall have been so attested, unless the person or persons selling
such ticket or tickets shall be licensed to sell lottery tickets
within this state at the place and time of making such sale.

Commis-
sioners'
residence.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That one at least of the said com-
missioners shall reside in the city of Baltimore, and in lieu of
the salary heretofore given to said commissioners, the commis-
sioner or commissioners residing in the said city, shall hereafter

Commis-
sioners'
compensa-
tion.

be entitled to receive at the rate of ten per centum ; and the
said commissioners residing in the county at the rate of seven
and a half per centum each, upon the amount raised by the

Proviso.

lottery system ; Provided, that the compensation to the com-
missioner or commissioners residing in the said city, shall, in
no event, exceed the sum of two thousand dollars each, in any
one year ; and the compensation to the commissioners residing
in the county, in no event to exceed the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars each, in any one year.

CHAPTER 85.
AN ACT for the Preservation and Repair of that part of the United States
Road, within the limits of the State of Maryland.
Other acts are, 1835, ch, 305.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, that part of the United States road, lying within
the limits of the state of Maryland, is in many parts in bad
condition for want of repairs, and as a large proportion of the
people of this state are interested in said road, and its preserva-
tion ; therefore,

Superinten-
dent condi-
tionally to
be appoint-
ed.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That as soon as the consent of the government of the United
States shall have been obtained as hereinafter provided, that
part of the United States road commonly called the National
road, within the limits of the state of Maryland, shall be taken
under the care of the state of Maryland, and the governor and
council of the state shall be, and they are hereby authorized to
appoint a superintendent of that part of said road lying within

His duties;
residence,

fee.

the limits of this state ; who shall hold his office for three years
from the date of his commission, and who shall at the time of
his appointment, and during his continuance in office, reside in
Allegany county, whose duty it shall be to exercise all reasona-
ble vigilance and diligence in the care thereof; which superin-
tendent after his appointment shall have full power and autho-
rity to build toll-houses, and erect toll-gates at suitable distances :