WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

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list of the scholars taught, the time of their tuition, as also all

other public interesting matters, as may be directed by the

trustees of school.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted. That a majority of the board of «

Quorum

trustees of school being present, shall constitute a quorum, to

transact all ordinary business.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted. That no school tax shall be levied

No tax

in virtue of this act, until after the next October election, at

levied till

after next

which time, it shall be the duty of the judges of election, in

October
election.

the several election districts of Allegany county, to propound to

the voters as they deposite their ballots, the question for or

Votes then
to be taken

against the school law, and their proper answers to have en-

for or

tered on the list of voters, by the annexation of the letter S. (as

against
schools.

for school) or N. S. (as for no school) as the case may be ; and

in any and every election district where it shall appear that

more voters have declared in favour than have determined

against said school law, the same shall be considered as a law,

to all intents and purposes, and its provisions shall in said dis-

This law

tricts so deciding, be forthwith carried into effect to their full

enforced,
or not ac-

extent ; and the same shall not be enforced in districts where

cordingly.

the decision through the ballot box shall be the reverse.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Publication
directed.

commissioners of Allegany county, immediately after being

apprized of the passage of this act, to cause the same to be

published in the several newspapers of the county for four suc-

cessive weeks, the cost whereof to be paid by the county.

STRAYS.

See Cattle, &c. ante page 1311.

SUPERVISORS.

See Constables, ante page 1313.

TRESPASSES.

See Cattle, &c. ante page 1311.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

A SUPPLEMENT to the ACT, entitled, an Act for regulating and inspect-

ing Weights and Measures of this State, passed at December session,

eighteen hundred and twenty-five, chapter two hundred and six. —

1832, ch. 101.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Standard of

That from and after the passage of this act, the standard oi

weights to
be deposited

weights and measures, now in the possession of the keeper of

the same in and for Allegany county, shall be deposited linden

the direction and charge of the clerk of the commissioners of

the said county; and the said keeper is hereby required to deli-

Duty of

ver the same to the said clerk of the county commissioner

clerk

aforesaid, within ninety days from the passage of this act ; and