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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1825.

priated for the encouragement and support of public instruction ;

Proviso.

Provided, That no other rule of apportionment of the funds
which have heretofore been raised, or which may hereafter be
raised under the provisions of such acts, than as in such acts is
provided9 shall be applied to said funds.

Ratio of
distribution
of funds.

SEC, 26. And be it enacted, That all the funds hereafter to
be assigned and appropriated for the support and maintenance of
public instruction, as relating to primary schools, shall be appor-
tioned and distributed amongst the several counties of this
state, and to the city of Baltimore, when the said city shall
have established public schools either by authority delegated to
the said city, or under this act, according to the ratio of white
population, as ascertained by the last preceding census of the
United States ; and it shall be the duty of the superintendent
of public instruction, to give notice thereof in writing to each of
the clerks of the county courts of such counties, setting forth
the amount of money appropriated to his county, and the time
when the same shall be payable to the commissioners of said
county.

Remedy
against col-
lectors.

SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That if any collector appointed
under the provisions of this act, shall in any case collect more
than is due, the person aggrieved shall have his remedy against
such collector by suit or warrant, and if he recover, he shall
have judgment for double the amount improperly and unjustly
extorted from him, and costs.

Publication
of this act.

SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That the governor and council
cause this act to be published for the information of the people,
in such of the newspapers in this state, and the district of
Columbia, as they think proper.

This act to
be submit-
to the vote
of the
people.

SEC, 29. And be it enacted. That at the next election of
delegates to the general assembly, every voter when he offers
to vote, shall be required by the judges of election, to state
whether he is for or against the establishment of primary
schools, and the said judges shall record the number of votes
for and against primary schools, and make return thereof to the
legislature during the first week of the session, and if a majority
of the said votes in any county, shall be in favour of the estab-
lishment of primary schools as is therein provided for, then and
in that case, the said act shall be valid for such county or
counties, otherwise of no effect whatever.

To be void
to counties
rejecting.

SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That if a majority of the votes
of any county in this state, shall be against the establishment
of primary schools as established by this act, then and in that
case, the said act shall be void as to that county.