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said citizen shall desire to advance the money necessary for their transportation, the amount to be afterwards deducted from their wages, or on any other stipulated terms he shall enter into obli- gations with the said Superintendent and in the form to be presented by him and kept in his office, and the said Superintendent is hereby authorized to contract with any ship-owner or Company en- gaged in the passenger trade between Baltimore and any European port for the transportation at a fixed rate, of all such immigrants as his agent may desire to send to Maryland, in compliance with such special contracts as are described in this Section.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted. That the Commis- sioners of Immigration appointed under an Act passed February eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the Immigrant Agent appointed by an Act passed March twenty-first, eighteen hun- dred and sixty-seven, are hereby authorized and requested to transfer to the Superintendent of Labor and Agriculture of this State all papers, documents, maps, records and other public property appertain- ing to their said offices, and take his receipt for the same, which shall be filed among the other vouch- ers of said Commissioner and Agent in the office of the State Comptroller.	Transfer pa- pers.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the said Super- intendent shall keep an accurate account of all monies expended by him under the provisions of this Act, and make a full statement of the same in his regular report to the General Assembly.	Keep account.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That when the Su- perintendent of Labor and Agriculture shall be prepared to execute the duties enjoined by this Act, he shall give public notice of the same in at least one newspaper in every county of this State, and in the city of Baltimore, and he may append thereto a copy of such forms and rules as he may adopt for the transaction of the business of this division of his department.	Publish no- tice.
Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That the State In- spectors of agricultural products and fertilizers shall render to the Superintendent of Labor and Agriculture in the forms and according to the re-	Forms.