THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 803

Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants upon the Treasurer, payable to the order of the said Committee, for such sums and at such times as shall be required by the said Committee, for the purchase of the ground and the erection or adaptation of the building hereby au- thorized and directed to be purchased and erected, or adapted to the purpose as aforesaid ; provided, that the whole amount for the purchase of the ground and erection or adaptation of the building, shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ; and provided further, that no money shall be paid for the purchase of the said lot or lots of ground before the owner or owners thereof shall have conveyed all of his, her or their title and interest both in law and equity in the said ground to the State of Maryland, by a good and sufficient deed or deeds to be approved by the At- torney General ; and provided, that a sum of not less than ten per cent, of the whole cost of the building shall be retained by the Treasurer from the amount to be paid for the erection of the said building until its final completion and acceptance by the Committee.	Draw war- rants.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.	Appropria- tion.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That all laws or parts of laws heretofore passed, having reference to the purchase of a site for the erection of a Government House, be and the same are hereby repealed.	Repealed.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the date of its passage. Approved March 30, 1868.	In force.