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CHAP. 243. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
lieutenant-colonel, and one major, to each regiment of the militia,
consisting of two battalions; where there shall be only one battalion,
it shall be commanded by a major; Provided, that nothing contained
herein shall be construed to annul any commission in the militia
which may be in force as granted by authority of any state or territory
in pursuance of the act herein recited, bearing date prior to
the said first day of May next." Therefore, |
Officers to be appointed
to each
regiment. |
1. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
from and after the passage of this act, there shall be, (conformable
to the aforesaid act of congress) one colonel, one lieutenant colonel,
and one major, to each regiment of the militia of this state, consisting
of two battalions; that where there shall be only one battalion,
it shall be commanded by a major. |
Governor and
council to commission.
Proviso.
* 1811, ch. 182. |
2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the governor and
council forthwith
proceed to commission one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, and
one major, to each regiment of the militia of this state, consisting
of two battalions as aforesaid; Provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to annul any commission in the militia
which may now be in force under the act of assembly of this state*,
entitled, An act to regulate and discipline the militia of this state,
and the several supplements thereto. |
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Passed Feb. 5, 1817. |
CHAP. CCXLIV.
An Act to provide for the Education of Poor Children in Kent, Talbot,
Cecil, Anne-Arundel and Montgomery Counties. Lib.
TH.
No. 5, fol. 407.
Supplements, 1817, ch. 49; 1818, ch. 49, and ch. 200. |
Preamble.
† Ch. 79, s. 4. |
WHEREAS the want of an efficient and well digested
system of
county schools, calculated to diffuse the advantages of education
throughout the state, has been long felt and sincerely regretted by
every friend to morality and good government: And whereas, the
funds arising from the tax on bank stock, and appropriated to the
above purposes by an act of the general assembly passed at November
session eighteen hundred and twelve†, is not as yet sufficient to
carry the wise and benevolent intentions of the legislature completely
into effect; yet viewing the incalculable advantages enjoyed
by some of our sister states, where extensive school funds enable
them to disseminate the blessings of education to every class of
their citizens; and believing that there is no practicable mode to
accomplish so desirable an object in the present situation of the finances
of the state, but by laying a moderate tax on the wealthy
for the education of the poorer classes of society, therefore, |
Levy courts to appoint
seven trustees
in each election
district. |
1. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
the levy court of the several counties aforesaid (a), be and are hereby
empowered and directed, to appoint annually seven persons in
each election district of the said counties, to be called The Trustees
for the Education of Poor Children, and one person to be
called the Treasurer of the school funds for each county.
(a) This act repealed, so far
as relates to Anne-Arundel and Montgomery counties,
by 1818, ch. 49. |
Trustees to lay off
each district into
seven sub-divisions. |
2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said trustees
shall immediately
after their appointment, proceed to lay off each election district
into seven sub-divisions, one of which to be allotted to each trustee,
and when so laid off and allotted, each trustee shall make a |
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