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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the free school fund, in accordance with the provisions of the

Act of the December Session, 1839, Chapter 33, and substi-

tuted for the interest on the surplus revenue, as provided in

said Act; provided, that the sum of one hundred and fifty

thousand dollars of the receipts from the public school tax

shall be distributed to colored schools, after deducting the

amount payable to the Colored Normal School, and the balance

of said receipts shall be distributed to the white schools, the

State Normal School for whites and the State Board of Educa-

tion, in proportions to which they are respectively entitled ; for

donations to colleges, academies and schools, as set forth in

Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly heretofore

passed, forty-four thousand five hundred dollars, or so much

thereof as may be necessary ; provided, that none of the ap-

Colleges, acad-

propriations to colleges, academies and schools shall be paid

emies, etc.

to any of said institutions excepting to such as shall have made

a full report, as required by Section 17 of Article 77 of the

Code of Public General Laws, and for the instruction of the

indigent blind, to be applied under the direction of the Gov-

ernor, in accordance with the provisions of the Acts of 1868,

Chapter 205, as amended by the Acts of 1904, twenty-one thou-

sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

CONTINGENT FUNDS.

For the contingent fund placed at the disposal of the Gov-

Contingent
fund.

ernor by Article 3, Section 32, of the Constitution, ten thou-

sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the

contingent fund of the Treasury Department, for advertising,

stationery, blanks, books, expressage, telegrams and other in-

cidental expenses, four thousand dollars, or so much thereof

as may be necessary; for the contingent fund of the Comp-

troller's office for printing blank licenses, protests, circulars,

warrants, book and other office expenses, four thousand dol-

lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the contin-

gent fund of the State Tax Commissioner's office, for printing

blanks, circulars, stationery, books and postage, fifteen hun-

dred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the

contingent fund of the Land Office, six hundred dollars, or so

much thereof as may be necessary ; for the contingent fund of

the Court of Appeals, sixteen hundred dollars, or so much

thereof as may be necessary; for the contingent fund of the

Attorney-General, for printing and traveling expenses, clerical

services, stationery, postage and other necessary expenses,

thirteen hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces-