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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Prohibiting
sale of liquor

land, That it shall not be lawful for the Clerk of the Circuit

near a school

Court of Garrett County, Maryland, to issue license to any

house.

person or persons to sell spirituous or fermented liquors or

lager beer at any place in Garrett County within three miles

of Lower Savage School House, in the village of Bond, Gar-

rett County, Maryland.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 12, 1904.

CHAPTER 675.

AN ACT to provide for the examination and auditing annually

of the accounts of the Board of County School Commis-

sionerrs for Kent County, the Trustees of the Poor of Kent

County and the County Treasurer of Kent County, and

to require the appointment of an auditing committee with

power to summons and swear witnesses in relation thereto.

Providing for

SECTION i. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

the examina-

land, That it shall be the duty of the judges of the Circuit

tion of books
of certain

Court of Kent County, annually, on or after the year 1904,

officials.

during the April term of said court, to appoint from among

the taxable inhabitants of said county, and without the least

reference to their political opinions, and of approved character

for competency and integrity, three persons who shall con-

stitute an auditing committee, whose duty it shall be to exam-

ine carefully the accounts, vouchers, books and papers of the

Board of County School Commissioners and Treasurer thereof

for Kent County, the Trustees of the Poor of Kent County

and County Commissioners of Kent County, and to report

the same in duplicate, one of said reports to be filed with

the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county, and one with

the County Commissioners of said county ; and the said County

To publish re-

Commissioners are hereby directed and empowered to publish

port of find-

said report, immediately upon the filing of the same, in two

ings.

newspapers in Kent County at their legal rates for such length

of time as the County Commissioners shall deem expedient.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Auditing com-
mittee to sub-

three persons, so as aforesaid appointed, within thirty days

scribe to an
oath.

after their appointment, to take and subscribe before the

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kent County, an oath to well