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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That whenever property in the

Property sold

City of Baltimore has been sold for taxes, pursuant to, law,

by one City Collector, and such sale has been reported by the

City Collector who made the same, but the deed for such prop-

erty has been executed and delivered by the successor in office

of the City Collector who made such sale and report as afore-

said, such conveyance shall be as valid to all intents and pur-

poses as it would have been if made by the City Collector who

made and reported the sale.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1904.

CHAPTER 282.

AN ACT to provide for the better security of public records.

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

Providing for

land, That the Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice

the better se-

and consent of the Senate, three citizens of the State, who

curity of pub-
lic records.

shall constitute a public records' commission, and who shall

serve for two years. They shall serve without pay, save that

they may receive their necessary expenses out of the fund

hereby appropriated. They shall examine into the condition

and completeness of the public records, and report thereon

to the General Assembly with such recommendations as they

may deem expedient for the better custody and arrangement

and preservation of the same.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That the sum of one thousand

Appropriations

dollars annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for

for same.

the next two years, be appropriated for the use of said com-

mission by the State Treasurer.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the words public records

Meaning of
the words

shall be held to mean any written or printed book, paper, map

public rec-
ords.

or drawing which is required by law to be preserved, filed or

recorded in any office of the State, or of any county or munici-

pality, or of any officer or employee of the State, or of any

county or municipality.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That the paper in all books of

Describing
paper to be

record in which are preserved manuscript entries required to

used.

be made by any officer of State, county or municipality shall

be made of linen rags and new cotton clippings well sized with

animal sizing and well finished, and that the ink and typewriter