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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 41.

AN ACT to provide for the further publication of the archives

of Maryland.

WHEREAS, By Chapter 138 of the Acts of the General As-

Maryland His-

sembly of Maryland, passed at the session of 1882, the Mary-

torical Socie-

land Historical Society was appointed custodian of the record's,

ty.

archives and ancient documents of the province and State as

therein provided, on the condition that said Society shall safely

keep, properly arrange and catalogue the same, and shall edit

and publish, under its supervision, such of the same as were

of historical importance; and.

Province of

WHEREAS, Said Society, out of its own means, has con-

Maryland
records.

structed an expensive vault for the safe keeping of said records.

and has, on its part, complied with all the provisions of said

Act and subsequent Acts, and it is proper that the publication

of said archives should be continued with diligence and care

under the supervision of said Society; and,

Parts of an-

WHEREAS, There exists several and considerable portions

cient docu-
ments miss-

of the said records, archives and ancient documents, whereof

ing.

there is no copy whatsoever in the possession or under the

control of the State or any officer or agent thereof, as set

forth in the report made by said Society to this General As-

sembly; which said missing portions the said Society has as-

certained to exist in the Public Record office in London; and

it is desirable in order to have the said archives and ancient

documents of the State made complete by the transcribing

and copying thereof, that the same may be published in their

due sequence; therefore,

Money to be

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

paid for safe-

land; That the sum of two thousand dollars for each year for

keeping of
same.

the period of two years from this date be and the same is here-

by appropriated and shall be paid to the said Maryland His-

torical Society out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise

appropriated, which sum shall be paid, one thousand dollars

on the first day of June and December of the years 1904 and

1905.

To buy and

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the archives of Maryland

sell old docu-
ments.

published by said Society, with the funds herein provided, shall.

as provided by the Act of 1882. Chapter 138, be the property

of the State; provided, that said Society may purchase such

volumes as it wishes for its members and exchanges at the cost

of paper, presswork and binding, and shall be authorized to