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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Failure or
neglect

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any supervisor who-
shall fail or neglect to perform his duties under the

provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misde-

meanor, and be liable to presentment and indictment

by the Grand Jury, and on conviction in a court of

law, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars, nor

more than one hundred, in the discretion of the

court; said fine to be applied to the said road fund.

Approved, April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 266.

AN ACT appropriating a sum of money to pay for

certain buildings erected in connection with the

Washington University, in the City of Baltimore,

to make further improvements thereon, and to

provide for the free education in said University

of Students, from the several legislative districts-

in the State.

Preamble

WHEREAS, By the act of eighteen hundred and

seventy, chapter one hundred and twenty-six, the

Board of Visitors and Faculty of Washington Uni-

versity were authorized to use the property of the

said university, as a basis of credit for obtaining a

loan of the sum of ten thousand dollars, either by

creating a ground rent or by mortgaging the same,

the said sum to be used for erecting an additional

building or buildings for university and hospital

purposes.

Preamble.

AND WHEREAS, The contracts were made and

buildings to the extent of twelve thousand five hun-

dred dollars in cost were erected, when it was dis-

discovered that by a misnomer of the corporate title

of the Board of Visitors of the said university, the

purposes of the said act failed to be accomplished,

and the faculty of the said university assumed the

responsibility for the cost of said buildings, paying a

part thereof in cash for which a lien upon the said