JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 593

and illustrating Independence Hall, desires to con-
tribute towards its Gallery copies of portraits of two
of the signers of the Declaration of Independence,
from this State, not already there represented,	Preamble.
namely : Thomas Stone, and William Paca, and also
the portrait of Thomas Johnson, formerly Governor
of this State, who, in the Continental Congress, nom-
inated George Washington to be " commander in
chief of all the armies raised and to be raised;" and
further, in order that the original thirteen States may be completely represented in armorial bearings in
the National Museum of Independence Hall, that a
copy of the heraldic device of the State in panel also
be contributed to the said museum; therefore —
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Governor of the State be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be	Cause to be
painted copies of the portraits of Thomas Stone, and	painted.
William Paca, formerly Governors of Maryland and
signers of the Declaration of Independence, and also
of Thomas Johnson, formerly Governor of this State,
who nominated George Washington, in the Conti-
nental Congress, to be commander in chief of the ar-
mies of the United States ; the said portraits to be
in size twenty by twenty-four inches, and also cause
to be painted a copy of the heraldic device of the
State in panel : the said pictures to be suitably framed
and contributed to and placed in Independence Hall
at Philadelphia.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the sum of five hun-
dred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated	Appropriation.
for the purpose hereinbefore set forth ; four hundred dollars for the paintings and one hundred dollars for
suitably framing the same ; and the Treasurer, upon the
warrant of the Comptroller, is hereby directed to pay
the said sum to such person or persons for the ser-
vices herein indicated, as the Governor may direct,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.	In force.
Approved April 11th, 1874.
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