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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That at their annual levy
term in March, 1912, and at each annual levy term thereafter,
the County Commissioners of Prince George's county shall levy
a sufficient amount to meet the increase of salaries provided for
in section 1 of this act; and it is hereby made the duty of the
superintendent of schools of said Prince George's county to fur-
nish to the said County Commissioners before the beginning of
said levy the necessary information to enable them to ascertain
the amount to be levied for such purposes.

SEC. 3. And, be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 5th, 1912.

CHAPTER 15.

AN ACT to provide for the further publication of the Archives

of Maryland.

WHEREAS, By Chapter 138 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the Session of 1882, the Maryland
Historical Society was appointed custodian of the records,
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,

WHEREAS, Said society, out of its own means, has constructed
an expensive vault for the safekeeping 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 and concluded, with dili-
gence and care, under the supervision of said society; there-
fore,

SECTION 1. Be U enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the sum of two thousand dollars for each year
for the period of two years from this date be and the same is
hereby appropriated and shall be paid to the said Maryland
Historical Society out of any funds in the treasury not other-
wise appropriated, which sum shall be paid, one thousand dol-
lars on the first day of June and December of the years 1912
and 1913.