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IMMIGRATION. [ART. — .

shall employ a clerk, to be appointed by the gov-
ernor, at an annual salary of one thousand dollars,
payable in the same manner, with such allowance for

Expenses

office rent, advertising and contingent expenses as
may be agreed upon by the board of public works,
not exceeding two thousand dollars.

No other agent
to visit immi-
grant vessels.

7. It shall be unlawful for any other agent, runner
or solicitor, to visit vessels arriving with immigrants
on board, for any purpose whatever, until such immi-
grants have been seen and properly instructed by the
commissioner or his clerk provided for in this act.

Penalty for
violation.

8. Any person or persons violating the last pre-
ceding section shall be liable, on conviction in any
court of law in this state having competent jurisdic-
tion, to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not
less than thirty days or more than sixty days, at the
discretion of the court, said fine to go to the state.

Who may be
commissioner
or clerk

9. No one shall be appointed as "commissioner
of immigration," or clerk to said commissioner, who
is directly or indirectly interested in or with any
company, firm or individual having for their object
the transportation of passengers by land or by water,
or the sale of public or private lands outside of the
state of Maryland.

Expenses, how
paid

10. All expenses growing out of the establishment
of said office, together with all salaries appertaining
thereto as hereinbefore mentioned, shall be paid by
the treasurer quarterly on the warrant of the comp-
troller.

In force from February 8, 1866.

IMMIGRANT AGENT.

1867, c. 172 enacts the following:

1807, c 172
Immigrant
agent.

11. Dr. James Higgins, of Anne Arundel county,
is hereby appointed immigrant agent of the state of
Maryland, and he is hereby empowered and directed