202 PUBLIC EDUCATION. [ART.—.

one-fourth of the whole amount of stock subscribed, upon giving thirty days' public
notice of the time and place of holding the same, by advertisement published in
one or more newspapers of general circulation in the state; and at all meetings of
said stockholders one-fourth in value of said stockholders being present in person or
by written proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business; and
that if leas than such quorum shall be present at any such meeting, said meeting
may adjourn from time to time, until a quorum is obtained; and that all general
meetings of the stockholders, where such a quorum is present, a majority, in value,
of the stockholders present in person or by written proxy, may fill any vacancy
that may occur in the board of trustees which can be lawfully filled by the stock-
holders, and may remove from office any president or any of the trustees elected by
the stockholders, and may appoint others in their stead.

In force and approved March 30, 1868.

1868, c. 183 repeals 1864, c. 316, [Sup. 563,] so far as it relates to the Harford
county academy, and enacts that the following sections be enacted in lien thereof
and that the annual donation of five hundred dollars heretofore granted by law or
resolution prior to the year 1864, to the Harford county academy, in Bel-Air, IB
restored to said academy.

That the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to be paid
annually out of the academic fund for Harford county to the Darlington academy
in said county, in addition to the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars now paid
annually to said academy by the state.

That the treasurer, upon the warrant of the comptroller, is hereby authorized to
pay annually the said sum of five hundred dollars to paid Harford county academy,
and the said sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to the said Darlington academy
out of the academic fund of said county.

In force and approved March 28, 1868.

1868, c 208 recites that whereas, by resolution 34, passed February 11,1832, laws
of 1831, the treasurer of the western shore was directed to equalize the donations
granted to academies and schools, so as to give to each county the annual sum of
eight hundred dollars, and by resolution thirty-eight, laws of eighteen hundred and
thirty-five, the said treasurer was further directed to pay over the said sum of eight
hundred dollars to the " Patapsco Female Institute," which sum was annually paid
as directed, until the year eighteen hundred and sixty. And whereas, by an act
passed January thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-three, laws of eighteen hun-
dred and furty-two, chapter five, the trustees of the " Patapsco Institute" were
authorized to raise the net sum of fifteen thousand dollars, by drawing a scheme of
a lottery or by selling the same, and it was further provided, that when the said
trustees had succeeded in raising the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, the treasurer
should cease to fpay to them the annual sum of eight hundred dollars as aforesaid.
And whereas, the "Patapsco Institute" did succeed in raising the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars, and the annual payment of eight hundred dollars to them has
ceased from the year eighteen hundred and sixty to eighteen hundred and sixty-
seven, inclusive; and by the law of eighteen hundred and sixty-five, chapter one
hundred and sixty, the annual donations heretofore made to academies and schools
were made to constitute a high school fund for each county; and whereas the said
sum of eight hundred dollars have been annually paid to each county in the state,