INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

1868, c. 454 recites that whereas by section thirty-four of the third article of the
constitution, authority is given to extend the aid of the state in behalf of the con-
struction of works of internal improvements in the counties of St. Mary's, Charles
and Calvert, which said counties have heretofore received no direct benefit from
works heretofore aided by the state; and whereas it is deemed right and proper that
such appropriation should be now made; therefore it enacts that the sum of five
hundred thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated and set apart for
the construction of works of internal improvements in the said counties, to be dis-
tributed to the said counties respectively as follows: to Charles county, the sum of
one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars; to St. Mary's county, the sum of one
hundred and seventy-three thousand dollars; and to Calvert county, the sum of one
hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars; and as soon as it shall appear to the trea-
surer of this state, by the affidavit of the president of any railroad company, now
chartered, or which may hereafter be chartered in said counties respectively, that
bona, fide subscriptions to the capital stock of any such company, equal in amount to the
sum by this act authorized and directed to be given to such county, shall be actually
made either in land or money, the treasurer of this state shall be and he is hereby
authorized and required, in the name and behalf of the state, upon the recommen-
dation of the county commissioners of said county making such application, to sub-
scribe for so many shares of the capital stock of the company as shall amount to
the sum which, by this act, is distributed and applied to said county; and the said
treasurer shall, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, pay the instal-
, ments on each share of the capital stock of said company or companies, for which
he shall subscribe as aforesaid, on the warrant of the comptroller, which the latter
officer is hereby directed to issue, as the said instalments may be called for by the
county commissioners of said county and agreeably to the provisions of the act incor-
porating said company or companies; provided, that the treasurer shall not at any
time pay upon the state's subscription to the capital stock of any of the said com-
panies a greater amount than shall have actually been subscribed and paid, as
required by this act, by other subscribers to the capital stock of the said companies;

ART. 5.] CALVERT COUNTY. 297
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.

1868, c. 95 repeals section 32 of this article and substitutes the following:

32.- There shall be the following number of justices of the peace and constables for Calvert county, to wit : for election district number one, four justices of the peace and two constables; for election district number two, four justices of the peace and two constables; and for election district number three, four justices of the peace and two constables. In force and approved March 3, 1868.

1868, c. 95 Number of jus- tices and con- stables.