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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

battalions or regiments of State militia already or-

ganized in the various counties of the State and the

city of Baltimore; for the payment of pensions

granted by various acts and resolutions of the Gen-

eral Assembly, one thousand dollars, or so much

thereof as may be necessary.

CONTINGENT FUND.

To the Executive for the contingent fund placed

at his disposal by article three, section thirty-two of

the Constitution, seven thousand five hundred dol-

lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary ; for the

contingent fund of the Treasury Department for

advertising, stationery, books, expressage, telegrams

and expenses, two thousand dollars, or so much there-

of as may be necessary ; for the contingent fund of

the Comptroller's Office for printing blank licenses,

protests, circulars, warrants, and for books and office

expenses, three thousand dollars, or so much thereof

as may be necessary ; for printing the annual report
of the Comptroller, one thousand dollars ; for print-

ing the report of the State Tax Commissioner, four

Contingent
fund.

hundred dollars ; for the necessary traveling expen-
ses of the State Tax Commissioner, eight hundred

dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary ; for

printing expenses and clerical services, stationery

and postage, copies and other necessary expsnses in

the office of the Attorney General, thirteen hundred

dollars, to be paid on vouchers therefor duly exhib-

ited to the Comptroller, or so much thereof as may

be necessary; for the contingent fund of the Com-

missioner of the Land Office, three hundred dollars,

or so much thereof as may be necessary ; for the

contingent fund of the Library, including postage,

porterage, freight and other incidental expenses, five

hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces-

sary; for the augmentation of the State Library,

two thousand five hundred dollars, or so much there-

of as may be necessary ; to the State Librarian for

distributing the Maryland Reports for the year end-

ing September the thirtieth, eighteen hundred and

eighty-one, one hundred dollars, or so much thereof

as may be necessary ; for the contingent fund of the

Court of Appeals, three hundred dollars, or so much

thereof as may be necessary ; for the postage of the