ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 414.

AN ACT to authorize the clerk of the circuit court for Baltimore

county to destroy certain poll-books and certain orders for the

summoning of witnesses, and the sheriff's return of the sum-

moning of witnesses in civil and criminal cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ty the General Assembly of Maryland,

That the, clerk of the circuit court for Baltimore county be and

he is hereby authorized and directed to destroy all poll-books,
which now are or which shall hereafter be in his custody for two

To destroy

years, excepting the poll-books of any district as to which a con-

test is pending, and to destroy all orders for the issue of sub-

poenas to procure the attendance of witnesses in civil and criminal

cases, and the sheriff's returns to such subpoenas which have lain

in the said clerk's office for two years and upwards.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 415.

AN ACT to provide for the further publication of the archives

of Maryland.

WHEREAS, the Maryland historical society has complied with

all the provisions of the acts of assembly heretofore passed at the
session of eighteen hundred and eighty-two and previous sessions,

relating to the preservation, arrangement and publication of the

Preamble

archives and ancient documents pertaining to the history of the

State of Maryland, and has under said acts published seven volumes

of the same, and made considerable progress in the preparation

for publication of the eighth volume; and,

WHEREAS, it is proper that the publication of said archives

be continued with reasonable diligence and care under the direc-

Preamble.

tion of said society; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the sum of two thousand dollars f or each year, f or 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

Appro-

any funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, which sum

priate.

shall be paid, one thousand dollars on the first day of June and

December, of the year eighteen hundred and ninety and eighteen

hundred and ninety-one.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the archives of Maryland pub-