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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 556.

AN ACT to regulate and limit the sum to be paid for public

printing in Kent county.

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

That the county commissioners of Kent county shall, before

making their annual levy in each and every year, contract for

printing and publishing all such matters, as are required by law

County
printing

to be published in two newspapers, except the public local laws

which may be passed at each session of the general assembly, in

two newspapers, and not more than two, which papers shall be of

largest circulation published in Kent county, for the period of

one year trom the date of making such contract; and if unable

to contract with such papers, then the county commissioners are

authorized to contract with any two papers published in said

county for said printing; provided said contract shall not allow

for such printing and publication a sum exceeding in the aggre-

gate the sum of one thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if the said county commis-

sioners shall not succeed in effecting said contract with any two

Handbills
&c

papers published in Kent county, then they are hereby authorized
to contract with any paper or papers published in said county, or

with any person elsewhere to do the work aforesaid, in handbill

or pamphlet form, for a sum not exceeding in the aggregate the

sum of one thousand dollars as aforesaid.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in event of publication afore-

said, in handbill or pamphlet form, said county commissioners

Posting.

shall provide, in their discretion, for posting said handbills in a

sufficient number of public places in said county, and for distri-

bution of said pamphlets for the information of the public.

Effective.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.