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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 563.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the attorney-general of the State

to take such steps as may be necessary to obtain a decision of

the supreme court of the United States, which will settle the

controversy between the State of Maryland and West Virginia

concerning the true location of that portion of the boundary

line, between the two States, lying between Garrett county,

Maryland, and Preston county, West Virginia, and to appro-

priate a sum of money therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the attorney-general of the State be and he is hereby author-

To locate

ized and directed to take as speedily as possible, such steps as

boundary

may be necessary to obtain a decision of the supreme court of the

line.

United States which will settle the controversy between the States

of Maryland and West Virginia over and concerning, and which

will finally fix and determine the true location of that portion of

the boundary line between said States lying between Garrett

county in the State of Maryland and Preston county in the State

of West Virginia.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the sum of five hundred dollars

is hereby appropriated for the payment of the costs of said suit,

Appro-

and on the certificate of the attorney-general, the comptroller

priation

shall issue his warrant on the treasurer for the same or any part

thereof, and the treasurer shall pay the same out of any funds

not otherwise appropriated.

Effective.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 565.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments sections twenty

three, of article seventy-two, of the Code of Public Genera

Laws of Maryland, title "Oysters," sub-title "The Oyster Fund/

so as to provide for the payment of fines collected under sec

tions one to forty-one, of said article, to the respective countie

or city where such fines shall accrue.

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

That section twenty-three, of article seventy-two, of the Code of

Repeal.

Public General Laws, title "Oysters," sub-title "The Oyster

Fund," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with

amendments so as to read as follows: