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Dec. Ses. 1825.
Sinking fund
provided. |
JOSEPH KENT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
24. And be it enacted, That the dividends
and other emoluments
which may from time to time accrue to the state from
the various investments hereby authorised, and from the road
stock now belonging to the state, shall be, and the same are
hereby pledged and set apart as a sinking fund under the management
of the board of public works, in the first place to any
and discharge the public debt incurred by the subscriptions
hereinbefore authorised. |
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Passed March
6, 1826. |
CHAPTER 181.
An act relative to the School Fund for Montgomery county, and for the
education of poor children in said county. |
Commissioners
appointed. |
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
Ephraim Gaither, Richard H. Griffith, James Day, Baker Waters,
William Brewer, Elisha W. Williams, Thomas P. Willson,
Otho Magruder, Roger Brooke and THomas Gettings, be, and
they are hereby constituted and appointed commissioners for
the purpose of applying and distributing the school fund appropriated
for the education of the poor children, or for
free schools in Montgomery county, as hereinafter directed. |
Orphans
court to fill
vacancies. |
2. And be it enacted, That the orphans
court for the county
aforesaid; shall have power, and it shall be the duty of said
court to fill up all vacancies that may occur in the aforesaid
board or list of commissioners, let the said vacancies happen
from what cause soever they may; and the appointments so to
be made, shall always be made from the election district in
which the vacancy may happen, so that the number of two
commissioners may always be kept up in each district. |
Meet and
organize; non
acceptance of
the appointment
remedied—
treasurer
of western
shore to furnish
estimate. |
3. And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the commissioners
appointed by this act, or as many of them as may
accept of said appointment, to meet in the town of Rockville
on the second Monday of March next, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, and to organize themselves into a board to
superintend the important interests confided to their care, by
appointing one of their members to act as president of said
board, and one other of their members to act as secretary
and treasurer; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners
who may attend, to inform the orphans' court as to the commissioners
who may not attend said meeting, whereupon it
shall be the duty of the orphans court forthwith to make enquiry
of the commissioners who do not attend, whether or
not they accept said appointment; and in every case of non-acceptance,
to proceed to make new appointments in the manner
herein before directed, certifying all appointments so made
under the signature of the chief justice of said court, and
giving information to the persons appointed; and it shall be |
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