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In making the appointments as set forth in the second prop-
osition, no part of said school tax can legally be apportioned
for the support of Colored Schools, but the same ought to be

apportioned for the support of white schools.

If the Court find from the evidence that on the 1st day of
October, 1877, there was in the Treasury arising from the
school tax, the sum of $306, 850. 67, or any other amount, it
was the duty of the Comptroller to have apportioned the
whole of the money in the Treasury on that day for the sup-
port of white schools, according to the ratio prescribed by
law.

The Court assents to and adopts the above propositions
presented by petitioner's Counsel as a true construction of the
laws applicable to the case, and orders a mandamus to is-

sue for the apportionment as prayed in the petition to be
made in accordance with the said propositions.

OLIVER MILLER.
MARYLAND, Anne Arundel County, sct.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full and true copy

of the original on file in this office.

In testimony whereof, I hereto set my
hand and affix the seal of the Circuit
Court for Anne Arundel County, this
18th day of January, 1878.

SPRIGG HARWOOD,

Clerk.
Which was read and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. Gorman from the Committee on Corporations reported
favorably,

House bill entitled an Act to empower the Mayor and
Common Council of Manchester, to subscribe to the capital
stock of the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad Company.

Which was read a second time.
On motion by Mr. Lee,

The rules were suspended so as to give a third reading this
clay to said bill by yeas and nays, as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Lancaster,
Bannon, Lee,
Combs, of Allegany, McLane,
Combs, of St. Mary's, Miller,