1884 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 769

shall receive a salary of $2,000.00 per annum, and the sum of
$6,000.00 shall be included in the State Budget for the pur-
chase of equipment, supplies, and expenses for the preserva-
tion of the State's vital records. Nothing in Sections 72A,
72B, 72C and 72D shall apply to Allegany, Harford, Mont-
gomery, Prince George's, Dorchester and Talbot Counties.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 25, 1947.

CHAPTER 769.
(House Bill 483)

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 661 of the Acts of 1943, and to
authorize the County Commissioners of Allegany County
to establish and maintain in Allegany County an institution
to be known as The County Infirmary and Nursing Home
for the Aged and Indigent for the purpose of maintaining,
supporting and caring for aged and indigent persons; to
authorize the control and management of the same by a
Board of Directors and by the County Commissioners of
Allegany County; to authorize the County Commissioners
of Allegany County to borrow money and to issue therefor
coupon bonds in an amount not exceeding Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.) for the purpose of
acquiring, erecting and equipping said Infirmary and Nurs-
ing Home; and to provide for an annual levy upon the
assessable property of Allegany County by the County Com-
missioners for the purpose of maintaining said Infirmary
and Nursing Home and to pay the principal and interest of
said bonds when due.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, (A) That the Board of County Commissioners of Alle-
gany County are hereby authorized and empowered at any
time hereafter to create and maintain in Allegany County an
institution to be known as The County Infirmary and Nursing
Home, and in connection therewith they shall have the power
and authority to contract for, construct and equip the neces-
sary building or buildings to be used for the purpose of main-
taining, supporting and caring for the aged and indigent per-
sons who are residents of Allegany County and may from
time to time be admitted thereto by proper legal authority or