HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR

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intention that this appropriation shall be the

1938

1939

whole of said balance, whether the same be more

or less than this estimate, and it being further

the intention that should the proceeds of this

tax exceed the respective amounts herein set

forth, then such excess shall not revert to the

general funds of the State, but shall b© paid to

Baltimore City in like manner as the items

enumerated herein together with three-tenths

(30 per cent) of any reductions in the appro-

priations for the Maryland State Police and the

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as contained

in the original Budget submitted to the General

Assembly, all of said funds to be used for main-

taining all streets, roads and bridges in Balti-

more City ....................................

$1,591,161.08

$1,738,341.18

2. To Baltimore City, 20 per cent of the revenues

of the one-half cent gasoline tax for the elimina-

tion of grade crossings in accordance with the

Act of the Legislature providing therefor; % of

the cost of maintaining the Gasoline Tax De-

partment in the State Comptroller's Office, the

amounts named being an estimate only, it being

the intention that this appropriation shall be 20

per cent of the actual revenue derived from this

tax, less the above deduction, and it being

further the intention that should the proceeds of

this tax exceed the respective amounts herein

set forth, then such excess shall not revert to

the general funds of the State but shall be set

over to the use of Baltimore City to be allocated

by subsequent legislative action in like manner

as the sums hereby requested ..................

160,616.29

175,357.74

3. To Counties and Cities of the State, one-half of

the estimated receipts of the corporation fran-

chise taxes, it being the intent that one-half of

the actual receipts from franchise taxes on

ordinary business corporations be distributed to

Baltimore City and the Counties and incor-

porated towns in accordance with the distribu-

tion provided for by the franchise tax laws,

whether the same be more or less than this

estimate....... .................................

250,000.00

250,000.00

4. To Maryland State College of Agriculture, interest

on investment, it being the intent that the actual

receipts from interest on investments held by

the State for the benefit of the University of

Maryland shall be disbursed.....................

4,000.00

4,000.00