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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 73.

AN ACT to confirm, explain and enlarge the pow-

ers and privileges granted to the St. Mary's

Industrial School for Boys, of the city of Balti-

more, by the Acts of the General Assembly of

Maryland, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,

chapter four hundred and two, and eighteen

hundred and seventy-four, chapter two hundred

and eighty-eight.

WHEREAS by Acts of the General Assembly of

Preamble.

Maryland, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, chap-

ter four hundred and two, and eighteen hundred

and seventy-four, chapter two hundred and eighty-

eight, the General Assembly intended to enlarge

and confirm the corporate powers and authority of

the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, of the

city of Baltimore, incorporated under the provisions

of the twenty-sixth article of the Code of Public

General Laws of the State of Maryland, and inas-

much as doubts have arisen as to the meaning and

sufficiency of parts of said acts for the purposes in-

tended, therefore —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That all and singular the powers,

privileges and franchises granted to or intended to

Ratified and
confirmed.

be conferred on the St Mary's Industrial School for

Boys, of the city of Baltimore, by the Acts of the

General Assembly of Maryland, eighteen hundred

and sixty-seven, chapter four hundred and two, and

eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter two

hundred and eighty-eight, be and the same are

hereby ratified and confirmed.

SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That in addition to

Justice of the

the classes of minors who may by existing laws be

peace may

committed to said St. Mary's Industrial School for

commit.

Boys, of the city of Baltimore, any justice of the

peace of this State may commit to the care of said

corporation every such white male minor as on

complaint of any parent, guardian or next friend,

in whose custody such minor may be, and on proof

taken before such justice, be adjudged by such jus-

tice to be a proper subject for commitment to said