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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 157.

AN ACT to repeal section three of chapter two

hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of the General

Assembly of Maryland, passed at the January

session, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled

" An Act for the bette'r protection of the people

of the State against the ravages of Small-pox,"

and to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That section three of chapter

two hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of the Gen-

Repealed and

eral Assemby of Maryland, passed at the January

re-enacted.

session, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled

" An Act for the better protection of the people of

the State against the ravages of the Small-pox," be

and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so

as to read as follows :

SECTION 3. That for every child vaccinated, whose

guardian or parents are too poor to pay fur the ser-

vice, the County Commissioners of the several coun-

ties, or the City Council of Baltimore, as the case

may be, shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the physi-

Own pensation

cian performing the service, the sum of fifty cents

for service.

for every such case on presentation of such account

duly authenticated by an affidavit setting forth that

the service was duly performed, and that the parents

or guardians are unable to pay for said service;

provided, that in counties, or in the city of Balti-

more, where vaccine physicians are appointed by

the proper authorities to vaccinate all persons who

may apply, the County Commissioners of such coun-

ties and the City Council of Baltimore shall bo

Freed from

respectively freed from the payment of fees to other

payment.

physicians for vaccinating those unable to pay; and

County Commissioners are hereby authorized and

empowered to make contracts with and designate

such vaccine physicians as they deem necessary.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 30, 1S82.