LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

house buildings and grounds, whose duty shall be to keep the
r.ootns well cleaned, and the grounds and closets in good order,
make all necessary fires, and perform such other duties per-
taining to his office as the County Commissioners may from
time to time direct; the janitor shall receive a salary of one
hundred and fifty dollars per annum, payable quarterly.

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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 2, 1896.

CHAPTER 283.

AN ACT to provide for the further publication of the
Archives of Maryland.

WHEREAS, By chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, of the
Act of the General Assembly, passed at the session of eighteen

Effective.

hundred and eighty-two, the Maryland Historical Society was
appointed custodian of the records, archives and ancient docu-
ments of the Province and State as therein provided, on con-
dition that the said society should safely keep, properly arrange
and catalogue the same, and should edit and publish under ite
supervision such of the same as were of historical importance ;
and

Preamble.

WHEREAS, The said society out of its own means has con-
structed an expensive vault for the safe keeping of said
records, and has on its part complied with all the provisions of
said act and of subsequent acts, and it is proper tnat the pub-
lication of said archives should be continued with diligence
and care under the supervision of said society; therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the sum of two thousand dollars for each year,
for the period of two years from this date, be and the same
is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to the said Mary-
land Historical Society out of any funds in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, which sum shall be paid, one thousand
dqllars on the first day of June and December, of the years
eighteen hundred and ninety-six and eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven.

Appropria-
tion,.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Archives of Maryland
published by the said society with the funds herein provided
shall as provided by the act of eighteen hundred and eighty

Publication
of archives.