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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 111.

AN ACT to pay to the School Commissioners of Garrett
County a sura of money out of the State School Tax.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, In view of the pressure of the present apportion-
ment, specially upon Garrett county, of the State school fund,
and her inability without large increase of county taxation to
keep open her schools for more than four or five months, and
in view of the fact that mountain ridges so divide the popula-
tion of Garrett county, the largest county of the State in area,
as to render school facilities for all of the children more ex-
pensive than in more level parts of the State; and

Preamble.

WHEKEAS, It has been unanimously recommended by the
'State Board of Education, that such sum of money should be
paid out of the State school fund to the Board of School
Commissioners of Garrett county; therefore,

Appropria-

tion

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the comptroller of the treasury be and he 'is
hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the
treasurer in favor of Garrett County School Board for the
sum of four thousand dollars per annum for two years, out of
the proceeds of the State school tax.

Effective.

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

Approved March 21st, 1894.