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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

WHEREAS, Under the Act of Congress approved July 2,
1864, being section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the United

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States, the old Hall of the House of Representatives in the
Capitol at Washington was set apart as a National Hall of
Statuary, and each of the several States of the Union was
invited to place therein two statues of deceased persons, who
had been citizens of such State, and illustrious for their historic
renown or for distinguished civic or military services; and

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WHEREAS, Many of the States have long since complied
with said invitation, but Maryland so far, has altogether
neglected to do so ; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of Maryland, at its ses-
sion of 1896, passed joint resolutions reciting the foregoing

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facts and requesting the Governor to appoint a commission of
five citizens of this State, who should serve without compensa-
tion, and whose duty it should be to consider the subject, and
among other things to report to this General Assembly what
deceased citizens of the State are, in the judgment of said com-
missioners, most worthy of this national commemoration ; and

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WHEREAS, Said commissioners have submitted their report to
this General Assembly wherein among other things they
report and make recommendations as follows :

Charles
Carroll.

That Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration
of Independence be commemorated by one of said statues ;
That for the other said statute, if military services are to be

John Eager
Howard.

preferred for recognition, Colonel John Eager Howard would
be their choice, and if civil services are to be preferred, they
would recommend Thomas Johnson, the first Governor or the
State;

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That an appropriation of twelve thousand dollars for each
such statue would not in their judgment be excessive, and
would probably be found to closely approximate the actual cost
of the work.
SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

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land, That the sum of twenty-four thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same hereby is
appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the purpose of having designed, constructed
and placed in the said National Hall of Statuary at Washing-
ton, two statues of deceased citizens of Maryland, under the
provisions of the said Act of Congress.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That one of said statues shall be
of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the signer of the Declaration