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the office, but the compensation of such assistants to be paid by
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, upon requisition by
the said Supervisors, shall not exceed the sum of Two Thousand
($2,000.00) Dollars in any one year.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 203.

AN ACT to authorize the county school superintendents of
Maryland to enlarge the usefulness and increase the efficiency
of public property.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the county school superintendents of Maryland be,
and are hereby authorized to enlarge the usefulness and in-
crease the efficiency of public property by allowing the use of
public school houses for farmers' meetings, public speakings,
lectures, entertainments, church festivals, Red Cross Meetings,
Y. M. C. A. meetings and any other purposes which are for the
civic welfare.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said public school
houses are to be used for said purposes only on the condition
and after written application is made to the county school su-
perintendent having jurisdiction, and that said application is
signed by at least three of the reputable and responsible citizens
and tax-payers of the county in which said school house is lo-
cated.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That said school houses are
to be used for said purposes only at such times as there are no
regular or special school sessions in progress.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 204.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 246
of Article 23 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Cor-
porations", sub-title "Mining Companies", authorizing min-
ing companies to condemn a right of way for railroads for
mining purposes.