EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 893

so damaged by reason of the recent heavy truck hauling, etc.,

over it, that it has become impassable; and

WHEREAS, The said road is an important United States Mail
route, and one of the most important highways for the intake
and outlet of freight, merchandise and farm products, and, in
fact, at the present time the only outlet for a large agricultural
and business community; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the State Roads Commission of Maryland, be, and
it is, hereby authorized to take over, as part of the State road

system the macadam road leading from the western end of the
town of Cecilton in Cecil County through the town of War-

wick to the Delaware State line, and hereafter maintain the
same, as a part of said State road system, after the same has
been put in repair by County Commissioners.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 428.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the Treasurer of the State
of Maryland and the County Commissioners of Washington
County to refund to Harry G. Traver a portion of the
money paid by him for a license to sell spirituous and fer-
mented liquors and lager beer.

Whereas Harry G. Traver on the 1st day of May, 1916,
paid Edward Oswald, Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wash-
ington County, the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00)

dollars for a license to sell spirituous and fermented liquors
and lager beer in Sandy Hook District, Washington County,
Maryland, from the first day of May, 1916, to the first day of
May, 1917, which said sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00)

dollars was paid by the said Edward Oswald in accordance
with the provisions of the Acts of 1908, Chapter 380, one-
fourth thereof, sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($62.50), to
the Treasurer of Maryland, and three-fourths thereof, or one
"hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($187.50),

to the Tax Collector of Washington County;

Whereas by virtue of the provisions of an Act of Assembly

of the year 1916, Chapter 145, the sale of spirituous and fer-
mented liquors was made illegal and forbidden in said Sandy