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to be made before the twenty-fifth or the tenth day of any
month, it shall be the duty of the mine-owner, agent, superin-
tendent or paymaster of each mine to notify their employees
at least three days in advance of such intended payment by
posting notices at their respective places of employment.

SEC. 3. That any corporation, association or individual oper-
ating a coal or fire clay mine in Garrett County that shall fail
or neglect to make payment of wages at the times and in the
manner hereinbefore specified in Section 2 of this Act, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and
conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor
more than three hundred dollars in the discretion of the Court.

Approved April 7, 1910.

CHAPTER 187.

AN ACT to pay to the School Commissioners of Garrett County
a sum of money out of the State school tax.

Whereas, In view of the pressure of the present apportion-
ment, especially upon Garrett County, of the State school tax
and the inability, without larger increase of county taxation,
to keep her. schools open for seven and one-half months, and in
view of the fact that mountain ridges so divide the popula-
tion of Garrett County, the largest county in the State in area,
as to render school facilities for all of the children more ex-
pensive than in more central parts of the State; and

Whereas, 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,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Comptroller of the Treasury be and he is hereby
authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the Treas-
urer in favor of Garrett County School Board for the sum of
four thousand dollars per annum for two years out of the pro-
ceeds of the State school tax before making apportionment
thereof; provided, however, that no portion of said four thou-
sand dollars per annum shall be used for any other purpose
than for salaries and ordinary running expenses of said schools.

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

Approved April 13, 1910.