A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
CHAPTER 279.

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AN ACT to repeal sections thirty-fourth, thirty-
fifth, thirty-seventh, thirty-ninth, fifty-eighth
and sixty-first of Article fourth of the Code of
Public Local Laws, relating to the Almshouse
of Baltimore city, and to re-enact the same with
amendments.

Passed March
8, 1862.

WHEREAS, By the sale and division of the property
of the Baltimore city and county Almshouse,
the joint ownership and management of said
property, by the authorities of the said city and
county, respectively, has ceased, it becomes ne-
cessary to provide for the management of the
same by trustees appointed by the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore ; and whereas, certain
provisions of the Code of Public Local Laws,
having reference to the rules and regulations of
said Almshouse, had, long before the adopting
of said Code, become obsolete from non-usage,
but are revived and made of full force by the
Code ; therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That sections thirty-four, thirty-five,
thirty-seven, thirty-nine, fifty-eight and sixty-one
of Article four of the Code of Public Local Laws
be and the same are hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing enacted in lieu thereof:

Repealed.

34. And be it enacted, That there shall annually
be appointed five Trustees of the Poor of Balti-
more city, by the Mayor and City Council of Bal-
timore, as other city' officers are appointed, who
shall be residents of the city of Baltimore ; and
all vacancies that may occur shall be filled by ap-
pointment to be made in the same manner.

Annual ap-
pointment of
Trustees of the
Poor required.

35. And be it enacted, That the trustees, so ap-
pointed, and their successors, are hereby declared
to be a body politic and corporate, by the name,
style and title of the Trustees of the Poor of Bal-
timore city, and by that name shall have perpetual
succession, and be capable, in law, to sue and be
sued, and to purchase, hold or sell, convey and de-
liver all kinds of lands, tenements, estates, pro-
perty and effects, real, personal and mixed.

Incorporated.