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as aforesaid; provided that "application for such abatement as
aforesaid shall be made by the party applying for the same be-
fore the annual revision and correction of the tax lists for the
year in which said applicant desires such abatement, but it shall
not be necessary for the applicant to renew his application from
year to year. Said application shall be verified to the satis-
faction of said court by the oath of the party applying for the
same or other satisfactory evidence. Said court shall further
keep a record of all abatements made by it as aforesaid and re-
port in writing the aggregate amount thereof to the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore on or before the fifteenth day of
October in each year. And provided further, that laundry
machinery when employed or used in the business of laundry-
ing shall be classed as manufacturing within the purposes of
this sub-paragraph.

Approved April 18th, 1916.

CHAPTER 562.

AN ACT to refund to L. E. P. Dennis of Crisfield, Md., a
certain sum of money erroneously paid into the State Treas-
ury.

WHEREAS, L. E. P. Dennis did erroneously apply for and
have issued to him on June 10,. 1015, four purse net licenses
for which he paid into the State Treasury the sum of twenty-
five dollars each, or one hundred dollars; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland be
and he is hereby authorized and directed to issue his warrant
upon the Treasurer of this State in favor of L. E. P. Dennis
for the sum of one hundred ($100. 00) dollars, being amount of
money erroneously paid into the State Treasury on June tenth,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, by the said L. E, P. Dennis for
four purse net licenses; the said repayment having received the
recommendation of the Treasury officials.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1st, 1916.

Approved April 18th, 1916.