1204 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 593

the Board of School Commissioners of Howard County,
the County Treasurer and Collector of Howard County, the
County Surveyor and Engineer of Howard County, and the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of Howard County, in all
matters of a legal nature requiring the services of an attorney-
at-law. The said Attorney shall advise said Board by his
opinion on all legal matters referred to him by any of said
Boards or individuals, and said attorney shall also appear in
Court and defend all suits brought by or against any of said
Boards or individuals acting in his, their or its official capacity.

SEC. 2.. And be it further enacted, That all special counsel
acting and existing for said Boards or individuals mentioned in
Section 1 of this. Act and whose compensation is paid or pro-
vided for either directly or indirectly by the County Commis-
sioners of Howard County, be, and the said office of counsel or
attorney is hereby abolished.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with this Act, whether of a general or special
nature, be, and the same are hereby repealed, to the extent only
of such inconsistency.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from June 1st, 1916.

Approved April 18th, 1916.

CHAPTER 591.
(Vetoed. )

CHAPTER 592.
(Vetoed. ).

CHAPTER 593.

AN ACT to regulate the manufacture, purchase, sale or dealing
in medicinal, pharmaceutical, scientific, sacramental, me-
chanical, culinary or toilet preparations.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land* That it shall not be unlawful to manufacture, buy, sell