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The months of July and August shall be vacation through-
out the whole State, and the following days shall be holidays,
viz.: Thanksgiving Day, and the day after; from Christmas

Eve to the first day of January, inclusive; and from the Friday
before Easter to the Monday after Easter, inclusive. On
Washington's Birthday the schools shall devote a portion of the
day to exercises bearing on the life and services of "The
Father of our Country"; and on November llth, known as
"Armistice Day, " the schools shall devote a portion of the day
to exercises bearing on the World War and the participation
of the United States and the State of Maryland in said war.
Maryland Day, Arbor Day and Memorial Day shall be ob-
served at such a time and in such manner as the State Board
of Education may direct.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1922.

Approved April 13th, 1922.

CHAPTER 240.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 16 of
Chapter 426 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland, entitled
"An Act for the incorporation of the town of Bowie, in
Prince George's County, and for the submission of this
charter to the qualified voters of said town for their adop-
tion or rejection, and for the repeal of all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 16 of Chapter 426 of the Public Local Laws
of Maryland, entitled "An Act for the incorporation of the
town of Bowie, in Prince George's County, and for the submis-
sion of this charter to the qualified voters of said town for their
adoption or rejection, and for the repeal of all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent herewith, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted as follows:

Section 16. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
are authorized and empowered to levy annually such taxes upon
the assessable property within said corporation as may seem
to them necessary, provided that the amount of taxes levied
for any one year shall not exceed thirty cents on the one hun-

dred dollars, which taxes shall be collected by a collector, ap-