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provide capital for agricultural development, to create standard
forms of investment based upon farm mortgage, to equalize
rates of interest upon farm loans, to furnish a market for United
States bonds, to create Government depositors and financial
agents for the United States, and for other purposes, '' and the
subsequent amendments thereto shall be a lawful investment for
savings bank deposits, for all fiduciary and trust funds, for the
funds of trust, bonding and insurance companies, building and
loan associations, savings and loan associations, and for the
workmen's compensation fund, or other public monies subject to
investment, in this State.

2. Said Farm Loan Bonds and Joint Stock Land Bank
Bonds shall be accepted as security for all public deposits on
the same terms as any bonds for which the faith of the United
States is pledged.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 450.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Paragraph
(23) entitled "Sewers" of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "City of Balti-
more, " sub-title "Charter, " sub-head "General Powers, " as
said Section 6 was incorporated in the charter for the City
of Baltimore adopted by the voters of said city at the general
election held in November, 1918.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Paragraph (23), entitled "Sewers" of Section 6 of
Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"City of Baltimore, " sub-title "Charter, " sub-head "General
Powers, " as said Section 6 was incorporated in the Charter for
the City of Baltimore adopted by the voters of said City at the
general election held in November, 1918, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

(23) SEWERS.

To provide for construction, opening, enlarging or straight-
ening, subject to the provisions herein contained as to the Board
of Public Improvements and Board of Estimates, any sewer