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of said certificates outstanding, and also to meet and redeem
so much of the principal in each of said years as may be repre-
sented by certificates redeemable m each year, respectively, as
herein specified in Section 2 of this Act.

SEC. S. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from and after the first day of June. 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 534.

AN ACT to repeal Section 2 of Article 13, sub-title "Department
of Public Utilities" of Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1922; and
to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 414 of Ar-
ticle 23 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Corpora-
tions, " sub-title ''Public Service Commission, " as said Sec-
tion 414 was repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 713 of the
Acts of 1916; and to repeal and re-enact with amendments
Section 417 of said Article 23 under said title and sub-title;
and to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 418 of
said Article 23, under said title and sub-title, as said Section

418 was repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 563 of the Acts
of 1912; and to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section

419 of said Article 23 under said title and sub-title; so as to
abolish the office of General Counsel to the Public Service
Commission and the office of Assistant or Assistants to said
General Counsel; providing for the appointment of People's
Counsel and prescribing his duties and fixing his salary; and
appointing the Attorney General the legal adviser and rep-
resentative of the Public Service Commission.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 2 of Article 13, sub-title "Department of
Public Utilities" of Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1922, be and the
same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 414 of Arti-
cle 23 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Corpora-
tions, " sub-title "Public Service Commission, " as said Section
414 was repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 713 of the Acts of
1916, and Section 417 of said Article 23 of the same title and
sub-title, and Section 418 of said Article 23 of the same title
and sub-title, as said Section 418 was repealed and re-enacted
by Chapter 563 of the Acts of 1912. and Section 419 of said