ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1447

tistry, or to interfere with any officer or employee of the
United States or the District of Columbia in the discharge
of their official duties.

SEC. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts contrary to this Act
are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. That this Act shall take effect June 1, 1924.
Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 576.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 4 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (Revised Edition of 1915), title
''City of Baltimore, " sub-title "Courts, " said new section to
be known as Section 351A, and to follow immediately after
Section 351 of said Article, relating to the expenses of the
administration of justice in the City of Baltimore.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 4
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (Revised Edi-
tion of 1915), title "City of Baltimore, " sub-title '"Courts, "
said new section to be known as Section 351 A, to follow imme-
diately after Section 351 of said Article, and to read as fol-
lows:

351 A. The Treasurer of the State is hereby directed to
credit to one account all sums o£ money which may be received
by him in pursuance of Section 1 of Article XV of the Con-
stitution, from all of the officers connected with the adminis-
tration of justice in Baltimore City, viz.: Clerks of Courts,
Sheriff, State's Attorney and Register of Wills; and is hereby
directed to pay out of the money in his hands from time to
rime to the credit of said account, whatever sums may be neces-
sary to meet any deficiency or deficiencies between the amount
of fees collected by any one or more of said officers and the
amount of the salaries and other expenses authorized by law
of such officer or officers. The amounts expended for salaries
and other expenses shall be subject to the approval of the
Comptroller. The Comptroller of the State shall, from time
to time, draw warrants upon the State Treasurer, payable
out of the monies in the hands of said Treasurer to the
credit of said account, for the payment of any such deficiency
or deficiencies to any one or more of said officers, not at any