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shall be appointed by the Governor to serve during his pleas-
ure. The Board, as thus constituted, shall make such rules and
regulations as it may deem necessary for administering and ex-
pending the funds provided for under the provisions of this
Act, and the Chairman shall approve all bills and vouchers be-
fore payment by the State Comptroller.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, in order to provide
the funds necessary until the next State Budget is submitted in
1927, there is hereby appropriated for each of the years ending
September 30, 1925, September 30, 1926 and September 30,
1927, respectively, the sum of twenty-five thousand ($25, 000)
dollars.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the County Commis-
sioners of the several Counties of the State, and the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore, are hereby respectively directed to
levy State taxes for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927 at % of one
cent on each one hundred dollars of assessable property; the
said taxes to be collected according to law, to provide the funds
appropriated by Section 3 of this Act.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 345.

AN ACT to add seven new sections to Article 15 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title, "Kent County, " sub-
title, "Dogs, " said new sections to be known as Sections 91,
91-A, 91-B, 91-C, 91-D, 91-E and 91-F and to follow imme-
diately after Section 90 of said Article, to provide for the
licensing of dogs, the protection of sheep, poultry and live-
stock in Kent County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That seven new sections be and they are hereby added to
Article 15 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title,

"Kent County, " sub-title, "Dogs, " said new sections to be
known as Sections 91, 91-A, 91-B, 91-C, 91-D, 91-E and 91-F, to
follow immediately after Section 90 of said Article, and to read
as follows:

91. On or before the first day of July, 1924, and on or be-
fore the first day of July of each year thereafter, the owner of