942 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 358

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is an emer-
gency law and necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public health and safety, and having been passed by a yea and
nay vote by three-fifths of all members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 358.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 5 of
Chapter 522 of the Acts of 1922, said Act relating to the
gasoline tax, authorizing the Comptroller to expend a part
of the proceeds of the gasoline tax in investigations and ad-
ministration.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 5 of Chapter 522 of the Acts of 1922, relating
to the gasoline tax, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments, to read as follows:

5. Said license tax in respect to motor vehicle fuel sold or
used in any calendar month shall be paid on or before the last
day of the next succeeding month to the Comptroller who shall
receipt the dealer therefor, and shall forthwith pay over to the
State Treasurer all monies thus received, except such monies
as shall have been expended by the said Comptroller for expenses
incurred in investigations and the administration of this Act.
Provided, however, that the said Comptroller shall not expend
more than the sum of Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2, 500. 00),
in any one year, for all expenses incurred in the investigation
and administration aforesaid. And the State Treasurer shall
create a special fund thereof and shall disburse the same in ac-
cordance with the appropriations thereof made by the General
Assembly, provided, however, that the Comptroller may retain in

his hands at all times such sum, not exceeding $3, 000 as in the
judgment of the Comptroller, shall be sufficient to enable him
to pay promptly all claims for refunds.

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

Approved April 9, 1924.