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consent of the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland, to
make any addition thereto, or increase the capital account
thereof, unless such addition or increase of capital account
shall be by donation of individuals to said Board of Governors.
If, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, there shall be an
amount of money in excess of such amount as may be needed
in the operation and maintenance of said Hospital, such amount
in excess thereof shall be paid by said Board of Governors to
the Trustees of the Sinking Fund of the City of Cumberland
for the purpose of retiring bonds under this issue, and in the
event that a deficit shall be found to exist in such operation
and maintenance, the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
shall have the power to appropriate to the purposes of said
Hospital such amount so deemed necessary.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of said Board of Governors to furnish to the Mayor and
City Council at the end of each six months a statement showing
the receipts, disbursements and general financial condition of
said Hospital.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted,, That the Mayor and
City Council of Cumberland shall not be liable in any suit
brought against it for or by reason of the negligence of any
employee, servant or agent engaged in and about the erection,
maintenance or operation of said hospital.

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the said Board
of Governors are hereby authorized to accept for and on behalf
of said Memorial Hospital, any donations, gifts, devises or be-
quests of real or personal property, any time, from any source,
by any means whatsoever, and to use the same either for erec-
tion of buildings and additions or repairs, or equipment, or
for maintenance, as they may deem proper, or in accordance
with any conditions attached thereto.

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That any and all Acts,
or parts of Acts thereof, or any part, or parts, of the City
Charter of Cumberland, Maryland, conflicting in any way
herewith, is or are hereby repealed insofar and to the extent
that the same shall so conflict.

SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the first day of June, 1927.

Approved April 5, 1927.