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have the exclusive use of the parcel of ground leased to it;
that the exhibition halls of the museum shall on at least four
days each week and all legal holidays be kept open and accessi-
ble to the public free of charge during such hours as may be con-
venient and suitable to the public, but not less than a total of
five hours during each such day, and under such rules and regu-
lations as the Trustees of the museum shall from time to time
prescribe; that the City shall have police power in and through
the museum premises at all times, although the museum shall
have exclusive power to appoint and remove museum em-
ployees; that the agreement may be cancelled by mutual con-
sent of the parties thereto; and that the annual rental for the
said parcel of ground shall be the sum of One Dollar ($1. 00)
per year and that the lease shall extend so long as the museum
observes the terms of the contract between the said The Wash-
ington County Museum of Fine Arts and the Mayor and 'Coun-
cil of Hagerstown.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and
Council of Hagerstown be and they are hereby authorized and
empowered in their discretion to enter into contracts with the
said The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts to con-
tribute not more than a total of five thousand dollars per annum
for the care and maintenance of the said The Washington
County Museum of Fine Arts.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and
Council of Hagerstown be and they are hereby authorized and
empowered, in their discretion, to levy and collect annually,
on the assessable property of said Hagerstown, a sum of money
sufficient to meet the obligations that may be incurred by the
said Mayor and Council of Hagerstown, under the provisions
of the aforegoing section.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1929.

Approved April 2, 1929,

CHAPTER 99.

AN ACT authorizing and empowering the County Commis-
sioners of Washington County in their discretion to enter
into contracts with The Washington County Museum of Fine