174 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 92

unless there shall be an outstanding obligation against the
same incurred with the approval of the Governor. Any
funds derived from gifts or legacies and not dedicated by
any Act of Congress or laws of this State to some specific
purpose or purposes shall be expended subject to the terms
of such gift or legacy, provided that the Governor shall
assent to the acceptance of such gift or legacy.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted. That all funds in
the State Treasury at the end of each fiscal year, which
are not directly obligated by some specific appropriation
herein or hereinbefore made, shall, at the end of each
fiscal year, revert to the general Treasury of the State,
whether the same be now carried as special funds or gen-
eral funds. Any Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent here-
with are to the extent of their inconsistency hereby re-
pealed ; provided, however, that this section shall not apply
to the State Industrial Accident Commission nor to the
State Game Protection Fund; and provided further that
this section shall not apply to unexpended balances in any
reserve or contingent fund subject to allocation by the
Governor or the Board of Public Works.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That where any
increase is made herein in any salaries fixed by any Act of
the General Assembly heretofore enacted, the passage of
this Act shall operate as an amendment to such Act to the
extent of such increase. Any item of an appropriation
hereinafter made providing for any salary not fixed by
the Constitution of the State may be altered or changed
with the consent of the Governor by the filing of an amend-
ed schedule as hereinafter set out.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That no State de-
partment, board, commission, officer, institution, or other
agency, shall exceed the amount of its appropriation made
herein, except in the manner and to the extent for which
provision is made in Section 12 hereof. If any such State
department, board, commission, officer, institution or other
agency shall otherwise exceed the amount of its appro-