36 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 21

Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved: April 29, 1935.

CHAPTER 21.

AN ACT to repeal Section 95 of Article 1A of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"City of Cumberland," sub-title "Appropriations," and to
re-enact the same, with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 95 of Article 1A of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "City
of Cumberland," sub-title "Appropriations," be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

95. During the month of May in each and every
year it shall be the duty of the Mayor and City
Council of Cumberland to make appropriations for
each and every Department of the City Government, and
also to provide an appropriation of not more than
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to be known, as the
Contingent Fund, for operating each and every one of said
Departments during the then fiscal year, and said De-
partmental appropriations, when so made, ^ shall not be
changed, nor shall any of said appropriations be over-
drawn by any Department before January 1st of the
succeeding year: and said Mayor and City Council at
the same time shall have power to appropriate, to be
included in the General Tax Levy, a sum not to exceed
four per centum of the total amounts above mentioned to
be appropriated and this sum shall be known as the Special
Contingent Fund which may be used by any Department of
the City for Capital expenditures only as the Mayor and
City Council may from time to time direct and only then
when five members of the Council so authorize its use or
any part thereof.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1935.

Approved: April 29, 1935.