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complete governing body of trustees for the said "The
Washington County Hospital Association. "

5. A majority of all the trustees shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and said board
may appoint from their number a president, a vice-
president, treasurer, secretary and such other officers as
such board may deem necessary, in the manner, at the
time, and for the term to be prescribed in the by-laws;
every trustee of said corporation, before proceeding to act
shall qualify by taking the test oath required by the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of Maryland, a certificate
of which qualification shall be recorded on the minutes of
the proceedings of the board of trustees,

6. The said board of trustees are hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into contracts with the County Com-
missioners of Washington County, and the Mayor and
Council of Hagerstown providing for the receipt of reve-
nues, in perpetuity, in aid of said hospital.

7. The real and personal estate authorized by this Act
to be held by the said "The Washington County Hospital
Association, " for the uses and purposes herein provided
for, shall be exempt from all State, county and municipal
taxes so long as the same shall be used for the purposes
herein mentioned.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved March 31, 1949.

CHAPTER 114

(Senate Bill 257)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 550-557, inclusive, of Article
22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, (1930
Edition), title "Washington County, " sub-title "Justices
of the Peace and Constables. "

WHEREAS, Sections 93-111, inclusive, of Article 52 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Edition), relating
to the "Trial Magistrates System, " have superseded the
above mentioned Sections, thereby making them unneces-
sary; now therefore