1838;

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAP. 90.
Levy of $100 au-

thorised.

Application direct-

ed.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the levy court of Dorchester county,
be, and they are hereby required, if in their judgment
the interest of the county would be promoted, to levy
upon the assessable property of said county one hun-
dred dollars, to he applied, under the directions of the
trustees of the poor of said county, to the culture of
the mulberry tree, and growing of silk at the Alms
House.

Fifty dollars for

trees.

Fifty dollars for co-

coonery.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the trustees of the
poor for said county, in carrying into effect the provi-
sions and intentions of this act, are required to expend
in the purchase of morus multicaulis, or Chinese mulber-
ry trees, fifty dollars, and the balance remaining, in fit-
ting up and arranging the upper apartment or garret
of the Alms House, for a cocoonery.

Trustees directed

to proceed with

Silk Culture.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the trustees of the poor, to introduce, as soon as
practicable the raising of silk into said institution, for
which purpose they are authorised to purchase such
books, and to take such papers as may be necessary
for giving instructions to the keeper, and those under
him, in growing the mulberry tree, and raising and
reeling silk, and the trustees aforesaid are further au-
thorised, whenever it shall become necessary, to pur-
chase a reel, and such other implements as may be re-
quired to carry into complete effect the intentions of
this act.

Loan authorised.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the levy court of
Dorchester county, be, and they are hereby authorised
and required at their discretion, to borrow, in anticipa-
tion of the amount of money contemplated to be levied
by this act, for the purpose of immediately carrying
into effect so much of its provisions as relates to the
purchase of mulberry trees, books, and papers, and
repay the same out of the levy to be made under this
act, together with whatever interest may be due at the
time of repayment.