1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 65.

CHAPTER 64.

Passed Feb. 21,
1840.

A supplement to an act, entitled an act for the public in-
struction of Youth in Primary Schools throughout this
State, passed December session, eighteen hundred and
thirty-six, chapter two hundred and thirty, so far as the
name relates to Frederick County.

Sec. of act
of 1836, ch. 230,

altered in part.

Funds to be ap-
plied by trustees.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That so much of the ninth section of the act,
to which this is a supplement, as requires the payment of
the monies first to the erection of school houses, purcha-
sing of stationary, fuel and so forth, and the residue in
the payment of teachers, and other general purposes of
the school, be and the same is hereby repealed; and that
the trustees shall have the power to apply the funds to
either of the purposes before mentioned, as in their discre-
tion they may deem best.

Repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the
same are repealed.

CHAPTER 65.

Passed Feb. 24,
1840.

An act supplemental to an act, entitled an act relating to
the Public Roads, in Talbot County, passed December
session eighteen hundred and thirty-four, chapter three
hundred and four.

In case of refu-
sal to furnish
hands, &c.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the first day of April next,
if any taxable inhabitant of Talbot county when called up-
on according to the provisions of the original act to which
this is a supplement, shall without good reason neglect,
or refuse to furnish their respective proportion of hands,
carts and teams with the necessary utensils and imple-
ments, to work the public roads, he, she or they so neg-
lecting or refusing, shall be liable to a fine of one dollar for
each and every hand, cart or team, he was called upon to
furnish under the provisions of said original act.

Fines recovera-

ble.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the fines hereby pro-
vided for shall be sued for and recovered at the instance of
the supervisors of the road, in the name of the State, be-
fore any justice of the peace in said county, in the same