THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

Frederick county, or to their orders, to be applied by
them according to the several laws on the subject.

CHAPTER 306.

CHAP. 306.

An act, entitled, a farther supplement to an act to pro-
vide for the Public Instruction of Youth in Primary
Schools in this State.

Passed Mar. 29,
1838.

WHEREAS, an additional sum has been recently ap-
propriated by the Legislature of this State to carry
into operation a general system of instruction in pri-
mary schools throughout the State by the distribution
of the interest upon the surplus revenue: — Therefore,

Preamble.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the commissioners for Talbot county
be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered to
levy annually upon the assessable property of the
county, the sum of two thousand dollars, to be applied
to the purposes of primary schools, and all acts and
parts of acts authorising and directing any levy beyond

Levy $2000 an-
nually on Tal-
bot county.

this amount for the purposes aforesaid, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.

Repeal.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
aforesaid shall draw upon the Treasurer of the West-
ern Shore annually, in the second week in July, for
such portion of the income of that part of the surplus
revenue received from the government of the United
States, of which the interest has been pledged by the
State for the advancement of education as said county
shall be entitled to receive, and shall also draw as
aforesaid for the share which Talbot county is entitled
from the income arising from the free school fund, and
for the said county's share of any fund appropriated
or hereafter to be appropriated for school purposes.

Authority to
draft for school
fund of.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
sioners shall apportion the said funds when so drawn,
and the said sum of two thousand dollars so levied and
collected, as other county taxes are among the several
school districts in said county, in such portions as in
their discretion they shall deem just and reasonable,
and as soon as said funds shall have been received and

Apportion the
same.