THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1337

CHAPTER 661
(House Bill 81)

AN ACT making appropriations for the support of the State Govern-
ment and for the aid of sundry schools and institutions and for
other purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth and subject to
the Public General Laws of Maryland relating to the Budget pro-
cedure, the several amounts hereinafter specified, or so much thereof
as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are
hereby appropriated and authorized to be disbursed for salaries,
wages, technical and special fees and all other expenses for the depart-
ments, boards, commissions and officers of the State, and to the
respective schools and institutions, and for the several purposes
specified, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1953, and ending June
30, 1954, as hereinafter indicated.

		PUBLIC DEBT
	01. 01. 00. 00	Special Fund Appropriation for interest and re-
		demption on existing public debt of the State
		including contingent interest on loans author-
		ized but not issued, excluding debt service for
		General Public School Construction Loan of
		1949 serviced by payments from political sub-
		divisions..................................................................	5, 711, 840
	PAYMENTS	OF REVENUE TO CIVIL DIVISIONS OF THE STATE
	02. 01. 00. 00	Share of Franchise Tax on Ordinary Business
		Corporations
		To Baltimore City, the Counties and the Incor-
		porated Towns of the State: One-half of the
		estimated receipts of the Corporation Fran-
		chise Taxes, it being the intention that one-
		half of the actual receipts from franchise
		taxes on ordinary business corporations be
		distributed to the Counties and Baltimore
		City and Incorporated Towns in accordance
		with the distribution provided for by the
		EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
		[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
		CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
		Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.