THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                    131

Dorchester Counties are entitled under the preceding sections of this
sub-title, or under any other provision of law, shall be awarded by
the State Senator of the Legislative District and of Allegany, Anne
Arundel, Washington, St. Mary's, Calvert, [Caroline,] Carroll, Har-
ford, Talbot, Frederick, Somerset, Charles, Worcester, Wicomico,
Howard, Cecil, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's and Dorchester Counties
entitled thereto. The said scholarships shall be awarded only after
competitive examinations supervised by the Board of School Com-
missioners of Baltimore City and the Boards of Education of the
respective Counties but said examination questions shall be prepared
and papers graded by the respective institutions, and from the list
of successful applicants passing said examinations, the said list to
be furnished to the respective Senators by the respective institutions
with the grade of each applicant. Provided, however, that the said
respective Senators, in making said appointments, shall take into
consideration the financial condition of the parents or guardians
of the several applicants, and no applicant whose parents or
guardians are able to pay said tuition and/or board shall be ap-
pointed. All laws inconsistent with the provisions of this section
are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

(b) All such scholarships for Baltimore County, Caroline County
and for the Third Legislative District of Baltimore City shall be
awarded after a competitive examination supervised and graded as
provided hereinabove in this section, and shall be awarded by the
Dean of Admissions, the Committee on Admissions, or the appro-
priate authorities of the college or institution concerned, taking into
consideration the financial condition of the parents or guardians
of the several applicants, also as provided hereinabove in this
section.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved March 24,1955.

CHAPTER 97
(Senate Bill 170)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 10 of
Article 13 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes", sub-title "Legal
Holidays", removing Caroline County AND WORCESTER
COUNTY from the list of counties to which said section does
not apply and thereby extending the provisions of the so-called
Saturday closing law to banking institutions in Caroline County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 10 of Article 13 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes",

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.