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pedestrian using a guide dog in any of the places, accommodations
or conveyances listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection [(d)],
has all the rights and privileges conferred by law upon any other
person.

(3) The failure of a blind or visually handicapped
pedestrian to carry a cane predominantly white or metallic in
color (with or without a red tip) or a deaf or hearing impaired
pedestrian to use a guide dog wearing an orange license tag,
orange collar and on a leash, or to use a guide dog in any of the
places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in paragraph (1) of
this subsection [(d)] shall not be held to constitute
contributory negligence per se.

Article 31 - Debt - Public

4.

It shall be unlawful for the trustees, managers, directors
or superintendent of any of the public institutions of the State
[of Maryland, ] to create a deficiency, incur a liability, or to
expend a greater sum of money than is appropriated by the General
Assembly of Maryland for the use of such public institution or
department.

6.

Whenever any treasurer or other authorized financial officer
of any county, municipal or public corporation, special district
and/or political subdivision of this [State] STATE, who is or
shall be entrusted with the duty of investing the sinking funds
or other funds accumulated or to be accumulated for the
retirement of the debts or other obligations of such county,
municipal or public corporation, special district and/or
political subdivision, shall at any time hereafter be required by
the terms of any general or local law of this State to invest any
portion of such funds in his custody, it shall be his duty to
invest the same in the following classes of securities: (a) The
bonds or other obligations for the retirement of which said
sinking fund is or shall be created; (b) the bonds, stock, or
other valid obligations of this State or of any county, municipal
or public corporation, special district and/or political
subdivision of this State; (c) the bonds or other obligations of
the United States of America, United States Treasury
Certificates, bonds of any public corporation, or other body,
guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the United
States of America. Provided, that in the event any such
treasurer or other financial officer shall purchase any of the
above-described securities at a premium, then it shall be his
duty to make such adjustments out of the interest received from
such security so purchased as shall reimburse any sinking fund in
his custody for the premium so paid prior to the maturity of the
security so purchased, and provided finally that such of the
securities so purchased as are registerable shall be registered
in the name of said treasurer or other authorized financial