The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-06-09
LAWS--GEMERAL
PASSED ny THg
GcneFalASSembiy Of Maryland
IL he JuHH1ry Session, 1870.
PUBLISHED w AUTHORITY.
CHATTER 272.

CHATTER 272.
AN ACT
To repeal sections seven, seventeen and
eighteen of Article fifty five, of the Code
of Public General Laws entitled, State
Librarian aud re.euact the same with
Amendments.
Section /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, Tint sections seven,
seventeen and eighteen OF Articl. fliy five,
of the Code Of Public General Laws entitled,
estate Librarian be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted to read rs
follows:
See. 7. The remaining copies Of the
laws, journals and documents shall be sub
lect to the disposition Of the Committee ap.
pointed bv the seventeenth section.
See. II. The Honorable George Brent,
Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, j
Shaaf Stockett State Reporter, and Arthur
w. Macheu, of Baltimore city, be and they
are hereby appointed Committee, to serve
without compensation with full power and
authority to examine into the condition of
the State Library, and to select some com.
petent person to prepare under their direc.
ton aud supervision, catalogue of the
books, maps, &C., belonging to said Library,
and to have two hundred copies of the same
printed, ard the person selected to prepar e
such catalogue, shall also prepare list of
such books as may be properly removed
from the Library room and stored elsewhere
in some safe and convenient place, and also
such others as in his judgment may be adj.
vantageously disposed of by sale or other.
wise, which disposition the Committee is
hereby authorized to make as may be deemed
by them most expedient; should such books,
however be sold, the proceeds arising there
from shall be expended in the purchase of
other books, to be selected by the Committee
for the increase ofthe Library, and the Com.
mittce shall purchase from time to time such
books and maps for the augmentation of
the Library, as in their judgment may be
deemed advisable, and they Shall have the
Library room refurhished and reftted and
the sum of three thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated to deiray the expense Of car
rying out the provisions Of this section, and
the said Committee or a majority of its
members may draw on the Treasurer from
time to time for such sums as may be necos-
sary, not to exceed the appropriation hereby
made, and the sum of five hundred dollars
shall be appropriated annually for the plr.
chase of books and maps for the augmenta.
uOn OF the Library, 10 DC expended uHucf
the direction of said Committee.
See. Is. The said Committee shall es
tablsh such rules and regulations relative
to the State Library, as to them may seem
proper, and may alter and amend the same
from time to timej provided, such rules and
regulations be not inconsistent with law
And in the event of y vacancy occurring in
said Committee by resignation or otherwise,
the same shall be Immediately notified by
the remaining members, to the Court OF
Appeals of Maryland, who are hereby au.
thorized and required to fill said vacancy
forthwith.
Sec. =. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of It's passage
Approved April 4th, 1870.
ODEN BOWIE,
Governor.