The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 600,
NHAFIEK UIU,
Appropriations for State Government.

AN ACT
Making appropriations for the support of the State
Government for nine months of the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth of September, eighteen
hundred and seventy eight.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That for The expenditures in the sup
port of'the government for the nine months of the
aSd eS eap Wb be tbreh day Of
eighteen hundred and seventy eight, the following
of money, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, be and the same are hereby appropriately that
is TO say;
Forthe salaryFof the Governor three thousand
three hundred and seventy five dollars for the sal
airy of the Secretary of State, fifteen hundred dollars
for the salary of the Comptroller of the Treasury
salary of the Chief Clerk 10 the Comptroller thirteen
hundred and fifty dplars for the salaries Of three
sa oars etk Tvs hundred dollars for the
salary of the Treasurer eighteen hundred and sew
yve dollars; for the salary of the Chief Clerk to
for the salary of the Assistant Clerk to the Treasu
rer nine hundred dollars; for the salary of the State
Librarian eleven hundred and twenty five dollars;
for The salary of the Commissioner of the Land Of
fee eleven hundred and twenty-five dollars for the
salary of the Clerk to the Commissioner of the Land
Office nine hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the Chief Judges Of the Ars{
seven Judicial Circuits, tgentF-slx hundred ana
bundled and seventy five dollars for the salaries Of
fourteen Associate Judges of the rst seven JUDICIAL
Circuits twentyone hundred collars ga n
Of The Judges Of the Court of Appeals for the city of
baltimore, of the Chief Judge and four Associate
Judges of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city,
twe2ty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars each
fifteen thousand seven hundred and nifty dollars;
for the salary OF me Atorey t ttor
news three thousand dollars or SO much Thereon as
may be necessary to the Crier OF the Court OF APP
meals six hundred and seventy-hve dollars, or SO
much thereof as the Clerk of the Court of Appeals
NAV certify that he is entitled to receive; for the
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dred copies each of volumes forty ana forty
eight of the Maryland Reports twenty eight nun
sary and for the paper ON which said volumes may
be printed in accordance with the Act of Assembly
hundred and ten three hundred and fifty dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary ana for the
of William H. s Burgwyn's Digest of Maryland Re
ports twenty-five hundred dollars
INSPECTIONS.
For the salaries Of the Supervisor Of State o6aoc9
Fs 99ft h& SRde and aeyehf dol
lars eacf-ele3en thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars for the salaries of two Inspectors OF steam
Boilers eleven hundred and tWentytiy dollars each
HUNDRED aRd S collars Sps Gg sH
dollars or so much thereof asin the discretion of the
Hoard Of Public Works may be- necessary; for the
payment of the annual ground rent on Tobacco eco
dollars and eleven cents
MILITIA
For the salary of the Adjutant General of State
twenty-one thousand dollars, to be expended under
the supervision of the Governor in accordance with
the nrayisens Of the Aet of eighteen hundred and
the payment Of pensions granted By Acts and Reso'
tutidns Of the General Assembly, twenty-six thous-
and two hundred and nifty dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
CONTINGENT FUNDS
To the Executive for the Contingent Fund placed
of the Constitution five thousand six hundred and
tYentyfiye dollars for the Contingent Fund of the
Te dSsrs lof Re c6n sGSsa @ 6o
dollars for the Contingent Fund the State Library
including the expense of postage porterage, freight
and other incidental expenses, three hundred and
seyenty-fve dollars for the augmentation OF the
State Library, eighteen hundred and seventy-fye
dollars, SO much thereof as may be necessary for
the cost of printing the annual report of the Comp.
roller one thousand dollars for the expense of fuel
and lights for the public buildings and grounds to
be expended under the direction and control of the
Governor, by the Secretary of State, thirty-seven
hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary; for the Contingent Fund of the
Commissioner of the Land Office three hundred dol
lars for the postage of the Executive and Treasury
Departments Land Office, Secretary of the Senate,
and Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates, seven
hgdd AGf fifty dollars for the Contingent ing td anna
five dollars to the State Librarian for the purchase
of stationery, one hundred and fifty dollars; for
and postage in the Office fthe Attorney General for
the fiscal year ending September th1rteth eighteen
hundred and seventy-eight nine hundred and sew
cessary.
SCHOOLS.
To the several counties and the city of Baltimore
for the support of the system of Free Public Schools
white and colored, and for the State Normal school
and State Board of Education to be apportioned by
the Comptroller according to Law, three hundred
and seYenty=fYe thousand dollaIs, or Whatever sum
may be paid into the Treasury on account of the
levy of the Public School tax and such other sums
as may be received TO the credit of the Free school
fuRd from tax the circulation OF banks ana from
the interest stock standing to the credit OF said
fund.- together with the sum OF thirty Jour tnousand
and sixty-nine dollars and thirty-six cents to be
paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated to be placed TO the credit OF the Free
School Fund, in accordance with the provisions OF
the Act of December session, eighteen hundred and
thirty-nine, chapter thirty-three, and substituted
for the interest the surplus revenue as provided
in said Act provided that the sum Of twenty-five
thousand dollars Of the receipts f0f Public School
tax shall.be distributed for colored schools after
deducting the amount payable to the colored Nor
NAL School, and the balance for white schools, the
State Normal School for whites and the State Board
of Education, for donations to colleges academies
and schools per acts and resolutions of the Gen
eral Assembly heretofore passed. thirtyeight thous-
and dollars; provided that none of the appropria-
to any such institutions, unless such institutions
shall have made full report as required By law TO
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Frederick, eighteen
thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars St. Mary
industrial School, six thousand dollars to the Mary
land industrial School for Girls, twenty-five hun
dEed and fifty dollars to the Maryland Agricultural
College; four thousand five hundred dollars.
LEGISLATURE.
To pay the members and officers of the General
Assembly, including postage, stationery, mileage