The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 4O6. 800
AN ACT

APPROPRIATELY HOA1 Aos"'
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the support OF the
"S State Government for the Fiscal year end
90 On the thirtieth day of September, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-nine.
coctiou l. Be it enacted by the General
,aSoU,hlv of MARYLAND, That for the expen
J;5nres in the support of the Government for
tbe fiscal year beginning with the first day, OF
October, eighteen hundred and seventy eight,
and ending with the thirtieth day OF Septem-
her. eighteen hundred and seventy nine, the
foIIowing sums of money, or so much thereof
aS NAV be necessary, he and the same are
hereby appropriated, that is to say:
For State Officers.
For the salary of the Governor four thou
sand five hundred dollars; for the salary OF
tIa Secretary of State, two thousand dollars;
s sno tLe salary of the Comptroller of the
Treasnrv, two thousand five hundred dollars;
Gov tbe salary of the Chief Clerk to the Comp
troIIpr. eighteen hundred dollars for the sal
ar;as nf three assistant clerks to the Comp
,"oIIor twelve hundred dollars each-three
thousand six hundred dollars for the salary
"f the Treasurer, two thousand five hundred
dollars: for the salary of the Chief Clerk to
the Treasurer, eighteen hundred dollars; for
the salary of the assistant clerk to the Treas
urer twelve hundred dollars; for the salary
of the State Librarian, fifteen hundred dol
lars: for the salary ofthe Commissioner OF the
land office. fifteen hundred dollars; for the
salary of the clerk to the Commissioner of
the Land office, twelve hundred dollars.
Judiciary.
For the salaries of the Chief Judges OF
the first seven judicial circuits three thousand
FIVE hundred dollars each-twenty-tour thou
i fhEaC glnrr n
fourteen Associate Judges of the first seven
;Ud;cial circuits. two thousand eight hundred
dollars each-thirty- nine thousand two hun
dred dollars; for the salaries of the Chief
,Judqe of the Court of Appeals from Baltimore
citv, the Chief Judge and four Associate
.Iudoes of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
city, three thousand five hundred dollars
each-twentv one thousand dollars; Tor the
salary of the Attorney General, three thou
sand dollars: for Commissions to Attornes,
five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
NAV be necessary; to the Crler OF the Court
of Appeas, nine hundred dollars, or so much
thereof as the Clerk of the Court OF Appeals
NAV certify that he is entitled to receive; for
the salary of the State Reporter, one thousand
dollars: for the States subscription to two
hundred copies of volume forty-nine OF the
MARYLAND Reports, fourteen hundred dollars,
DOR so much thereof as may be necessary, and
for the paper on which said volume may be
nrinted. in accordance with the Act of Assem-
bly of eighteen hundred and siXty-seven
chapter four hundred and ten, three hundred
and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may
De necessary.
Inspections.
For the salaries of the Supervisor OF the
State Tobacco Warehouses and five lnspec-
tors of Tobacco in Baltimore city, two thou
sand five hundred dollars each-hftee1 thou
sand dollars; for insurance on State IoGacco
Warehouses, one thousand dollars, or SO
much thereof as in the direction of the Board
of Public Works may be necessary; for the
payment of the annual ground rent on Iobac-
CO Warehouse lots in Baltimore city, Tour
hundred and forty-eight dollars and eleven
cents: for the salaries of two Inspectors OF
Steam Boilers in the city of Baltimore, fifteen
hundred dollars each, three thousand dollars;
for the salaries of two Commissioners OF
Fisheries. fifteen hundred dollars each-three
thousand dollars; and to defray the expenses
of the Commission of Fisheries, as per chap
ter forty seven, of the acts of eighteen hun
dred and seventy ten thousand dollars, or
so much thereof as may, in the opinion OF the
Governor, be necessary.
Militia.
For the salary of the Adjutant General 81
the State. two thousand dollars, to be paid
out of the appropriation for the support OF the
militia, to be expended under the supervision
of the Governor in accordance with the pro-
vision of the Act of Assembly OF eighteen
hundred and seventy, chapter one hundred
and eighty-two, twenty thousand hve hundred
dollars or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary; for the payment of pensions granted by
various Acts and Resolutions OF the General
Assembly, forty thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary.
Contingent Funds.
To the Executive for the Contingent Fund
placed at his disposal by Article three, section
thirty-two of the Constitution, seven thousand
five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary; for the contingent fund OF
the Treasury Department, two thousand dol
liars or so much thereof as may be necessary;
for the contingent fund of the Gomptroller's
office, three thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary; for the contln-
gent fund of the library, including postage,
porterage, freight and other incidental eX-
penses, five hundred dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary; for the augmen-
tation of the State Library, two thousand hve
hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may
necessary, for the expense of fuel and lights
for public buildings and grounds, five thous-
and dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, to be expended under the direc-
tion and control of the Governor, by the Sec
rotary of State; for the contingent fund OF the
Commissio ner of the Land Office, four hun
dred dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary; for the postage of the Executive
and Treasury Departments, the Land Office,
the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk
of the House of Delegates, twelve hundred
and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary; for the contingent fund OF the
Court of Appeals, three hundred dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary; for
printing expenses, and clerical services, sta
tionery and postage in the office of the Attor
ney General, thirteen hundred dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary; for print
ing the annual report of the Comptroller, one
thousand dollars.
Schools.
To the several counties and to the City OF
Baltimore, for the support of the system OF
Free Public Schools, white and colored, and
for the State Normal School aGd State Board
of Education to be appointed by tho Comp
tt0ler according to law, five hundred tBous-
and dollars or whatever sum may be paid
ERto tie Treasury on account of the levy OF
public school tax, and such other sums as
may be received to the. credit of the Free
School Fund from tax on the circulation OF
Banks and from the interest on stocks stand
ing to the credit of said funds, together with
the sum of thirty -four thousand and sixty;
zine dollars and thirty six cents, to be paid
out of any money in the Treasury not other
wise 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 interest ON
the surplus revenue as provided in said act,
provided tn at the sum of one hundred thous,,
and dollars of the receipts from Public School
Tax shall be distributed for colored schools,
after deducting the amount payable to the
Colored Normal 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
as per acts aud resolutions heretofore passed,
fSrtF thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, provided that none of the
appropriations to Colleges, Academies and
schools shall be paid to &ny such institutions
unless said institutions shall have made full
report as required by section four of Article