The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1900-06-01
CHAPTER 593.

States of America, for the purpose
of erecting thereon public building
and cede to the United States OF
America jurisdiction over the same.
WHEREAS, there is now pending in
the Congress of the United States of
America bill to appropriate sam OF
money to purchase lot of ground and
the erection thereon of a public build
ing in Laurel, Mary land; and, whereas,
section 355 of the revised statutes OF
the United States require that before
any money car be expended the Legis-
laturc must give its consent to the par
chase of the said land and cede to the
United States jurisdiction over the site
thus obtained, therefore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, that
the consent of the State of Maryland
be and the same is hereby given to the
purchase by the United States of
America Of a lot or lots of ground in
Laurel, Prince Georges county, Mary
land, for the purpose of erecting pub
lie building thereon.
SECTION 2. And bc it enacted, that
jurisdiction over said lot or lots of
ground after the same shall have been
conveyed to the United States of
America he and the same is hereby
ceded, released and relinquished to the
United States of America over the
said lot or lots of ground; provided,
however, that all civil and such crilni-
nal process as may issue under the au-
thority of this State against any per-
son or persons charged with crimes
and misdemeanors committed without
said lot or lots Of ground may be eX-
ecuted thereon in the same way and
manner as though this cess;on had
never been made or granted. and that
granted by this act, together with all
buildings and personal property which
is or may be hereafter within the
bounds thereof, belonging to the United
States, shall be exempted and dis
charged from all State, county and
municipal taxes so long as the said lot
or lots Of ground shall remain the prop
erty of the United States of America
for the purpose aforesaid.
SECTION s. And be it enacted. that
that this act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
approved April 7th, 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Office Of the Chief Clerk of the House
of Delegates.
hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1900.
B. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
CHAPTER 1872
AN ACT to provide for transcribing
and making 4 general index of Mar
riage Records in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges county, Maryland.
SECTION |. Be it enacted 10y the
General Assembly of Marylrnd that
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Prince Georges county shall transcribe
and make general index of all Mar
riage Records in said office, beginning
May 3lst, III, and ending July lst,
1886, both inclusive, IN suitable books
for the purpose.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted.
that when said work is fully completed
the said Clerk of the Circuit Court
shall submit the same for examination
and inspection to one or more of the
Judges of the Circuit Court for the
Seventh Judicial Circuit, and if he or
they shall give to the said Clerk of the
Circuit Court a certificate to that effect,
and upon presentation of his account
for said work together with the certifi-
cate of the Judge or Judges aforesaid
to the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges county they shall ut their
next levy laying term thereafter levy
an amount in their discretion sufficient
to pay said account, nor shall the total
cost Of work exceed the sum of three
handrrd dollars.
SECTION 3. And be it further
enacted, That this act shall take effect
from til" date of its passage.
Approved March 29th, 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House
of Delegates.
| hereby certify, That the aforcgoing
is Il true copy OF an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1900.
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