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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

To mature.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said bonds shall
be issued to mature at such dates as shall not require
the payment in any one year of more than five hun-
dred dollars of the principal sum thereof.

Annual levy.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said county
commissioners shall annually levy upon the assessa-
ble property of Calvert county a special tax sufficient
to pay the interest on said bonds and to retire annu-
ally five hundred dollars of the principal, and that
the money thus raised shall be known and kept as
the public building improvement fund and shall be

Be applied.

applied by the said county commissioners to the
payment of the principal and interest of said bonds
as aforesaid, and to no other purpose whatever, and
that said tax shall be collected as all other State and
county taxes are collected in Calvert county.

Authorized.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said county
commissioners are hereby authorized and empow-
ered, to place said bonds in the market and cause
them to be sold, the preference of their purchase
being given to the citizens of the county.

Authorized.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the said county
commissioners be, and they are hereby authorized
and empowered to enlarge, improve or otherwise
repair the public buildings or to build an office for
the clerk of the circuit court, and an office for the
use of the orphan's court of said county; the cost of
said improvements to be paid out of said fund, (or
so much as may be necessary, ) raised under the pro-
visions of this act.,

Authorized to
insure.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the county commis-
sioners are hereby authorized and empowered to
have said Public Buildings insured against loss by
fire in such sums as they may deem necessary, and
shall provide for the payment of premiums thereon.

In force.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 25, 1876.