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the ordinance of the said Mayor and City Council, authorizing the same, shall have been submitted to and "approved by the legal voters of the City of Balti- more, in accordance with the provisions of the seventh section of article eleven of the Constitution of Maryland.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That whenever, and as often as it may be necessary hereafter, to issue certificates of indebtedness of the said City of Balti- more, either for loans of the said city already created and authorized by law, or for the purpose of redeem- ing loans of the said city which shall have matured, provision may be made in the discretion of the said Mayor and City Council for the payment of all taxes, to which the holders of the said certificates shall or may be legally liable, however that the rate of in- terest payable on said loans shall not exceed the rate of five per centum per annum.	Provision made.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect from the date of its passage. Approved April 3, 1876.	In force.
CHAPTER 238. AN ACT to provide for the repairs of the Public Roads of St. Mary's county.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That immediately after the passage of this act, the County Commissioners of St. Mary's county shall divide the public roads in each election district of St. Mary's county, into pections of not less than four, nor more than six miles in length, as near as may be, without actual measurement, and shall number them one, two, three, &c., consecutive- ly, in each election district, and shall describe each section, setting forth the beginning and end, with intermediate parts and length, including all bridges	Divide public roads.