EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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notice in their advertisements for bids that the contractor will

be required to tear down and remove the old buildings and that

the materials thereof shall belong to the contractor and may

be used by him as far as available in the construction of the

new building.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in case either of the said

Commissioners shall die, or resign, or refuse to act, the other

Power to fill
vacancy.

Commissioners named in this Act shall have the full power

and authority to supply such vacancy or vacancies.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That each of said Commissioners

shall receive as compensation their actual personal expenses
whilst engaged in contracting for the construction and furnish-

Compensation
for work per-
formed.

ing of said building ; and shall appoint from one of their num-

ber a suitable person as superintendent of the construction of

said building, who shall receive such compensation for his

services as the said Commissioners herein named, or a ma-

jority of them, may deem just and reasonable.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners

of Somerset County be and they are hereby authorized, eni-

Power to bor-

powed and directed" to borrow on the credit of the county to

row money
on coupon

an amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, and if ne-

bonds.

cessary to issue coupon bonds therefor, said bonds to be in

sums of five hundred dollars each, to be signed by the presi-

dent of the Board of County Commissioners of Somerset

County, and countersigned by the clerk of said Board, with

the corporate seal of said Board attached to each and every

bond so issued ; said bonds to bear interest at a rate not exceed-

ing four and one-half per cent, per annum, payable semi-an-

nually on the first day of April and the first day of October, in

each and every year until the maturity thereof.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That the said bonds shall be

issued to mature as follows: Five hundred dollars thereof in

Maturity of

the year 1925, and annually thereafter the sum of five hundred

bonds.

dollars every year until all of said bonds shall be matured and

have been paid ; it shall be the duty of said County Commis-

sioners to immediately destroy the same, and should the said

County Commissioners or any person having charge of the

bonds or coupons, suffer the same or any part thereof to be

re-issued after payment, the party or parties so offending

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sub-

ject to imprisonment byArticle 27 of the Code of Public Gen-

eral Laws of Maryland, for embezzlement, and shall be held

liable for an amount equal to that of the coupon or bond re-

issued and the costs of the suit.