EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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payment of the principal thereof at the maturity thereof, and

shall create a sinking fund for the purpose, and levy the

necessary taxes thereof, to the amount of at least three hun-

dred dollars each year.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 25, 1904.

CHAPTER 131.

AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners of Howard

County to pay claims of James F. Melvin, L. A. Rettaliata

and N. W. Burton for printing and publishing notice of

election.

SECTION i. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That the County Commissioners of Howard County be

To pay for
printing

and they are hereby authorized and empowered to pay to

election no-

the following persons the following amounts for printing and

tice.

publishing notices of election : James F. Melvin the sum of

three hundred and sixty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents;

to L. A. Rettaliata the sum of three hundred and three dollars

and fifty-five cents; and N. W. Burton the sum of four hun-

dred and eleven dollars and five cents ; provided, however,

that the said James F. Melvin, L. A. Rettaliata and N. W.

Burton shall receive said amounts in full settlement of all

Full settlement

claims they may have against the County Commissioners for

of all claims.

all printing done for Howard County prior to November 3,

1903.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 25, 1904.

CHAPTER 132.

AN ACT to authorize and require the County Commissioners

of Baltimore County to levy a sum, to be applied to the

building of a school house in the fifth district of Balti-

more County, at Arcadia.

SECTION 1. De it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That the County Commissioners of Baltimore County

To erect new
school house

are hereby authorized and directed to levy on the assessable