EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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having a sum of money levied to his or her use, or a debt

against the county, passed bv said County Commissioners, and

for which they have issued their warrant as aforesaid, shall

Statement of

only be entitled to have same paid after he or she has paid the

amounts of
taxes to be

State or county taxes upon his or her property and is not in-

mailed an-

debted in anywise therefor. It shall also be the duty of the

nually.

Treasurer to mail to each taxpayer in said county at his or

her residence not later than the first day of December in each

year a statement showing the amount of his or her taxes as

the case may be.

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

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 1, 1904.

CHAPTER 195.

AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners of Howard

County to issue bonds to procure money for the repairing of

roads, bridges and culverts in Howard County, and to levy

a tax for the payment of the same.

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

land, That whenever a majority of the registered voters of

Bonds to be

any district of Howard County files a written application or

issued to
build roads,

petition with the County Commissioners of Howard County

bridges, etc.

requesting- them to issue bonds, the proceeds arising from

the sale of such bonds to be applied to the building or re-

pairing of county roads, bridges and culverts in that district.

The said County Commissioners are hereby authorized and

directed to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding twenty-

five thousand dollars in sums of not less than one hundred

dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, each to be signed

by the president of the Board of County Commissioners and

countersigned by the clerk of the said board; said bonds to

bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent, per annum,

payable semi-annually on the first day of January and June

in each and every year, and the coupons of interest on said

Coupons of in-

bonds shall be receivable by the collector of taxes of said

terest.

county for the payment of taxes.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the written application or

Petition to

petition requesting the County Commissioners to issue said

issue bonds.

bonds shall be filed in the County Commissioners' office at

least thirty days prior to the annual tax levy.