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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

made by moving the sliding top thereof as will only conveni-

ently admit the hand, and without in any manner looking into

said box, one by one, seventy-three of said ballots. And the

names appearing on said ballots as drawn shall be duly re-

corded by the said Judge, or by the Clerk in his presence and

under his direction, in the order in which they shall be drawn.

To summon

And thereupon, forthwith, the said Judge shall order a venire

as jurors.

facias, directed to the sheriff of said county, commanding him

to summon as jurors to attend at the next ensuing term of said

court the several persons whose names may be drawn as afore-

said; and if any such persons whose names are so drawn and

embraced in said venire facias shall be dead, sick or otherwise

unable to attend or shall be absent and therefore not to be

found, it shall be the duty of the sheriff forthwith to return the

fact of such death, disability or absence, and the said Judge

shall thereupon cause to be drawn from said box in the man-

ner hereinbefore directed other names in the place and stead

of the original who may be dead, disabled or absent, and shall

cause the names of such persons so as last aforesaid drawn to

Sheriff to

be inserted in the said venire facias to be summoned as afore-

make return.

said, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff to summon the

persons named in said venire facias and make return thereof

to said court at the opening of its session.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1904.

CHAPTER 561.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Mayor and City Coun-

cil of Ocean City to borrow five thousand dollars and to is-

sue coupon bonds therefor.

WHEREAS, By the provisions of Chapter 528 of the Acts of

Bonds for pro-
viding a water

the General Assembly of Maryland passed at its January Ses-

system at

sion, 1898, the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City are au-

Ocean City.

thorized in their discretion to borrow upon the credit of the

city of Ocean City an amount not exceeding the sum of thirty

thousand dollars and to issue coupon bonds therefor, as in said

Act directed, said money to be used "for the purpose of pro-

viding a water supply for the protection of Ocean City against

fire, and for the use of the residents of said city, and for the

further purpose of providing a sewerage system for said city

and for other purposes;" and