PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 1173

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11, 1912.

CHAPTER 716.

AN ACT to authorize, empower and direct the County Commis-
sioners of Anne Arundel County, in the State of Maryland,
to build, erect and maintain a drawbridge over Stony Creek,
in the Third Election District of said county, from the east
side of said creek to a point immediately opposite on the west
side of said creek, and at a point which will give the most
direct means of traffic and shorten the distance in connection
therewith to Baltimore City from said east side of Stony
Creek; to issue bonds'not exceeding twelve thousand dollars
($12,000.00) for the purpose of constructing said bridge; to
levy annually a sum on the taxable property of said county
to provide the maintenance of said bridge and said bonds as
they mature; to prevent any traction engine crossing said
bridge without written authority, and to authorize said county
commissioners to make rules and regulations for the use of
said bridge and protection of same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County,
in the State of Maryland, are hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to erect and construct a drawbridge over Stony
Creck, in the 3rd Election District of Anne Arundel county
aforesaid, from the east side of said creek to a point immedi-
ately opposite on the west side of said creek, and at a point
which will give the most direct means of traffic and shorten
the distance in connection therewith to Baltimore City; pro-
vided, that the cost of erecting said bridge shall not exceed the
sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00).

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of carrying
out the .provisions of this act the County Commissioners of
Anne Arundel County be and they are hereby authorized,
empowered and directed to issue coupon bonds to an amount
not exceeding the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00),
in sums of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500), said bonds to bear interest at
a rate not exceeding 5 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally, and to fall due and mature in series or instalments of one