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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That Charles Clagett,

Joseph K. Roberts, Senior, and Benjamin F. Duvall,

of Prince George's county, Maryland, be and they

Building

are hereby constituted a building committee for the

committee.

purpose of having said new Court House erected,

and selecting the site therefor in said town of Upper

Marlboro ; and in the case of the death or refusal to

act of any one or more of them, or of the building

committee as at any time constituted, the county

commissioners of Prince George's county shall fill

the vacancy or vacancies. The members of said com-

Serve with-

mittee shall serve without pay ; two of them shall

out pay.

form a quorum for the transaction of all business,

and the concurrence of two of them shall be neces-

sary in the decision of all questions which may arise

in the discharge of their duties.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said building

Adopt plan
and specifica-

committee shall, as speedily as possible, procure and
adopt a plan and specifications for said building,
and they shall invite sealed proposals, by publica-

tions.

tion for a reasonable time, for building the Court

House and offices; and the party or parties propos-

ing to supply the furniture for the same which may

be needed in addition to that already owned by the

county, shall present or send their proposals in

sealed envelopes to the clerk of said county com-

missioners, to be by him delivered to said building

committee on the day named by them for publicly

opening said proposals. Said proposals shall set

forth the amount of money for which he or they

propose to do the work or supply the furniture; and

Security to

good and sufficient security shall be taken by the

be given.

said building committee for the use of the said

county commissioners, and in their name, from the

party or parties contracting to erect said building

and offices, and from the party or parties contract-

ing to furnish the same, as a security for the faith-

ful performance of such contract or contracts as

may be entered into, and that the contract or con-

tracts for building the said Court House and offices,

and furnishing the same, shall be awarded to the

lowest responsible bidder: and the said building

committee are hereby authorized to sell and dispose

of such materials of the present Court House as

may not be required or used in erecting the building