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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

property of Prince George's county until a sufficient

amount has been levied to meet said interest and

principal; the first levy of five thousand dollars to

be made, if possible, at the coming levy-laying term
in March, eighteen hundred and eighty; said levies

to be designated as the Court House fund, and to be

payable in cash, and the first money arising there-

from shall be applied, when needed, to the payment

of the said interest, and the balance to the redemp-

tion of the said principal debt.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the bonds hereby

Exempt from

authorized shall be exempt from all taxation, and

taxation.

that interest on said bonds shall be received by the

collector in payment of the county taxes.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the said building

committee shall have the Court House grounds im-

proved as a yard, and may purchase any property
in the town of Upper Marlboro for said Court

House site selected by said committee, to add there-

Grounds to

to either at private sale or by condemnation under

be improved.

the existing laws of Maryland, and call upon the

said county commissioners for the necessary money;

provided always, that the limit of twenty thousand

dollars imposed by this act be not transgressed.

Effective.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That this act shall

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 15, 1880.

CHAPTER 36.

AN ACT to regulate the catching of oysters in the

waters of the Potomac River.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

Not to catch

bly of Maryland, That no boat or vessel propelled

oysters with-

by steam shall be used in catching oysters in the

out license.

waters of the Potomac River, and no other boat shall

be used in catching oysters with scoop, dredge, drag