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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

State, to pay Jacob A. Grafton, late collector of State taxes for

To repay.

the fifth district of Harford county, the sum of forty dollars and

fifty-seven cents, being the amount overpaid by him as late col-

lector as aforesaid into the treasury, the refunding of which having

been recommended by the treasury officials.

Effective.

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

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.

CHAPTER 390.

AN ACT to authorize and enable the county commissioners of

Caroline county to aid the Delaware and Chesapeake railway

in the construction of the branch railroad authorized by chap-

ter two hundred and sixty, of the acts of eighteen hundred and

eighty-six, by issuing the bonds of said county to the amount

of sixty thousand dollars for the purpose of raising money to

be expended in such construction, and to levy a tax on the

taxable property of said county for the payment of the interest

and principal of said bonds.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That the county commissioners of Caroline county be and they

are hereby expressly authorized, enabled and empowered to aid

the Delaware and Chesapeake railway in the construction of the

branch railroad authorized by chapter two hundred and sixty of

the acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-six, by issuing the bonds

Author-

of the said county of Caroline to the amount of sixty thousand

ized to aid.

dollars, which said bonds shall be of the denomination of one

thousand dollars each and shall bear interest at the rate of four

per centum per annum, the principal of said bonds shall be pay-

able in forty years from date of issue; subject, however, to the

right of said county at its option to redeem the same in 'whole or

in part, at any time after the expiration of five years from the

date of said issue; the interest of the said bonds shall be paid

semi-annually and each thereof shall have coupons thereto at-

tached representing each semi-annual instalment of interest; pro-

vided, however, that the said bonds shall be issued, sold and

delivered as is hereinafter stipulated; and provided, further, that

such bonds shall not be issued until the question of their issuance

for the purpose in this section declared shall have been submitted

by the said county commissioners to the qualified voters of the

said county, at the time and in the manner hereinafter specified,

and a majority of the votes cast by such qualified voters shall