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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 129.

AN ACT to authorize the Board of County School Commis-

sioners of Talbot County to borrow money.

WHEREAS, The Board of; County School Commissioners

Preamble.

of Talbot County has, upon the individual credit of the

members and secretary thereof, borrowed the sum of ten

thousand dollars for the purpose of paying the salaries of the

public school teachers, therefore.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

School

Maryland, That the Board of County School Commissioners

commis-
sioners of

of Talbot County be and they are hereby authorized and

Talbot
Coun ty em-

empowered to borrow the sum often thousand dollars, and

powered to

apply the same to the payment of the money which has been

borrow

borrowed upon the individual credit of the members and the

secretary of the board.

. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Board of

When not

County School Commissioners of Talbot County whenever,

sufficient
to pay
teachers

at the close of any school term, there is not sufficient money
in the hands of the treasurer of the board to pay the salaries

of the public school teachers, be and they are hereby

authorized and empowered to borrow money upon, their

promissory note, signed by the president and secretary of

Proviso

the board and endorsed by the treasurer thereof ; provided,

that the aggregate sum of money so borrowed shall never

exceed ten thousand dollars, and provided further, that the

aggregate sum of money so borrowed does not create an

indebtedness over and above the county levy for public

school purposes then actually in the hands of the collector

or collectors for collection, and not paid over to the said

Board of County School Commissioners.

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

Effective

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 15th, 1892.