FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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the collector in payment of taxes, and the County Commis-

Exempted
from taxes

sioners shall levy on all property, subject to taxation such

sum or sums of money as shall in their discretion, be neces-

sary for the prompt payment of the interest of said bonds

and the principal thereof when the same may become due

or they may determine to pay the same.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said building

committee shall from time to time notify the County Com-

Clerk to
act as

missioners that sums of money shall be needed, and it shall

treasurer.

then be the duty of the said County Commissioners to forth-

with negotiate the sale of a sufficient amount of said bonds

to raise the amount needed, and shall pay the same on the

representation of the building committee.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the clerk of the

said Board of County Commissioners shall in addition to

his other duties act as treasurer to said board and shall re-

receive and disburse all sums levied by virtue of the act for

the payment of the annual interest on the bonds hereby

authorized to be issued and shall receive such compensation

therefor as may be fixed by the said County Commissioners

and shall give bond and security to the State of Maryland,

in such penalty as may be prescribed by the said County

Commissioners, to be approved by the judges of the Circuit

Court for Charles County ; for the the faithful performance

of his duties in this behalf and all moneys levied by the

County Commissioners for the purpose of paying said inter-

est shall be levied for the use of said treasurer unpaid to

him by the collectors of taxes ; when hereafter the said

County Commissioners shall levy any sum or sums for the

payment of the principal of the said court house bonds ; they

shall likewise levy it for the use of the said treasurer, who

shall then be required to give bond in a penalty to be pre-

To give
bond.

scribed by the said County Commissioners to be approved

as above in double any amount to come into his hands for

disbursement in any one year ; the bond or bonds of said

treasurer to be recorded whenever the said County Com-

missioners may so require and also to be recorded in the

office of the clerk of the court of said county.

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

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 31st, 1892.