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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

tested by their hands and seals, those in Baltimore County

to be made to the clerks of the Circuit Court for Baltimore

County and those in Howard County to be made to the clerks

of the Circuit Court for Howard County and each clerk shall

send one of said copies under the seal of his office to the

commissioners of his county.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That if from the re-

Authority
to levy

turns made by the judges of election as certified by the said

and issue
bonds

clerks, it shall appear that in each county a majority of. the

votes cast by legally qualified voters were, '' For Wilkins'

Avenue Bridge " the County Commissioners of Baltimore

County or a majority of them, are hereby authorized and

directed to levy on the assessable property of Baltimore

County the sum of fifteen thousand dollars or so much

thereof as may be necessary in conformity with the provi-

sions of this act ; and the County Commissioners of Howard

County or a majority of them are hereby authorized and

directed to issue the bonds of Howard County to the amount

of fifteen thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be

necessary in conformity with the provisions of this act.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-

To sell

missioners of Howard County are hereby authorized to sell

said bonds

said bonds to the highest bidder at public sale or by sealed

proposals for cash after having given at least three weeks'

previous notice of time place, manner and terms of sale in

such newspaper or newspapers published in Howard County

and in the city of Baltimore, as they may respectively de-

termine provided, however, that no bond or bonds issued

under this act shall be sold for less than par, and provided

further that only so many of said bouds shall be sold as may

be necessary for the purpose declared herein.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-

missioners of Howard County shall annually levy upon the

Levy to

assessable property in Howard County sums of money suf-

interest

ficient to pay the interest which may be due on the out-

standing bonds issued under this act, as the same shall fall

due ; and after ten years from the date of the issuance of

said bonds the Commissioners of Howard County may levy

such additional sums as may be necessary to gradually re-

deem the bonds issued by Howard County until all of them

shall be redeemed ; and the taxes authorized by this act

shall be collected as other taxes are collected in said county.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the cost of main-

Cost of

taining said bridge and keeping it in repair shall be borne

maintain-
ing bridge

equally by Baltimore and Howard Counties ; and the county

commissioners of said counties are hereby authorized and