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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for which interest proper coupons are to be at-

tached to the said bonds, signed by the President

of the Board of the said County Commissioners,

said bonds to be free from all State, county and

municipal taxation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said County

Commissioners shall annually levy upon the assessa-

Levy special

ble property of Howard county, a special tax,

tax.

sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds, and to

retire one thousand dollars of the principal annu-

ally, and that the money thus raised shall be known

and kept as the jail fund, and shall be applied by

the said County Commissioners to the payment of

the principal and interest of said bonds as afore-

said, and for no other purpose whatsoever, and

that said tax shall be collected as all other taxes

are collected in Howard county.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if said County

Commissioners shall not be able to sell the afore-

said bonds to raise the necessary funds for the

purpose aforesaid, as promptly as may be required,
then the said County Commissioners are hereby

May borrow

authorized and empowered to borrow so much

money.

money as may be necessary for the purpose afore-

said, the rate of interest not to exceed six per

centum per annum, and to refund the money thus.

borrowed and interest out of the proceeds of the

aforesaid bonds when sold.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said County

Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized

and empowered to build a new jail for Howard

Site to be
selected.

county, upon a site to be by them selected con-

venient to the court house, such site to be pur-

chased and paid for out of the funds herein provided,

in case the same is not upon the property now

owned by said county, and to use sound judgment

in procuring and adopting a suitable plan for said
jail, having a due regard for the objects and pur-

poses for which the said building is required for

the use of said county, and that the sum of money

to be used in the erection of said jail, in said

county, shall not exceed the sum of eight thousand.

dollars.