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of outstanding bonds previously issued by the Commissioners
of Aberdeen.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of
securing the prompt payment of all installments of interest
on said bonds as the same shall become due, semi-annually as
aforesaid, and for the purpose of redeeming said bonds at
maturity or when called for payment at any interest paying
date, the Commissioners of Aberdeen is hereby authorized
and directed to levy annually a tax upon the assessable prop-
erty within the corporate limits of Aberdeen in such sums as
may be necessary and sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds semi-annually and to redeem said bonds. And when
redeemed, said bonds shall be cancelled.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and being
passed upon a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths
of all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take effect from
the date of its passage.

Approved November 10, 1947.

CHAPTER 65.
(House Bill 27)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
55 of Article 19 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 Edition) as enacted by Chapter 328 of the "Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland, 1947, title "Comp-
troller", sub-title "Uniform System of Accounts", to
change the time of filing annual financial accounts of
counties, incorporated cities or towns and taxing dis-
tricts, from thirty days to ninety days after the close of
the fiscal year.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 55 of Article 19 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1939 Edition) as enacted by Chapter 328 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, 1947, title
"Comptroller", sub-title "Uniform System of Accounts", be
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

55. Each county, incorporated city or town and taxing
district, shall within ninety (90) days after the close
of the fiscal year selected by it as provided by Sec-