80 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 25

of Maryland and the United States, which may be properly
allocable to said purpose; empowering and directing said
County to contract to levy or to levy, impose or fix annually
ad valorem taxes, which in addition to the State and Fed-
eral allotments, will provide funds sufficient for the pay-
ment of said maturing principal and interest; exempting
said bonds and said refunding bonds and the interest
thereon from all State, county and municipal taxation in
the State of Maryland.

WHEREAS, the recent accelerated growth of population in
Anne Arundel County, the lengthening of the period of educa-
tion in the public schools and the reduction in the number of
pupils per teacher have all combined to cause an acute short-
age of public school facilities in the County and to render
existing school buildings inadequate to meet the needs; and

WHEREAS, it has therefore become necessary for the Board
of Education of Anne Arundel County to construct new school
buildings sooner than had been anticipated and, because of
such acceleration of its capital improvement program, to
borrow money to finance such construction, therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That, as used herein, the term "Board" shall mean the
public body corporate of the State of Maryland known as the
Board of Education of Anne Arundel County and the term
"County" shall mean the body politic and corporate of the
State of Maryland known as County Commissioners of Anne
Arundel County, and the term "public schools" shall include
the construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension,
alteration, repair and modernization of public school buildings
in Anne Arundel County, including any sites for such schools
not acquired before the passage of this Act, the cost of acquir-
ing any such sites, architectural and engineering services, in-
cluding preparation of plans, drawings and specifications for
such schools and the development of the grounds, and all
customary permanent appurtenances and recreational and
pedagogical equipment for such schools.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Board is hereby
authorized and empowered to acquire public schools as de-
fined in Section 1 of this Act and, in addition, said Board:

(a) Is hereby granted the power and authority to borrow
money and incur indebtedness for said purpose in the manner
hereinafter prescribed; and

(b) Is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money
and incur indebtedness hereunder for the purpose of funding
or refunding in whole or in part any short term notes issued