WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1305

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 16, 1947.

CHAPTER 537.
(Senate Bill 292)

AN ACT to authorize and empower the County Commis-
sioners of Charles County to borrow upon the faith and
credit of said County an amount not to exceed Eight
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.) and to issue its
bonds therefor for the purpose of making additions,
alterations and improvements to and for the purpose of
equipping certain school buildings in Charles County;
to provide for the levying of taxes to pay the principal
and interest of such indebtedness; to provide that the
ultimate determination of whether or not said bonds
shall be issued shall lied within the sound discretion
of the County Commissioners of said County; and to
provide that the making of such additions, alterations
and improvements to certain school buildings in Charles
County be subject to the joint approval of the Charles
County Board of Education and the County Commis-
sioners of Charles County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the County Commissioners of Charles County be and
they are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow on
the faith and credit of said County an amount not to exceed
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.) and from
time to time to issue and sell bonds in amount not to exceed
said sum of $800,000., said bonds to be signed by the
President of said County Commissioners, countersigned
by the Treasurer of Charles County and with the seal of
said County affixed thereto. The entire proceeds of such
bonds, after payment of costs of engraving and all other
incidental expenses connected with the issuance of such
bonds, shall be used for the purpose of making altera-
tions, additions and improvements to and for the purpose
of equipping school buildings in Charles County in the
following manner: To Bel Alton and Pomonkey High
Schools shall be allocated from the proceeds of said bond
issue an amount not to exceed $181,000. to be used for
making such additions, alterations and improvements to