724 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 24,

where such offence was committed, during the time for which
the suppressed license was granted, and any license obtained
contrary to the provisions of this Section, shall be void."

"Sections 9 and 10 to be stricken out."

"Section 11 to be Section 9."

"Section 12 to be Section 10."

Said bill as amended, was then read the second time.

Second. House bill entitled an Act to authorize the County
Commissioners of Hartord county, in their discretion, to issue
bonds, the proceeds of which to be used for the purpose of
paying the debt now due by the Board of County School Com-
missioners of said county,

With the following proposed amendments :
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

Strike out all after the words "a bill," and insert "enti-
tled an Act to authorize and empower the County Commis-
sioners of Harford county, in their discretion, to issue bonds
for the purpose of funding certain indebtedness of the Board
County School Commissioners of Harford county, and to levy
a tax for the payment of the same."

"Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the County Commis-
sioners of Harford county be, and they are hereby authorized,
in their discretion, to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars, in sums of not less than 100,
nor more than 1,000 dollars each, to be signed by the Presi-
dent of the Board of said County Commissioners, and coun-
tersigned by the Clerk of said Board, said bonds to bear 6
per cent., payable semi-annually, on the first day of April
and on the first day of October, in each and every year, dur-
ing which the said bonds may run and remain unpaid on the
coupons for interest on said bonds, shall be receivable by the
Collector of Taxes for said county, in payment for county
taxes; provided, that said bonds shall be sold at public sale
to the highest responsible bidder for cash, four weeks prior
notice of time and place of sale, having been given by adver-
tisement in two newspapers in said county, and also pro-
vided, that said bonds snail be free of county taxation."

"Sec, 2. And be it enacted, That said bonds shall be
issued to mature at such dates as shall not require the pay-
ment in any one year of more than four thousand dollars of
the principal sum thereof, and shall be redeemable at the
pleasure of the said County Commissioners, at or before their
maturity, but none of said bonds shall be issued to mature be-
fore the first day of April, 1878."

"Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That to redeem said bonds,
the County Commissioners of Harford county shall annually