WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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and erecting a court-house and jail thereon, and fur-

nishing the same; and whereas the said sum was levied

and collected, except the delinquents and insolvents,

and paid to the commissioners for the time being ;

and whereas the levy list was paid by the collectors

Preamble.

to the parties to whom due, and in the final settle-

ment the insolvents and delinquents now deducted

from the " Court-House " fund; and whereas the

sums of money deducted from this fund during the

years 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, exceeds the amount of

five thousand dollars; now, therefore —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That the Commissioners of

Wicomico county be and they are hereby aiithorized

and directed to use so much of the " Sinking Fund "

Use sinking

of said county heretofore levied and collected as

fund.

may be necessary to pay in full the indebtedness on

court-house, not exceeding two thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Commis-

sioners of Wicomico county be authorized and

directed to levy on the taxable property of said

Levy on tax-
able property.

county, in the year 1882, a sum of money sufficient

to repay said " Sinking Fund," with interest at the

rate of six per cent, per annum till paid.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall

Effective

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 3, 1882.