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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

said court-house and jail erected, and selecting a site

therefor at La Plata; and in case of the death or

refusal to act, or resignation of any one or more of

Vacancy-
how fined.

them, the judges of the Circuit Court, or a majority

of them, shall fill the vacancy or vacancies; the

members of said committee shall serve without pay;

a majority of them shall form a quorum for the

transaction of business, and shall be necessary for

the decision of all questions arising in the discharge

of their duties; and said committee shall, as speedily

as may be, procure a site or sites for the erection of

How procure
tit e.

said buildings, by gift, purchase or condemnation

for and in the name of the county commissioners of

said county, and if proceedings by way of condemna-

tion are necessary, they shall be instituted by said

building committee in the name of the county com-

missioners for Charles county, and the proceedings

shall be in pursuance of article forty of the

Revised Code of Maryland, sub-title "Condemna-

tion of property by Corporations," so far as the

provisions of the same may be applicable hereunto ;

provided the Circuit Court for Charles county may

Confirm in-

confirm the inquisition taken in pursuance of the

quisition.

provisions of said article on such notice as shall bo

fixed by an order passed on said inquisition of not

less than ten nor more than thirty days after the

passage of said order.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That said building

Adopt plan

committee shall adopt a plan and specifications for

and specifica-
tions.

said buildings and the necessary furniture therefor,

and may contract for the same, having first invited

sealed proposals by advertisement or otherwise; and

said contract or contracts shall be awarded to the

lowest responsible bidder or bidders, who shall give

good and sufficient bond to the county commis-

sioners, to be approved by the said building com-

mittee, for the faithful performance of said contract

or contracts; and the said building committee are

Sell and dis-

hereby authorized to sell and dispose of such mate-

pose of.

rials of the present court-house and jail as may not

be required in erecting the buildings aforesaid, and

also to sell and dispose of the present court-house

lot and convey the same to the purchasers thereof,

and proceeds of said sale shall be part of the fund

for erecting the buildings at La Plata.