ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 457

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"OO"...........	. 149, 000	August 15, 1945
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"RR"..........................	171, 000	August 15, 1948
"SS".........	178, 000	August 15, 1949

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Governor,
Comptroller of the Treasury and Treasurer, constituting
the Board of Public Works, or a majority of them, are here-
by authorized and directed to have prepared, proper Cer-
tificates of Indebtedness of the State in good and sufficient
form to aggregate the amount of twelve million dollars
($12, 000, 000. 00) as evidence of such loan; such Certificates
of Indebtedness shall bear date of the time of their issue,
as provided in Section 1 of this Act, and shall not be issued
in less sums than one hundred dollars ($100), but may be
issued in sums of one hundred dollars ($100) or any suit-
able multiple thereof. Each of said certificates shall be
. signed by the Treasurer of the State and countersigned by
the Comptroller of the Treasury, and shall bear interest at
the rate fixed by resolution of the Board of Public Works,
payable semi-annually, and any portion or all of said cer-
tificates may be registered or not registered, and the said
certificates, or any portion thereof, shall have interest cou-
pons attached, or said certificates or any portion thereof,
shall not have interest coupons attached, all as the Gov-
ernor, Comptroller of the Treasury and the Treasurer or a
majority of them shall determine.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That in order to pro-
vide for the selling of the certificates of indebtedness afore-
said, to be issued under the provisions of this Act, the Gov-
ernor, Comptroller of the Treasury and the Treasurer of
this State, or a majority of them, are hereby directed to
advertise twice a week for four successive weeks before the
said certificates of indebtedness, or any part thereof, shall
be issued, in two newspapers published in the City of Balti-
more, that the "Treasurer of this State will be in readiness
at a time within fifteen days after the expiration of said
it notice to receive bids at such place or places as may be
named in said respective advertisements for bonds or cer-
tificates of indebtedness issued under the provisions of this
Act, under such regulations as may be made in the discre-
tion of the Governor, Comptroller of the Treasury and