ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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commissioners, and on the face of said bonds, as the

" court house repair fund."

SEC. 3. And oe it further enacted, That the bonds

authorized by this act shall be exempt from, and that

Bonds exempt
from taxation.

the interest on said bonds shall be receivable in pay-

ment of county taxes only.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this act

Effective.

shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 20, 1884.

Chapter 93.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the burgess and

commissioners of Emmittsburg to make a contract

with the " Emmittsburg Water Company in Freder-

ick county," a joint stock water company, for the

supply of water to said town, and erection of fire

plugs or hydrants, and to levy taxes to pay said

company according to the terms of said contract,

and to provide for the submission of this act to the

qualified voters of the town of Emmittsburg.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the burgess and commissioners of

Emmittsburg are hereby authorized and empowered

to enter into and make contracts with the Emmitts-

Enter into and

burg Water Company in Frederick county, a joint

make contracts

stock water company, binding the corporate authori-

ties of Emmittsburg to pay annually, to said joint

stock water company, the interest at the rate of six

per centum per annum, provided said interest shall

not exceed the amount realized from a tax of ten

cents upon every hundred dollars of assessable pro-

perty within the corporate limits of Emmittsburg, to

be paid annually upon the costs of supplying water

to said town, and erecting fire-plugs or hydrants for

the extinguishment of fire and the .protection of pro-

perty in said corporation; provided, however, that

When pay-

said annual payments shall not begin until the said

ments begin.

town has been supplied with water.