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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 472.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 123
of Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Anne
Arundel County," sub-title ''County Commissioners."

Repeal.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section 123 of article 2 of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title "Anne Arundel County," sub-title
"County Commissioners," be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments, so as to read as follows :

Levy of taxes
lor schools.

123. The County Commissioners shall, at the usual time of
making the levy upon the taxable property of said county, for
county and State purposes, make such additional rate of levy
as is now or may hereafter be fixed by law, for the support of
the public schools of said county, and may, in their discretion,
levy such additional rate as they may deem necessary to pro-
mote the efficiency of the said schools; said levy for school
purposes not to exceed twenty cents on the hundred dollars,
which levy shall be free and clear from all discounts, insol-
vencies, commissions or other deductions of any kind whatso-
ever; the school tax, so fixed by law and levied in the discre-
tion of said commissioners, shall be made separate from the
levy for other county and State purposes, and shall constitute
a separate fund, and shall not, be used for any other purpose
but that for which it was levied; and said school taxes shall
be paid directly to the school board of said county by the
treasurer of said county.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And . be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6th, 1894.