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to time from the treasurer of said county; provided, however,,
that a good and sufficient title shall be given in 'the corporate
name of the Board of County School Commissioners of Mont-
gomery county for said lands subject only to such mortgage in-
debtedness; and provided, further, that in case of the erection
of a new building or of any addition or additions to any such
building under agreement with said board to accept a dona-
tion, as provided for in this Act, the plans and specifications of
such new school building or addition to any building so pro-
posed to be donated, and any and all modifications thereof shall
be submitted to and approved by the said Board of County
School Commissioners of Montgomery county; and further pro-
vided, that the interest on such indebtedness so assumed shall
not exceed iu any case a fair rental for the property donated;
that before accepting any such donation the County Board of
School Commissioners shall advise the County Commissioners
of its purpose so to do and in writing, and the County Commis-
sioners shall have the right to consider the same ten days, and
to forbid such acceptance if they shall be of the opinion that
such indebtedness exceeds two thirds of the value of the prop-
erty donated or the interest thereon exceeds a fair rental for
the property donated.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts of
Acts whether the same be public general or public local Acts,
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be and
the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsist-
ency.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1908.

CHAPTER 229.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Board of County School
Commissioners of Montgomery county, in its discretion, to
accept donations of land and improvements thereon suitable
for public school use, with mortgage indebtedness thereon to
the extent of not exceeding two-thirds of the value of each
such donation, and to assume the payment of such mortgage
lien.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Board of County School Commissioners of Mont-
gomery county be and it is hereby, in its discretion, authorized
and empowered to accept donations of land and improvements
thereon in said.county, suitable for public school uses subject to