66 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 44

Dollars ($5, 000), said bonds to be exempt from county and
municipal taxation.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That before the said
Commissioners of Aberdeen, may issue any bonds as herein
provided, the said Commissioners shall pass an ordinance set-
ting forth the purpose for which said bonds are to be issued,
the amount thereof, their denomination, the rate of interest
they are to bear, and the time and manner in which they are
to be paid.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That such ordinance re-
ferred to in the preceding Sections, shall be submitted to the
legal voters of said town for the purpose of ascertaining whether
the majority of those voting shall give their assent thereto, and
the said Commissioners shall give notice of a special election,
to be held for that purpose by publication in the Aberdeen
Enterprise or some other paper published in said town, and
if there be no newspaper published in said town, then in gome
newspaper published in Harford County for at least twenty
days before said election; shall appoint the judges of said
election, and shall cause a copy of the ordinance to be posted
at the polling place, and at other places in said town.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said ordinance
shall be passed upon by the registered and qualified voters of
said town in the form and manner prescribed in the Charter
of said town of Aberdeen in Section 151.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That authority conveyed
by this Act authorizing the Commissioners of Aberdeen to
borrow Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 000) in the manner set
forth in the preceding sections, is granted in excess of the
authority now given said Commissioners, and the money ob-
tained from the issuance of said bond shall be used for im-
provements to the walks, water, streets, lights and health of
the said town of Aberdeen.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, and it is hereby de-
clared, That this Law is an Emergency Law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the Public Health and Safety.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 2nd, 1918.