68 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 48

Section 196B. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners
of St. Michaels are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow
on the faith and credit of the Town for the use of the Town any
sum or sums of money not exceeding in the aggregate $5, 000. 00
and may issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness for the
same and in such sums and payable at such times as they may,
by ordinance prescribe; provided that the payment of said
bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued under authority
of this section and the interest thereon, must be paid by the
Commissioners of St. Michaels from the general taxes levied"
for the use of the Town under the power heretofore granted
said Commissioners, the levying or collecting any special tax for
the payment of such bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
being expressly prohibited.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the first day of June, 1918.

Approved April 2nd, 1918.

CHAPTER 48.

AN ACT to authorize the Commissioners of St. Michaels to ap-
point a Utilities Commission to have charge of the Plant and
system for lighting the streets of St. Michaels and for fur-
nishing light and power to the citizens thereof and vicinity.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Commissioners of St. Michaels be and they are
hereby authorized and empowered to appoint three citizens of
the said town to constitute a Utility Commission to have charge
of the lighting of the streets of said town and supplying the
citizens thereof and vicinity with electrical light and power.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of St.
Michaels on or before June 15th, 1918, to appoint three citi-
zens of the town of St. Michaels, to wit: Sol Caplan, Norman
H. Shannahan and H. Clay Dodson to serve respectively for
the remainder of one, two and three years, each from June
15th, 1918, as Utility Commission of St. Michaels, which Com-
mission shall have charge of the municipal lighting plant or
system of St. Michaels hereafter acquired by the Town and
each successive year thereafter appoint one member of said
Commission to serve for three years from Jan. 1st of the year
for which he shall be appointed, but if a vacancy shall occur