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

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 367.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Commissioners of
Millington, Kent County, Maryland, to borrow money on
the credit of said Town for the purpose of erecting a stand-
pipe for better protection against fires or the purchase of
fire fighting equipment and to issue bonds for the payment
of the same and to levy on the assessable property of aaiJ
town to redeem said bonds and to pay the interest on the
same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That for the purpose of purchasing and erecting a stand-
pipe by the Commissioners of Millington or for the purchase
of such fire-fighting apparatus as the Commissioners of Mill
ington in their discretion inay deem advisable, the better to
afford protection against fires in the Town of Millington, the
Commissioners of Millington, Kent County, Maryland, be and
they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to borrow
money on the credit of the Town of Millington to an amount
not to exceed twelve thousand ($12,000.00) dollars, and to
issue coupon bonds of said Town in payment of said sum and
the interest to accrue; provided, however, that the question of
the issuing of the said bonds shall be submitted to the voters
of said Town, qualified to vote for the Commissioners of Mill-
ington at the election to be held in said Town as hereinafter
provided. The said bonds shall be issued in the, sum of five
hundred ($500.00) dollars each, shall have coupons attached
for the, interest thereon, payable semi-annually at a, rate not
exceeding six per cent, per annum, the bonds shall the signed
by the Commissioners of Millington with the corporate seal of
said Commissioners affixed and shall be registered by the Cterk
of said Commissioners in a book to be kept for that purpose
The coupons attached to said bonds shall be signed by the
Clerks of the said Commissioners. Said bonds phall be issued
at such time as ths Commissioners of Millington shall deter-
mine, subject to the provisions of this Act; provided that the
date of issue shall not be more than six months after the date
of the election held, as hereinafter provided. The bonds shall