EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR, 1570

house in Galena, with all the power and discretion herein men-
tioned.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That William G. Smith, Morris
Bramble, Dr. Frank Smith, Harry C. Willis and Jefferson L.
Smyth be and they are hereby created and constituted the Fair-
lee Building Committee for the purpose of carrying into effect
the provisions of this Act relating to the selection of a site, and
the building and equipping of said public high school house in
Fairlee, with all the power and discretion herein mentioned.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the Kent County School
Board and Jefferson L. Smyth be and they are hereby created
and constituted the Chestertown Building Committee for the
purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act re-
lating to the selection of a site and the building and equipping
of said public school house in Chestertown for the use of colored
children, with all the power and discretion herein mentioned.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the Board of County
School Commissioners for Kent County are hereby authorized
and directed to fill by appointment any vacancy which may
occur in any of the three aforesaid Committees by death, fail-
ure to qualify, resignation or otherwise.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That immediately upon the sale
of the bonds provided for by this Act, the three aforesaid Com-
mittees shall proceed to secure proper sites for their respective
school houses (if the said Committees shall deem the purchase
of said sites as necessary); and each of the Committees men-
tioned in this Act shall proceed to secure proper plans for
their respective school houses; and after the securement and
adoption of proper plans and specifications, which shall be left
with the Superintendent of the Board of County School Com-
missioners for Kent County for public inspection, each of the
Committees mentioned in this Act shall advertise at least once
a week for four successive weeks, in two newspapers published
in Kent County, Maryland, for bids for the construction of
their respective school houses, and shall award their respective
contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, who will enter into
contract and execute a sufficient bond with approved security
for the erection and completion of said public school houses,
each of the said Committees, however, to have full power in
their discretion to reject any and all bids, and to advertise
for other bids.