EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 287

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the County Commission-
ers of Queen Anne's County shall sell said bonds at public or
private sale, but no bond shall be sold for less than its pax
value; and that no part of the proceeds of the sales of any
bonds herein authorized to be issued, shall be applied in any,
manner to the payment of any indebtedness of Queen Anne's
County other than such as may be incured under the provisions
of this Act.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners
of Queen Anne's County be, and they are hereby authorized
and empowered to build and improve, or to contract for the
building and improvement, of public roads and bridges and
culverts under the direct supervision, control and direction
of the County Road Engineer of Queen Anne's County; and
to provide for the building of public roads under the provisions
of Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1904 and amendments thereto
known as the State Aid, or Shoemaker, Road Law, wherever
the said County Commissioners and the said County Road
Engineer for Queen Anne's County may deem it necessary
and proper; provided that the total amount expended by the
said County Commissioners by virtue of the provisions of
this Act; in building and improving said public roads and
bridges under the direction of the County Road Engineer for
Queen Anne's County, and in accordance with the provisions
of said Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1904 and amendments
thereto, shall not exceed the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars.
($60, 000. 00). .

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the bonds authorized to
be issued by this Act shall be exempt from State, County and
Municipal taxation in the State of Maryland, and shall have
printed on them a direct reference, to this Act.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of redeem-
ing said bonds at their maturity, and for securing the prompt
payment of the interest thereon, the said County Commission-
ers are hereby empowered and directed to annually levy on
all property in said County subject to taxation, such sum or
sums of money as shall be necessary for the prompt payment
of the interest on said bonds and the principal thereof when
the same shall become due, which said sum or sums thus lev-
ied, shall be applied to said interest and the redemption of
said bonds as the same shall mature, and to no other debt or
obligation of said County, and said levy shall be designated