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lows: The redemption of said bonds to commence on the first
day of January, 1924, commencing with number one, redeem-
ing sixteen bonds in the year 1924, of successive numbers, that
is, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen, and sixteen
bonds of like successive numbers in the years 1925, 1926, 1927,
1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936. 1937,
1938, 1939, 1940, and redeeming twenty bonds in the year
1941, that is, two hundred seventy-three, two hundred seventy-
four, two hundred seventy-five, two hundred seventy-six, two
hundred seventy-seven, two hundred seventy-eight, two hun-
dred seventy-nine, two hundred eighty, two hundred eighty-
one, two hundred eighty-two, two hundred eighty-three, two
hundred eighty-four, two hundred eighty-five, two hundred
eighty-six, two hundred eighty-seven, two hundred eighty-
eight, two hundred eighty-nine, two hundred ninety, two hun-
dred ninety-one, two hundred ninety-two, and twenty bonds
of like successive numbers in the years 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945,
1946, and eight bonds in the year 1947, that is three hundred
ninety-three, three hundred ninety-four, three hundred ninety-
five, three hundred ninety-six, three hundred ninety-seven,
three hundred ninety-eight, three hundred ninety-nine, and
four hundred; and the County Commissioners aforesaid shall
annually levy a tax the year preceding at the time of the regu-
lar levy to meet and pay the interest on said bonds when issued
and to meet and pay said bonds as they shall become due, to be
collected as other county taxes are collected, said bonds to be
exempt from State, county and municipal taxation.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all of said bonds
shall be dated the first day of July, 1920, and to bear interest
at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, from the
date thereof, payable on the first day of July and January
of each year; and said bonds shall be due and redeemable on
and after the first day of January, 1924, as provided in Sec-
tion 2 of this Act. Provided, that the County Commissioners
may at their option, after giving six months' notice in one or
more newspapers published in Wicomico County at least six
months prior to, and notice by writing to the owners of said
bonds as appear by the registry thereof, prior to the first day
of June, 1935, of their intention so to do, redeem all said bonds
not theretofore paid as provided in this Act.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That when said bonds