60 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [ CH. 32

shall deem proper under all the powers which now prevail in
the City of Cumberland for the paving and repaving of
streets and alleys, laying or constructing sewers, grading,
regrading. curbing, recurbing, opening, widening and laying
out streets and public places, with all the rights and privi-
leges to the said Mayor and City Cotincil of Cumberland to
file liens, and collect the same as is now secured to said
Mayor and City Council by the Charter of the City of Cum-
berland, and when any amounts are collected against property
holders by reason of said improvements, the money so col-
lected shall be again placed in the said Improvement Fund
and used for said purpose of new improvements on other
streets and public places, and the same system of collecting
the money and the making of improvements shall continue
until such time as the said Mayor and City Council may di-
rect or until such funds shall become exhausted.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted. That in the event said bonds are
issued the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland shall levy
out of the general funds of said city the sum of twenty-five
thousand ($25.000.00) dollars, and such further amount as
may be necessary to pay the interest upon the bonds hereby
authorized, then outstanding from year to year during each
year that any of the said bonds remain outstanding, and shall
collect said money so levied and pay for and redeem twenty-
five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars of said bonds together with
the interest upon the remaining outstanding bonds. Said
sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars and the
amount necessary for interest as aforesaid, so levied shall be
included in the general levy of the said Mayor and City
Council of Cumberland.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. That any and all Acts of
Assembly or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed in so far as the same are inconsistent with
this Act.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That this is an emergency
law, necessary for the health and safety of the citizens of
Cumberland, and three-fifths of the members of the General
Assembly concurring therein, shall take effect from the date
of its passage.

Approved March 3, 1920.