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attested by the Clerk to the City Council, with the corporate
seal of the town of Laurel attached.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of redeem-
ing the said bonds at their maturity and for the purpose of
paying the interest thereon, the Mayor and City Council of
Laurel shall annually levy as a special fund a sufficient sum
for said purposes.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said Mayor and City
Council of Laurel is hereby empowered to do all acts and
things necessary to issue and sell said bonds, including the
right to register the same, in their discretion.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act is an
emergency law and necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 21st, 1922.

CHAPTER 68.
AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and Town Council of Lona-

coning to issue bonds to the amount of twenty-five thousand
dollars for the purpose of general improvements within the
limits of the town of Lonaconing, and to provide for the
advertisement and sale of same, and the redemption of same
at maturity, with the interest thereon, when and as the same
becomes due and payable, and repealing any Act or part
thereof inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Mayor and Town Council of Lonaconing be
and they are hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds
to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, and to sell the
same; said bonds shall be of the denomination of five hundred
dollars, and said bonds shall be exempt from State, county and
municipal taxes; said bonds to be signed by the Mayor of the
town of Lonaconing, and attested by the Town Clerk, with the
corporate seal of the said town thereunto attached; said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of not more than five per cent, per
annum, payable semi-annually, for which interest proper cou-