30 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 18

be used, expended and applied by said Commission for the erec-
tion and equipment of school buildings on the sites already pur-
chased for that purpose at Ellicott City and West Friendship.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That the said School
Building Commission shall award the contracts for the erection
of the two school buildings provided for in this Act. and equip-
ping the same with heating plants, and lighting and water fix-
tures, to the lowest responsible bidders therefor, respectively,
after the said Commission shall have advertised for bids there-
for, provided said Commission shall have the right to reject
any or all bids. The said School Building Commission shall re-
quire the successful bidder or bidders to whom said contracts,
or either of them, are awarded, to make a contract in writing
for the faithful performance of his work, and said contractor
or contractors shall agree in said contract, to pay all labor em-
ployed by him or them, on such building, and for all materials
used in the construction and equipping of the same, and shall
give bond acceptable to said Commission, for the faithful per-
formance of his contract. The said School Building Commis-
sion are hereby given full power and authority to employ an
architect or architects, and to do all manner of things in con-
nection with the construction and equipping of said buildings,
as may be necessary.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted. That the provisions of
this Act shall be construed as additional and supplementary to.
and not in substitution for or in conflict with, any of the pro-
visions of the general laws of this State relating to Public
Schools, and the powers of the State Superintendent of Schools,
in regard to the plans, construction and erection of public
school buildings.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That for the purpose of
paying the interest on said bonds, and for redeeming the said
bonds as they mature, the said Board of County Commissioners
shall, for the year 1924, and annually thereafter, until all of
said bonds issued under the authority of this Act shall mature
and be redeemed, levy a tax upon the assessable property of
said County, sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds
outstanding, and to redeem said bonds as they mature and be-
come due, said taxes to be collected as other taxes levied in said
County, are collected.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted. That if for any reason
whatsoever, there should be a surplus of funds left in the hands