806 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 274

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose
of liquidating said indebtedness, and for the payment of the
interest thereon, the said Commissioners of Ellicott City shall,
in the year 1924, and each and every year thereafter, until
said note or notes, and all renewals thereof, and all interest
thereon, are fully paid, levy a special tax of ten cents (10 c. ) on
each One Hundred Dollars ($100. 00) of the assessed value of all
property, real and personal, subject to taxation by them. This
special tax of ten cents (10c) shall be in addition to any and
all other taxes levied by said Commissioners. The said special
tax of ten cents (10c) shall be levied at the same time, and
shall become due and in arrears, and shall bear interest and
be collected, in the same manner as other taxes levied by said
Commissioners. The proceeds of said special tax shall be kept
separate from the other funds of said Commissioners, and shall
be applied to the payment of said promissory note or notes,
and the renewals thereof, and the interest on said note or notes,
and on said renewals, and for no other purpose whatsoever.
That said special tax shall be levied each and every year until
said indebtedness, and all interest thereon, is fully paid, pro-
vided, however, that said Commissioners may, in their dis-
cretion, in addition to the proceeds of said special tax, use
any other funds which may be available, for the liquidation
of said indebtedness in whole or in part.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be, and
the same are hereby, repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the im-
mediate 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 April 9. 1924.

CHAPTER 274.

AN ACT to authorize the creation of a State debt in the aggre-
gate amount of one hundred and ten thousand dollars
($110, 000), the proceeds thereof to be used for paying the
present indebtedness of St. John's College, and providing
generally for the issue and sale of certificates of indebted-
ness evidencing such loan.