ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 937

sioners for any purposes they deem necessary for the advance-
ment of education in Montgomery County.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1927.

Approved April 26, 1927.

CHAPTER 482.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the County Commissioners
of Worcester County to issue bonds for the purpose of build-
ing and equipping certain public school buildings in said
Worcester County, and of procuring suitable sites therefor,
and appointing a commission to supervise and direct the
expenditure of money arising from the sale of said bonds,
and providing for referendum votes on such bond issues.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That for the purpose of building and equipping a
permanent new school building in each of the towns of Snow
Hill, Ocean City, Bishopville, Pocomoke City and Berlin, and
of procuring suitable sites therefor, the County Commissioners
of Worcester County are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to borrow on the faith and credit of said Worcester
County the aggregate sum of three hundred thousand dollars,
and to issue bonds therefor as hereinafter directed, to be signed
by the President of the County Commissioners of Worcester
County and countersigned by the County Treasurer of said
County with the seal of said County affixed thereto.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted as aforesaid, That the
said bonds shall be issued in denominations of one thousand
dollars each, with coupons attached thereto for the payment
of the interest thereon semi-annually on the first day of Jan-
uary and July in each and every year until the maturity
thereof, said coupons to have the signature of the said County
Treasurer printed, lithographed or written thereon if the ma-
jority of the first referendum vote hereinafter provided for
shall be in favor of the bond issue, then said bonds shall be
issued as of July 1, 1927; if the majority of the said first
referendum vote shall not be in favor of the bond issue and