1456 CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

CERTIFICATE

STATE OF MARYLAND
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
To the Clerk of the Court of Appeals:

I, DAVID C. WlNEBRENNER, 3D, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE

STATE OF MARYLAND, pursuant to the direction contained in
Chap. 441 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Md. of 1922,
Do HEREBY CERTIFY, That at the General election held in this
State on Tuesday, November 6, 1928, an Act, known as Chap-
ter 579 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1927, was
submitted to the voters of Howard County for their adoption
or rejection, under the provisions of Article 16 of the Con-
stitution of the State, said Act being:

An Act to authorize, empower and direct the Board of
County Commissioners of Howard County to borrow
upon the faith and credit of said County, to the
amount of One Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars
($140, 000. 00), and to issue and sell coupon bonds
therefor, the proceeds thereof to be used in acquiring
school sites at Elkridge, Savage and Scaggsville and
for the erection and equipment of school buildings on
said school sites so acquired, and to provide for the
payment of interest on said bonds and of the principal
thereof, by the levy of taxes, and declaring this act an
Emergency Law.

AND I Do CERTIFY, That at said election 1, 500 votes were
cast in favor of the adoption of said Chapter 579 of the Acts
of 1927, and 3, 020 votes were cast against the adoption of said
Act, in Howard County; and a majority being against the
adoption thereof, it was thereby rejected and repealed by the
voters.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto sub-
scribed my name and affixed hereto my Offi-
cial Seal, at the City of Annapolis, this 26th
day of November, 1928.
[SEAL]

DAVID C. WlNEBRENNER, 3D,

Secretary of State.