1058 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 508

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 589 of Article 16 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Montgomery County, " sub-title "Maryland-Washington
Metropolitan District, " be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

589. For the purpose of paying the current operating
or administrative expenses of the Commission, including
the cost of the preparation and making of the plan of the
District or any part of such plan, there shall be levied an-
nually beginning with the next annual levy against all
the assessable property within the District by the County
Commissioners of Montgomery and Prince George's Coun-
ties, a tax of three (3c) cents on each one hundred dol-
lars. The said County Commissioners are hereby directed
in their next annual levy and annually thereafter to levy
said tax on all property both real and personal assessed
for County tax purposes within the District, which taxes
shall be levied and collected as County taxes now are or
may be hereafter by law levied and collected, and have the
same priority rights, bear the same interest and penal-
ties and in every respect be treated the same as County
taxes. The proceeds of the collection of such tax shall be
paid to the Commission and shall constitute the adminis-
trative fund of the Commission. The expenditures of the
Commission for operating or administrative purposes shall
be within the amount of such fund, together with such ad-
ditional funds as may be appropriated or contributed for
such purposes by said County Commissioners or by the
General Assembly of Maryland or by the United States
or by private donors. For the purpose of providing funds
for organization of the Commission and the prosecution of
its preliminary work, the County Commissioners of each
county are hereby authorized to pay to the Commission
on or before May 1st, 1927, the sum of Five Thousand Dol-
lars, and to deduct each year for three years from the
amounts collected as herein provided, one-third of the
amounts so advanced; or for the purpose of providing
funds for its organization and preliminary work the Com-
mission is hereby authorized and empowered, as soon after
organization as conveniently may be, to borrow a sum not
exceeding $10, 000. 00 from any bank or institution or in-
dividual willing to lend the same, and to issue its notes or
obligations for the same in amounts not exceeding the
aggregate of $10, 000. 00 bearing interest at not exceeding
6%, which sum shall be payable out of the proceeds of the