ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                1273

in question as determined by the County Commissioners for
Montgomery County, and said board shall give notice of its
intention to make such assessment to- the owner of any such
property by sending by registered mail a written notice; to the
last known post office address of such owner advising such
owner that he, she or it may appear before said board upon a
date to be mentioned in said notice to be heard upon such
assessment. The acquiring of land and improvements thereon
for the purposes set forth in this section is hereby declared to
be for public purposes.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and being
passed upon a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 17, 19. 31.

CHAPTER 510.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the Board of County Com-
missioners of Cecil County to borrow upon the faith and
credit of said county to the amount of one million dollars
($1, 000, 000), and to issue and sell bonds maturing annually
therefor, the proceeds thereof to be used by the State Roads
Commission of Maryland for the construction and improve-
ment of roads and bridges in said county; to create a board
to be known as the Road Auxiliary Board of Cecil County
and defining its powers and duties; to provide for an annual
levy on the assessable property of Cecil County to pay in-
terest and principal on said bonds when due.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Board of County Commissioners of Cecil
County, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to
issue from time to time serial coupon bonds on the faith and
credit of said county, to the amount of one million dollars
($1, 000, 000) par value, said bonds to be issued in denomina-
tions of one hundred dollars ($100) or any multiple thereof,
to bear interest at the rate not exceeding five per centum (5 % )