ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  601

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That said bonds shall be
sold after three weeks' advertisement by the County Commis-
sioners to the highest bidder or bidders; provided, however,
that none of said bonds shall be sold for less than par value.

SEC. 6. 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 by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths
of all of 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 6, 1931.

CHAPTER 225.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 4
of Article 38 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924
Edition), title "Fines and Forfeitures, " to give to the Boards
of County Commissioners of the several counties and to the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore authority to provide
ample accommodations and facilities for law libraries located
in their respective Court Houses.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 4 of Article 38 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Fines and Forfeitures, "
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

4. One-half of the fines imposed and recognizances for-
feited to the Circuit Court for the several counties of the State,
shall be paid to the clerks of the respective courts, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the judge or judges of said
courts for the augmentation of libraries of said courts, and
all the fines and recognizances received by the City Reg-
ister of Baltimore City from the justices of the peace
in Baltimore City and the Sheriff of Baltimore City, as ad-
judged by and accruing in the Criminal Courts of Baltimore
City, and collected and received by or through the said sheriff,
shall be paid by said City Register to the Library Company of