ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  973

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of
Education of Washington County shall award the contract for
the erection of said addition provided for in this Act, and
equipping the same, to the lowest responsible bidder therefor,
after the said board shall have advertised for bids therefor,
provided, however, that said board shall have the right to re-
ject any or all bids. Said Board of Education shall require
the successful bidder to whom said contract is awarded, to make
a contract in writing for the faithful performance of his work,
and said contractor shall agree in said contract to pay all
laborers employed by him on said building, and for all mate-
rials used in the construction and equipping of the same, and
shall give bond, acceptable to said board, for the faithful per-
formance of his contract. The said Board of Education is
hereby given full power and authority to employ an architect
or architects and to do all things in connection with the con-
struction and equipping of said building as may be necessary.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the money arising
from the sale of said bonds shall be deposited in a separate and
special account in some bank or banks, savings institution or
institutions or trust company or companies by the said board
of Education of Washington County that will guarantee to.
pay interest on daily balances at the best rate obtainable, and.
the said money shall be paid out only on checks signed by the
president of the said Board of Education of Washington
County, countersigned by the Treasurer of said Board.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of
this Act shall be construed as additional and supplementary
to and not in substitution for or in conflict with any of the*
provisions of the General Laws of this State relating to public:
schools and the powers of the State Superintendent of Schools,,
in regard to the plans, construction and erection of public
school buildings.

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SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of
paying the interest on said bonds and for redeeming said bonds
as they mature the said County Commissioners of Washing-
ton County shall annually, until all of said bonds issued under
the authority of this Act shall mature and be redeemed, levy
a tax upon the assessable property of said county sufficient to
pay the annual interest on said bonds outstanding and to re-
deem said bonds as they mature and become due, said taxes