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ed to make a contract in writing for the faithful perform-
ance of the work and said contractor or contractors shall
agree in said contracts to complete and equip the said
building and additions within a reasonable time after the
said contract is let as specified in each contract by the said
Board of Education, to pay all laborers employed by him
or them in connection with said contract and for all mate-
rials used in the construction and equipping of said build-
ing and additions, and shall give bond acceptable to said
Board for the faithful performance of his contract. And
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 construction, remodel-
ing, furnishing and equipping of said school buildings and
additions as may be necessary.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That whenever any
sum or sums of money shall become due to any contractor
under contract awarded under the provisions of Section 6
herein, and the said Board of Education shall notify the
said County Commissioners of Washington County of the
sum or sums of money then due, and shall accompany said
written notification with the certificate of the supervising
architect that the work and labor has been performed and
materials furnished according to the terms of the contract,
and that said sums of money are due and payable, the
said County Commissioners of Washington County shall
pay to the said Board of Education the said sum of money
so certified to be due and payable up to the amount re-
spectively, as set forth in Section 4 hereof.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the provisions
of this Act shall be construed as additional and supple-
mentary 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, con-
struction and erection of public school buildings.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That for the pur-
pose of paying the interest on said bonds and for redeem-
ing said bonds as they mature the said County Commis-
sioners of Washington County shall for the year 1942 and
annually thereafter 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 out-
standing and to redeem said bonds as they mature and