THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1797

Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "How-
ard County, " sub-title "County Commissioners and County
Collectors, " be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

61. It shall be unlawful from and after the 1st day of
July, 1927, for the County Commissioners of Howard
County to make, or issue, any promissory notes, script,
certificates of indebtedness or certificates that money will
be levied for any particular purpose or for the use of any
person. Any County Commissioner of Howard County
signing any such promissory note, script, certificate of in-
debtedness or certificate that money will be levied for any
particular purpose or for the use of any person, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall
pay a fine of not less than Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($250. 00) or more than One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000. 00),
in the discretion of the Court, and the costs of the prosecu-
tion. Provided, however, that nothing in this section con-
tained shall prevent the County Commissioners of How-
ard County from issuing bonds on the faith and credit of
said County when the issuance of the same has been ex-
pressly authorized by the General Assembly of Maryland.
And further provided that, the County Commissioners of
Howard County shall have the power to borrow for current
operations OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, OR BOTH,
during the calendar year 1953 an amount not in excess of
Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75, 000. 00), WHICH
SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT SUCH RATE AS SHALL
BE AGREED UPON giving tax anticipation notes for such
borrowings. THE INTEREST PAID AND RECEIVED
UPON ANY TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES SHALL NOT
BE TAXABLE IN ANY FORM BY THE STATE OF
MARYLAND OR BY ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
THEREOF. These notes must be finally paid by the end of

the budget year WITHIN THE TWO BUDGET YEARS
next succeeding the year in which the notes were issued.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall

take effect June 1, 1953.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT
THIS BILL IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMER-
GENCY MEASURE AND NECESSARY FOR THE
IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND HAVING BEEN
PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY VOTE, SUPPORTED
BY THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL THE MEMBERS ELECT-