1852.

LAWS of MARYLAND.

CHAP. 324.

Passed May

29, 1852.

CHAPTER 324.

AN ACT to Provide for Building a Court House
in Dorchester County.

Commission-
ers appointed.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That William L. Hearn, James Thomp-
son, James Wallace, Benjamin G. Keene, James K.
Lewis, James A. Stewart, Thomas W. Anderson, Wil-
liam T. Goldsborough and Thomas H. Hicks, of Dor-
chester county, be, and they are hereby appointed com-
missioners, and they, or a majority of them, are autho-
rised and empowered, by virtue of this act, to contract
for, and superintend the building a Court House, with
all the necessary offices, upon the public ground in
the town of Cambridge, in Dorchester county, whereon
the Court House recently destroyed by fire stood, and
furnishing the said Court House and offices, when so
constructed, with the necessary cases for the reception

of the public records, and with all necessary furniture
for the accommodation of the Circuit court for Dorches-
ter county, members of the bar and public officers, and
with such other things its their convenience may re-
quire, which Court House and offices, when so built
and furnished, shall be under the control and superin-
tendance of the county commissioners for Dorchester
county.

Authority to
sell remains of
court house,
&c.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
sioners or a majority of them, shall have full power and
authority to sell and dispose of such part or parts of the
remains of the Court House recently destroyed by fire
as they may deem proper, and apply the avails arising
therefrom to the construction and furnishing the said
Court House and offices, and to borrow, from time to
time, and upon such terms as they deem proper, at a
rate of interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum,
any sum or sums of money that may be required and

Proviso.

found necessary for the construction and furnishing the
said Court House and offices; Provided, the same
shall not exceed the sum of twelve thousand dollars.

Authority to
levy sum of
money for
construction

of court
house.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the commissioners

of Dorchester county are hereby authorised and required
to levy annually, upon the assessable property of Dor-
chester county, such sum or sums of money as they,
in their judgment, may deem best, not exceeding the
sum of five thousand dollars, nor less than the interest
on the sum or sums of money borrowed for the purpo-
ses aforesaid, until the whole sum which the said com-
missioners; or a majority of them, may require, for the