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time this law is enacted. The said increase shall be effective only as
to the clerk of court of Prince George's County who becomes such
next after the time this law is enacted.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Maryland, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 22, 1955.

CHAPTER 37
(House Bill 69)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 71 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Public Education, " sub-title "Chapter 4. County Board of
Education", specifying when the School Board BOARDS of Balti-
more County AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES shall advertise
for bids for school construction, improvements, supplies or equip-
ment.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 71 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Public Education, " sub-title "Chapter 4.
County Board of Education, " be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

71. Where the cost of any school building, improvement, supplies
or equipment of any sort exceeds the sum of One Thousand Dollars,
the Board of Education in each county shall advertise for bids in
one or more newspapers published in their respective counties,
publication of such advertisement to appear at least one week prior
to the date on which bids are to be filed, and the contract for any
such school building, improvements, supplies or other equipment
shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, but the Board of
Education in the respective counties shall have the right to reject
any and all bids and to readvertise for other bids, and any contract
entered into or purchase made in violation of the provisions of this
section shall be null and void; provided, however, that the pro-
visions of this section shall not apply to contracts for the purchase
of books and/or other materials of instruction, and provided further
that the Board of Education in any county shall be permitted to
name in the specifications and advertisements for bids under this
section the particular make, kind or brand of article or articles to
be purchased or contracted for, and provided further that nothing
in this section shall apply to emergency repairs during the period

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