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in the jurisdiction of the court in which the crime is alleged to have
been committed, the county where the prosecution shall be carried
on shall be chargeable with and pay the imprisonment fees to [of]
such witness [,] in the sum of ($10.00) ten dollars per day for each
day the witness shall be so imprisoned, in addition to the witness
fees provided by Section 18 of this Article, and the county com-
missioners or the mayor and city council of Baltimore shall levy
the same, from time to time, as the case may require.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 766
(House Bill 1386)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 2 of Chap-
ter 553 of the Acts of 1961; Section 2 of Chapter 38 of the Acts of
1966; as last amended by Chapter 278 of the Acts of 1967; and
Section 2 of Chapter 736 of the Acts of 1967, increasing the interest
rate ceiling on THE CECIL COUNTY UNION HOSPITAL
BONDS certain Cecil County bonds.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 2 of Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1961 be and its is hereby
repealed and re enacted, with amendments; and that Section 2 of
Chapter 38 of the Acts of 1966, as last amended by Chapter 278 of
the Acts of 1967, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments; and that Section 2 of Chapter 736 of the Acts of 1967
be, and it is hereby repealed and re enacted, with amendments, all to
read as follows:

553

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Subject to the limitations
herein contained, the bonds of each issue hereby authorized shall be

dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, shall mature at such

time or times not exceeding twenty (20) years from their date or

dates, as may be determined by the County Commissioners of Cecil
County, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option
of the County Commissioners, at such price or prices and under such
terms and conditions as may be fixed by the County Commissioners

prior to the issuance of said bonds. In the event any such issue of

bonds shall be issued to mature and be payable on the serial maturity

so arranged that one twentieth (1/20) of the principal amount thereof
shall mature and be retired in each consecutive year accounting
from the date of issue thereof. The interest to be borne by the bonds

of any such issue shall be limited to such rate or rates as will pro-
duce an average interest cost on said bonds to the County of not

exceeding [five] six per cent [(5%)] per annum. the County

shall dete