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to the provisions of section 34-77 of this Code, upon the opening in
public of such sealed proposals as many of such bonds as may have so
bid for shall be awarded by the county to the highest responsible bidder
or bidders therefor for cash, if the prices bid are adequate in the judgement
of the county, and when two or more bidders have made the same bid
and such bid is the highest and for the whole amount of the bonds so
offered for sale, or taken together in excess of such whole amount, such
bonds shall be awarded to such highest responsible bidders bidding the
same price in a ratable proportion; and if any of such bonds so offered
for sale are not bid for, or if any insufficient price be bid for them,
they may be subsequently disposed of under the direction of the county
at a private sale upon the best terms that can be obtained for the same;
provided, that they shall not be sold at private sale for less than par and
accrued interest. All payments of the purchase price of such bonds shall
be made to the county treasurer. Such bonds shall be designated "Balti-
more County Metropolitan District Bonds," and shall be of such denomi-
nation or denominations and of such type, either serial bonds, sinking fund
bonds or certificates of indebtedness or other evidences of indebtedness, and
of such periods of maturity, not exceeding fifty years, and rates of interest,
not exceeding [five] six percent per annum, as the county may deem
advisable, such bonds to be signed by the county executive, which may be
by facsimile, and to have the corporate seal of the county affixed thereto,
which may be a facsimile of the corporate seal of the county.

Section 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure affecting the public health, safety
or welfare, and having been passed by the affirmative vote of five members
of the County Council, the same shall take effect from the date of its
enactment.

Bill No. 57

An Act, to revise the organization of the Department of Health
by adding new section 13-1.1 to the Baltimore County Code, 1968,
title "Health and Sanitation," Article I. In General.

Whereas, Section 502 of the Baltimore County Charter provides that
no new bureaus or divisions of existing departments shall be created ex-
cept by legislative act of the County Council; now, therefore,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the County Council of Baltimore County,
Maryland, that new section 13-1.1 be and it is hereby added to the Baltimore
County Code, 1968, title "Health and Sanitation," Article I. In General,
said new section to read as follows:

Sec. 13-1.1 Organization of the Department of Health

The organization of the Department of Health shall consist of the
Board of Health, the Director, the Deputy Director and the following
Bureaus:

(1)    Bureau of  Medical Services

(2)    Bureau of  Health Supervision

(3)    Bureau of  Mental Health

(4)    Bureau of  Environmental Health

(5)    Bureau of  Public Health Nursing

(6)    Bureau of  Health Administrative Services

Section 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect
forty-five days after its enactment.