1866                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [Ch. 548

The Public Local Lavs of Washington County
Section 8-10

Article 22 — Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1970 Edition)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 8-10 of the Public Local Laws of
Washington County being Article 22 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1970 Edition) be and it is hereby
repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

Article 22

8-10.

The County Commissioners of Washington County shall
have authority (1) to lease, to sell, at either public or
private sale, and to convey, or otherwise to dispose of
and convey any real estate or interest in real estate now
held or owned or hereafter acquired by said County
Commissioners and no longer needed for public use,
provided that the intent to lease, sell, dispose of, or
convey, except in the case of a conveyance made between
the County and any federal, state or local government,
shall be advertised in a newspaper having general
distribution in the county, once a week for three
successive weeks and (2) to buy at public or private sale
or to accept without consideration any real estate which
in their judgment shall be useful to Washington County;
PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THAT SO FUNDS MAY BE EXPENDED FROM THE
GENERAL FUND OF THE COUNTY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY HEREUNDER UNLESS A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL HAVE
BEEN HELD ON THE MATTER [provided, however, that said
County Commissioners shall not expend from its general
fund for the acquisition of property for any one purpose
an amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000);] and further provided, however, that the
proceeds from sales of all existing school facilities,
school lands and other properties presently used for
school facilities and titled in the name of the County
and/or branch, department or derivative thereof shall be
paid into the "Special School Fund" for school
construction and repairs created by the Washington County
School Bond Act of 1963.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That all
sales or conveyances of real estate heretofore made by
the County Commissioners of Washington County and all
purchases or conveyances of real estate heretofore made
to the County Commissioners are hereby ratified and
approved.