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LAWS OF MARYLAND

things as their convenience may require ; and for the

purpose of paying for said site, court house and jail,

and their furniture, the said County Commissioners

Authorized

are hereby authorized to levy on the taxable property

to levy.

of said county a sum of money not to exceed eighteen

cents in the one hundred dollars, in one year, as fol-

lows : in the year of eighteen hundred and seventy-

four, eighteen cents in the one hundred dollars ; in

eighteen hundred and seventy-five, eighteen cents in

the one hundred dollars ; in eighteen hundred and

seventy-six, eighteen cents in the one hundred dol-

lars ; in eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, eighteen

cents in the one hundred dollars ; and in the year of

eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, such a sum as

may be necessary to complete the erection of the

court house, offices and jail, and the furnishing of

Not to ex-

the same ; the said last mentioned levy not to exceed

ceed.

eighteen cents in the one hundred dollars, and the

aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of forty

thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said commission-

Open an ac-

ers shall open an account, in which said levy shall

count.

be kept separate, and styled the court house fund,

and the money levied and collected for the year of

eighteen hundred and seventy-four shall be applied

to paying for the site, and that levied and collected

for eighteen hundred and seventy-five, to the erection

of the jail, and that levied and collected for the year

of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, seventy-seven.

and seventy-eight, to the erection of the court house

and offices, and to the furnishing of the same, and to

Payment in

the payment in full of all expenses incurred in and

full.

about the premises ; provided, that the County Com-

missioners shall not lease any portion of said site

selected for any purpose whatsoever.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said

County Commissioners are authorized, should they

Employ

deem it necessary, to employ a capable architect, at

architect.

a reasonable compensation, to prepare plans and

specifications for said court house and jail, and to

superintend the building of the same under their

On comple-

general supervision, and on the completion and fur-

tion.

nishing of the court house and jail, the said County

Commissioners shall, on or before the first day of