Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-05-16
LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER l6O.

build a new jail ana NOFk
House for Frederick County, to
borrow money on the credit of the
County for that purpose, to issue
bonds for the payment of the same,
to levy and collect taxes for the
payment OF such bonds, and the in
forest on the same.
SECTION 1. BE At enacted By tile General
assembly Of Mury,and, That the County
Commissioners of Frederick county be,and
they are hereby authorized and empowered
to build new Jail for said county, ON the
site Of the present Jail for said county,or In
any other more eligible or convcncn: Local
ton which the said County Commissioners
may select, In such manner and style and
upon such place rs the said CountyCommis-
sioners may elect; and in such building to
use such of the materials Of the present Jail
of said county IA they may deem suitable,
and also to erect in connection with such
New Jail Work House. suitable for the
proper employment otprisoncrs confined in
said Jail.
SEC p. .And be ii furthtr enacted, That
should said County Commissioners deter
mine thai the public convenience requires
that such new Jail should be erected upon
any other or different lot than The olr upon
which the present Jail for said county
stands. then the said County Commissioners
are hereby authorized and empowered to
purchase such ground or grounds AZ may he
required for the erection OF such jail and
Work House, and to sell and convey the
grounds upon which the present Jail 10 To-
Gated, and use the proceeds Of such sale III
the purchase Of other ground and the cree,
ton of u Jail thereon.
SEC. 3. .Ai4d b. it enacted, That for the
purpose of dniraying the expenses of the
erection of said buildings, and the purchase
of said grounds the sad County Commits
sioners are hereby authorized and empower
ed to borrow, from time to time the rcqni-
red sum or sums of money not exceeding in
tic whole the SUN OF Forty Thousand Dol
lars
SEX. 4. And J5 Il rnrttSrt"M 'r@, That
said County Commissioners lie and the are
hereby authorized and required TO Issue:
bonds in sums Of Dot less than one hundred
dollars nor more than Que thousand dollat>,
To be si.nrd by ia" Fr eidcn, o said Board
ofCoumy C Commissioners andconn,rrs!En"d
bv the Clerk of said Board. not exceeding
forty thousand dollars. Said bonds t" bean
interest payable scIn-annils tiy On Che first
day Of Js.uarv and on the frat day OF July,
ass i. t 10 be diapns" Of f." 'csa than the
par value sue,e,i, and ;he interest oa sad
bonds shall he received by the Collector Of,
Taxes ior said county in paymen, Of county
taxes; rfst:k:3, that the said bonds Shall be
exempt tren county and municipal taxa.
lion.
Srr. s. AHd be Il rn,ntrd, That said hond.
shan be i.,srs.G payable twenty years from
tie date there )i,Hud rcd"emanIe At Any VINE
af,-rthc expiration Of five years after hslc,
III the pleasure OF snid tui:nty tOnnllhslpn
crs
SEC 6. and b, il fi1rt1er raar!rd, That the
said EoGntr * omn lsshlcrs shall ln+hrhand
every year levy upon the aSs-1Sabte proper
" in Frederick ,Onnis, Gn"h su.n Ct mon
vas may lrr necessary 10 pay the interest
on the out Standing bonds by them issued IN
der ill.,. grsA isl2ns Of this Act, AS The same
.laH tan &uS and also sneh farther and adj
di,ional sum az may he required TO gradual
" retire ana !,.,!eem such bonds cgli i1"v
st.4il AZ, l,.gc been redeemed.
Sta. :. 1Hf tr it ,fHIt",r |ha".ed THAT lhr
eoucv raiar3 hy the issue and sale Of BONDS |
under ti.e provisions Of this Act shall be
komt ana dc+,igna;ed as "The J8 fN"d,
and shall be applied exclusively TO the cost
ol' the erection Of the SAIL neg jail ana
Work House, and Tie purchase Of the
grounds tYrreit,r: and the said tx a~thor.
lied hv ah, Act shajs kc collected ~ all eth
ey sa1t. a.o collected in said county.
SIG. 4. AA3 Je il fsEtirr r!unt'd, That
should the s.ti County commissioners de
ier,ninc to erect said buildings At any other
or different place than upon HE lot now oc-
cuped hy the present Jail of said ooNn;y,
anj the said County Commissioners an, the
owner or owners of the ground or grounds
desired for the erection Of such buildings
should not he able to agree upon the PRICE
of such Real Eclnte, OF in case TIC owner OF
owners of the same, or any OF them he Il M
r,rart, inia at CT aoR rpmPaS m'm'S,thr PiPSs
dent OF said Beard Of CJguiv COmmis%np
ers shall make application to ahT Ju,tie': Of
the Peace of il... SxtA sf Maryland, in and
for Frederick cn,iRty, who shan ihEr"ri,pn
issue a erumohs ubtcr his hand and seal,
10 the Sheriff Of fl e;lerick county requiring
nilp to eu.HplaR tWcnty persons qualified 10
act AZ Jure,@ ,net Interested ia tAe property
to be valued, to lNees al OF near The properly
10 h. Haiucd on day name'l in said sum
MONS mol less than ten nor more than TWEEN
~ DAYS after issuing Of the same, and if al
the time and place named in said SUMMONS
any of The said Jurors summoned ,lO not
t,I,nriH c1,a1 nipt tnly-
mon as many persons qualified to act as
Jurors as may be necessary with the Jurors
in attendance to form a PANEL of twenty
Jurors and from them each laally, er bis
agcnt or if either party be not present in
person or by agent, the Sheriff Tor such
party shall strike off four Jurors, and the
remaining persons shall act as the jury or
the Inquest OF damages; and before the said
Jury shall procaea to ACT. the Sheriff shall
administer 10 each of tllem an "a;h q al
tirmation, as the case may be, that he viii
Justly and inpartially value the damages
which the owner CT oWnc,5 Sbal sustain b"
the condemnation OF said property, required
by the said County Commissioners and iii
case saiG properly shall he subject to ,caS'
or an estate for life, the jury shall ascertain
and return in their inqui$ition the yslAc Of
sl.ol, lease or estate for life, and also the
value of the estate in remainder Or rryiSion;
the said jury shall sump,0n such Witnesses
as either party may require and examine
thcm on oath in rciatsli TO lhc property SO
condemned, and shall reduce their tc>ino-
nv to writing and return the same with The
inpusition; and as soon as the testimony is
/ closed they shall ascertain and determine
tho compensation which ought to I've made
by the said County Commissioners to tho
parties cYnins sail property according TO
| ihcir respective interest in the property TO
b, G. ndcmne,t; and the said Jury sinai! &c
,lLrC their inull5itiOn 10 writing and sHttI