The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-04-27
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 24o

CHAPTER 24a.
An Act TO authorize the Mayor AMI Common
Council OF Westmlnster to construct Watey
Works for, and to lay mains within the eDr
porate limits thereof, to buy the NECESSARY
appurtenances for the protection of prop
eriy, To collect water rents and 10 issue
bonds, and to repeal all other acts incon
sistent with same
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General As
semby of Maryland, That the Mayor and
Common Council of Westminster, in coniune
ton with Fire Commissioners to be hereafter
named, constituting Board Of Supervisors
be, and they are hereby authorized, for the
better protection Of property and convenience
OF cltlzens, to construct water works for. and
lay mains throughout the corporate limits of
Westminster, in Carroll county, and to pur.
chase appurtenanees necessary for inc Dro.
lection of property.
SIC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Mavor
aud members Of the Common Council Of
Westminster, IN conjunction with Charles B.
Roberts, William A. McKellip, David Fow-
BILE, John l.. Reifsnider and Z. O.. Grimes
be, and they are hereby constituted a Board
OF Supervisors for the aforesaid purpose; the
term of office of the said Fire Commissioners
to expire upon the completion of the afore-
said works, and the Mayor and Common
Council then to assume exclusive control.
SEC. 3. And be II enacted, That the afore-
SAID Board OF Supervisors NAV acquire. Inv
purchase or otherwise, sufficient land needed
Tor reservoirs, laying of mains, or for any
other purpose necessary for the complete con-
struetion of said water works, and NAV con-
tract or agree with person or persons for the
construction of the same or any part thereof
or any materials necessary therefor.
SEc. 4. And be it enacted, That for the
purpose OF raising the funds necessary for the
complete construction of said water works, or
iorthe other purposes hereinbefore mentioned
or any of them, the Mayor and Common
Councilof Westminster in conjunction with the
aforesaid Fire Commissioners, be. and thew
are hereby authorized to issue coupon bonds
OF the said city OF Westminster to the amount
not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, paya.
Die not more than thirty years after date,
with SIX per centum interest payable annually.
which said bonds shall be signed by the Nav
or, attested by the corporate seal and conn
tersigned by the Treasurer of the Board. and
said coupons after the maturity of the same.
shall be receivable in payment of ali taxes
and dues by said city; and the said Mayor
and members of the Common Council are
hereby authorized and required to levy
and collect annually special tax over and
above the ordinary taxes of said city now
%~fA~N e%AA N1AANNtGAf vi HOk more IlAn twelve
cents on every one hundred dollars of the
assessahle property in said corporation, for
the payment Of the interest on the said bonds
and the creation of q special and distinct
sinking fund Tor the liquidation and redemp-
uon OF said bonds; and that the money thus
raised shall be set apart and known as the
water works fund and shall be applied bv the
said Board of Supervisors or Mayor and Com.
mon Council 20 the payment of the PRINCIPAL
and interest of said bonds as aforesaid and 10
no other purpose whatsoever.
SEC. 8. And be il enacted, That the said
bonds shall be issued to mature at such dates
as shall not require the payment in any one
year of more than five thousand dollars of the
principal sum thereof.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said
Mayor and members of the Common Council
be authorized and empowered to collect from
the owner or owners of any dwelling or other
building, all rents due the company for water
by his, her or their tenants, provided the said
Mayor and Common Council through its an,
thorized officer shall notify said owner or
owners of the intention so to collect on or
before the first day of October in each year,
and provided further, that the water rent thus
to be collected shall become due from and
after the first day of April following, and il
shall not be necessary for the said Mayerand
Common Council to notify as aforesaid, any
owner or owners of property more than once.
SEC. Z. And be it enacted, That the reve-
nues and rents derived from said water works,
after payment of expenses incidental to the
proper management and repairs Of said works,
shall form part and parcel of the aforesaid
sinking fund for the liquidation and redemp.
ton Of said bonds.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted. That the said
bonds be and they are hereby constituted a
full and legal lien upon said water works for
the full and just payment and liquidation Of
the said bonds as aforesaid.
SEC. o. And be It enacted, That the said
Mayor and Common Council and Fire Com.
missloners, or either Of them, be, and they are
hereby restrained from selling or in any way
disposIng of any bond OF bonds for any sum
or consideration less than nine-tenths of its
par value.
Sac. 10. And be it enacted, That the said
lire Commissioners or Mayor and Common
Councilman shall not receive any salary or
compensation for services to be rendered in
the construction Of said water works.
SEC. ii. And be it enacted, That ali acts
or parts OF acts, relating to the city of West
minister, inconsistent with this act, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. IL, And be It enacted, That this act
si9h hoS Jake erect ana De OF force, unless
the same be ratified by majority of the vo-
tiers of the corporation of Westminster at the
next corporate election to be held in said cor.
porati0n; but in case Of the ratification Of
this act by a majority of said voters at such
corporation election, this act shall forthwith
go into full effect and operation.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an Act of Assembly passed
January Session, 1873.
Approved April 5th, 1878.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWkY,
aplS-4t Secretary Of the Senate.