Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-11-13
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 2G7.

Laws, entitled "Allegany County TO be
sub-titled Insane Aslum," snd tie vest
in the County Commissioners OF said
county additional powers relating to the
care of insane paupe S
SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the follow
! ing new sections he and are hereby added
10 the frs article Of the Code of Public
| Local Laws, entitled "Allegany County"
to be sub-litlcd Insane Asylum" and to
read as follows, viz;
SEC. -. The County Commissioners Of
said county are hereby authorized 10
build, erect and maintain an Insane Asy-
lum in said county for the safe keeping
and treatment of insane paupcrs necessary
to he maintained at the expense of said
county, and OF any other insane persons
who may be received therein by order of
| said commissioners
SEC. -. Said County Commissioners
shall have full power to contract for the
| purchase of suitable land on which to erect
the same, and to TAX C and receive deed of
| convt vance therefor, and TO enter into u
contract, or contracts, for the erection of u
suitable building, or buildings, for said
purpose, and for the purchase Of materials
| for the same, and foy the doingo all otter
acts necessary or proper to be done in car
| ryiHg out said design.
/ SEC. -. After the erection of said asy-
| lum said commissioners shall have full
power TO appoint such managers, keepers,
nperintendents and physicians therefuIas
| may &c Geemednecessary, and to prescribe
| rules for the government thereof, and to
Iputtr into agreement for the reCcDtiOn of
inmatcs thereof, and to fix and establish
from time tc time rates at which inma' es,
NOT dependent on SAID county, sLall be re-
ceivcd, and TO fix the duties and compen'
sa'on Of all employees dccessary to carry
on said asylum.
SEC 49,. After the erection of said asy-
,lum, Il persons who have been heretofore
determined in the Circuit Court for Allie
gany county to he insane paupCrs, end
who shall be at the time said asylum is
rendy + J use inmates Of other institutions
At the expense Of said comfy, Shall he re-
moAcd to asylum, and thereafter, whent yer
any pCrs0G shall be found to be an insane
pauper amp dependent OF said county, by
iuqustiOn IN the Circuit Court thereof,
sad court shall commit said person to said
asylum, and none other, unless the County
c ,mmissioners shall consent to his being
sent 10 some Other institution,
SEC. -. Said County Commissioners are
hereby authorized to levy such sum an
nually upon the taxable property in said
county rs may be necessary To meet the
running expenses Of SAID asylum over ard
above its revenues, II any such deficiency
be found to exist.
SEC. - For the purpose Of raising the
necessary funds topurchase the land and
erect the building or buildings, proyid d
for in the foregoing sections the commits
soners o! said unty are hereby author
izel to issue coupon bonds of said county
in denominations of not less Than one
hvndrld nor more than five hundred dol
lars and to an amount not exceeding thirty
thousand dollars, said bonds to bear in
terest at the rate Of six per cent. per an
mum, and to mature and fall due rs follows,
viz: five thousand dollars thereof at the
end of five years from the date OF issuing
the same. and five thousand dol Grs at the
end Of each year thereafter until all are
due; and said commissioners are authorz.
cd to dispose of said bonds ut not less than
par. and to devote the proceeds thereof TO
the purposes above menioned; and the
commissioners shall levy annually on tie
taxable property in said courty sum of
money sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds, and shall levy on the taxable rop-
crty of said county sum OF money sufli-
cient to pay the principal of said bonds
when and as they mature, and the bonds
issued under the provisions Of this section
shall not be liable to be taxed for county
or munCiual purposes.
SEC 2. And be in enacted, That at the
rnyt plpctiou fnr mplnhprs of the House of