Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-05-27
Oh PrEn a91 AN ACT

cohOllVe AMI machine WORKS, anu III
provide for paying the purchase money
therefor by the issue an6 SAFE of bends
SECTION l. Be il ena,ted by the Gpner
Assembly of Maryland, That the Mayor
and City Council. of Cumberland be, and
they are hereby authorized and empowered
purchase within IT,. limits 1 f tsid eli Y
ground, not exceeding three acres Iii guam
| 'lty, for the purpose of convey ing he same
TO Thomas Ii. Paul and j. T. II. Paul, up
IN condition that the said II omas III. Paul
and j. I. FL. Paul shall within one year
after seid conveyance, erect thereon a loco
motive and machine wor ks for the building
| IT manufacture OF locomotive engines and
other machinery, or upon such other con.
ditions as may be agreed upon between the
SAID Mayor and City Council on the one
part, and sad Thomas III. Paul and L.
Ii. Paul on the Other part, and said Mayor
and City Council ale htrehy authorized
and empowered to provide by ordinance
or the purchase of said ground, and 10
take and receive deed of convey ance f''I
the same in the copper rate name 81 SAID
city, and to convey said gr und to said
homss H. Paul and J. T. IL. Paul, their
htirs and assigns upon the conditions
,tUresaid, and are Gut oTIzed, in their dis
cIe ion, to provide IL and BY said deed OF
conveyance thai the title TO mid land shall
ie,erl to SAID city il 1t sha a. any time
cease TO be used for the purposes 10. winch
was granted.
SEC 2. Aud be 1t enacted, That sail
Mayor IND City G, uncil OF Cumberland
arr here by .,u ho lied and empowered Tor
the purpose Of raising funds to make the
purchases in the first section Of this AZ
provided for, TO is ur coupon bonds of said
city 10 an amount not exceeding ten thou
shnd dol ars (s10,000) in such dcnomina.
tons as to them may seem best, payable ut
d period not exceeding twenty years, and
lex eemab any time after 1--WE years from
the dpte thereof st the option Of the May
or ana City Council, said bonds to bear IN
terest not exceeding five per cent. per an
mum, payable SEM annually from the date
thereof, aud anid bonds sail Sc signed Ivy
thy Mayor and City ClIik and attestcd by
the corpora g seal Of the city, and said
ioads shnll be exemp, firm taxation by
snid city, and tins cou, 0us, after maturity
sllrl Ia receivable Tor city taxes.
SIC 3. Ana be il enacted, Tuat the said
Mayor and Cits Council are authorized and
empowered 10 sell sad onds 1t not less
than psr nnd 20 Apply the proceeds thereof
10 the puIchase Of sucH Ial estate, inn
pros cd or uniHiprUYci, ~ SAID MaNoE aud
Gil Council shl determine to pu'cus4s
for The pu,poses specified IN thr III ste
liz Of lhs Net.
SIC. l. And BE- it enacted Thoi said
MsY rand city Council shall have p ,we~
an, Hie hcrebv ieqnl I'd, BON iimrm mir.
Ia levy &c Syecai tax 5 ipus, the &-sgSs
aide r~b a ALT !luprgt vi said eli, ~
4 Y hc rcc.s Try 80 meet The ME Cyt SO
saI,, imatv md Ia ptN Ieo p'ln,ipul there
of al uriuril,,o wien and 10 nth extent
~ the SAM Mayor and tl'y Council may
determine.
nc. =. Ard be il en- cled That s id
Mayor and II, Council { umherIa d be
and htrcb, authorized and empowered,
at tue next election for members Of the
City Council nr by special election, az they
may deem M st proper, to submit Ia the
legal voters f SAID city the question AS 10
Ii, ther or not the purchase of real estate
and issue of bonds Lereif provided for shall
be made, and said Mayor and Cit Council
are hereby authorized aud empowered to
provide by rdinance for the submission of
such qucstio and f'r giving no'ic' TO the
voters of said city Of such subniss.on and
to direct by such ordinance what wor!s
upon any ballot shall constitute vote for
or against said proposition, and to provide
fer counting aud returning said vote, and if
two-thirds of the votes cast upon SAID ques-
ton are in favor of sucl purchase and issue
OF bonds, lien said Mayor and City Coun-
Gil shall have power, in thor discretion,
subject to the provisions OF tho next sue
ceeding section of this Act, to proceed to
exercise the lowers vested in them by this
Act, but il less u an two thirds of the votes
cast upon eaid question arc ID favor Of 81 d
proposition, then SAID Mayor and City
Counci shall not ext rcise any Ct the pow
ers provided for in this Act.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That f at the
elect on provided for in the last Pr eceding
section Iwo.thlrLs of the votes cast upon
sad question are in favor of II aking the
purchase and issuing the bonds hercinbt-
fore entioned, then said Mayor ant City
Coui Gil, before they rucee 10 make any
puicha e or issue any b mds under this A, I,
shall take from said Thomas IL. Paul and
j. T. ii. Paul nj with approved secu-
lily, MS said Mayor and Guy Councll may
Il, elm proper, conditioned that when said
city snail h We purchased and paid for the
ground 10 be 80 purcha ed ty 1t, they QiIe
said Thomas Ii. Paul aud T ii. Pau)
will Nccept a conveyance ol said land 80
purchased, aud will within reasonable
time after same is C nv yed 10 item, huild,
erect and equip thereon sGch mnnuihctur-
inE works 10 shalt have been agreed upnn
bet t'c, them aad Tie said Mayor and C.ty
COUnril
SEC z. And be It enacted, That The said
Aayor aud City Council o. Cumberland
may III thelr discretion deciiHc W sGbA.lt
lie proposition e,nue atel ln THIS Act 10 tile
voters !! said cily o. pfoNiaci IN scG ion :
OF thus Act, and IN the event # thclrdcl
mining not 10 SO submit sEiG question ii ~
sh \ uoj exercise ~ the p1Mels vested
in item by the first, second, third and
fourth sections Of tHi- Act.
SEC 9 3ad IL e'eactaa, That this Act
snaI axe eh,,t nom TIE dsle o. is pas
passage.
app ycl May 3, 1889
Nc d rY Ger ~ inat The aioroGoing
j. !. c.rsa,t 'py au At OF gha Gcucn.'
Assembly If Maryland, passea Jaawb
session, 1882. j. ". AlttLEH,
secretary Oi ,lie senate
tOaEi'!i Is. sen
Cue. iriN - ,ir u ti,. IT Delegates