Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-24

council OF SAID Town before justice Of the
peace as other fines are recoverable.
Sec. 10. And be il enacted, That the title to
said water works, and all lands, estates, water
ways, conduit pipes, machinery, and all other
part or parts thereof whatsoever, and all prop
eerty belonging or pertaining thereto shall on
the completion thereof vest in the Mayor and
Councilmen of said Town.
SEC. IA. And be ii enacted, That the persons
named in Section four of this Act shall con-
unuc after the completion of said works to act
as Commission for the care and arrangement
OF sad works to be known as the Water Com
misSioners of Frostburg, and as such shall
have possession of full control over said works,
with authority to employ such superintend-
cntS collectors, wOrkmen, servants and other
employees as may be necessary or proper to
carry on the same, and to purchase all sup
plies and materials needed in conducting the
same, and with power to provide rules and
regulations for supplying the citizens of said
Town with water, and to fix and establish,
ana from time to time to alter and amend
schedule of rates or charges to be made and
collected for the use of said water, and to col
lect said charges (Which are hereby made a
lien on the real estate upon which said water
is furnished and out of the moneys so collect
ed to provide for the payment of the expenses
OF running said works, provided that i'll all
SUITS or actions proper or necessary to be
brought for injury or damage to said works or
Tor the collections of water rents, such suits
shall be brought in the name of the Mayor
and Council of said Town, and said Water
Commissioners are empowered to use the name
of said corporation in bringing the same; and
provided further, that said Water Commits
sionerS are hereby authorized, empowered and
required to make suitable provision for the
protection of the property in said Town from
flre by providing an ample number of fire
plugs or public hydrants properly adapted to
the purpose and conveniently situated for use.
SEC, Is. And be it enacted, That said Water
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accurate account of their receipts and disburse
ments III conducting said works and to render
report thereof annually to the Mayor and
COuncinen of said Town, and if at the end of
any fiscal year there shall remain i'll their
hands asurpius OF receipts after paying all OK
penseS such surplus shall be paid into the
treasury OF said Town for the general purposes
thereof and if there shall in any year or years
he a deficiency or failure of receipts to meet
expenses the Mayor and Councilmen of said
Town are authorized, directed and required to
levy the same as other taxes are now levied
upon the assessable property of said Town,
and to collect the same and pay it over to said
Water Commissioners, and for the purpose of
meeting any immediate demands the said
Water Commissioners are authorized from
time to time to borrow money in sums not
exceeding one thousand dollars and to pledge
the credit of said Town for the repayment of
the same.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That said Water
Commissioners shall serve without compensa-
ton, AID shall not become bidders for the do
ing of any work or furnishing of any supplies
required to be done or furnished in the cree
ton, extension or improvement of said water
works or the conducting of the same when
completed, nor shall they or any of them be
interested directly or indirectly in any con-
tract made with said board for the doing Of
work for or furnishing supplies to said board,
provided, however, that said board may APP
point a person who may or may not be one Of
themselves as secretary and treasurer of said
board, whose duty it shall be to keep q correct
record of the receipts and disbursements atore-
said, and to receive all sums of money due and
owing said board, and to pay the same out
upon the order of said board or majority
thereof, upon written draft or order signed
by the president of said board, (Which presi-
dent shall be elected by said board from their
own number at the time of organization, and
annually thereafter) and it shall also be the
duty OF such secretary and treasurer to keep
and preserve all books, papers and other NOV
abe property connected with or belonging to
sad works, and the said board are authorized
to pay such secretary and treasurer Il rcaSona-
bic compensation for his services and take
from hiiH bond in such penalty as they may
deem proper, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of his duties such bond to be payable
to the Mayor and Counclmen of said Town.
SEC. II. Ind be il eaacted. That il shall be
the duty Of the Mayor and Councilman of said
Town OF FrOSthrrg, at special election to be
provided by them by ordinance, to submit to
the qualified voters of said Town the question
as to whether or not water works shall be pur-
chased or built for said Town under this Act,
a.ld at such election the ballots cast upon said
question shall have the words For Water
Works." or Against Water Works. as the
voter shall desire, and if more than tiree-fifths
of the votes cast upon said question shall be
For Water Works. then the Mayor and
Councilmen of said Town and the Commits
stones named in Section four of this Act
shall proceed without delay to execute the
bower vested III them by the provisions Of this
set; but # tWotifthS or more of the votes cast
utun said question shall be Against Water
WORKS. tIen Sad a'ayor and CoHnciim"I
a.la sad Commissioners, shall not execute a.ty
of the powers vested in Them by this Act a..0
IT shall Ice the duty OF .itid Mayor and Com
y;inen to give at least thirty days notice of the
tMuc and place OF said special election by
weekly publication in some newspaper print |
ed in said Town and by handbills, and they
are hereby authorized to appoint three judges
and two clerks to act as such at said election,
and provide for receiving a certificate of the |
result thereof, and at least ten days before
said election is held they shall cause this Act |
to be published III some newspaper printed in
said Town.
SEC. Is. ana be il enacted, That this Act |
shall take effect from the date of its passage. !
Approved April s, 1884.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is a !
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January session, 1854. |
J. N. MILLER,
Secretary of the Senate,