The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-17
Public Local Law
Operative in Cecil County.
PU BLlSHED BY AUTHORITY I
AN ACT

TO authorize and empower tie Cuunty
commissioners Of Cecil comfy to
ceate IA bonded debt for the purpose
of funding Il portion of the iloatin.
debt of said cuunty, and to borrow
money to remodel and improve the
Court House, and to construct an ii
sane asylum on the grounds attached
to the Almshouse: to regulate the
expenditure of the money thus Dor
rowed to provide for the pay menU of
the entire debt hereby created. and
to limit the said commissioners in
annual expenditures made hereafter.
SECTION l. Be ii cn0cf,f Jg the General iyyeg,5j,
Of .NdryidnG That the County commissioners III
Cecil county be. and they are hereby. authorized
and empowered to borrow the sum of forty five
thousand dollars on the credit Of said county and
to issue coupon bonds therefor in sums not less
than one hundred nor more than one thousand
dollars. said bonds to he signed by the President
Of the said commissioners and cnunter-signed by
their CLERK: to be sold by said commissioners ut
not less than par value thereof. and to mature ut
such dates as shall not require the aymenr many
year OF more than iorty five hundred dollars
thereo'. the first payment Ia be made in two yeas
after the ir-t issue OF said bonds: and Sa i'll bonds
shall be exempted from taxation or county and
municipal purposes.
SEC = ind be- ii enGc!cd That the County Com
misslonerS shall issue said ondS in three blocks
the first block of nine thousand dollars onc-h;llf
10 mature in two years aud the other in three
years to bear interest at the rate OF six per cent
per aanuin; the second block OF nine thousand
dOilars, One-hai to mature in four wears and th,.
other in tive years. to bear interest the rate OF
i've per cent. per annnm; and the third block OF
twenty scEen thousand dollars. one siAth 10 una
ture each year after the expiration Of tVe wears
iron date OF issue until all are paid 10 hear III
turest AT the rate of four per cent per annum
said bands To re disposed OF IL the highest II.
SponsilIe bid lGrS at a public letting Of SAID
bonds to lie held by the County Commissioners.
and the premium, if any. 4, rived from the sale ri
said bonds shat he devoted To thu payment o. the
interest thereon.
SrC. J. ABd b. il tHacirf. That the Gouutv Cyi,.
misSionerS shall levy annually the amount r,
luireh TO ply the Interest SAID bonds ana !.n
the amount necessary To redeem said bonds as
they shall mrtureI and said c'hImi siuner. are
hereby forbidden to apply any portion OF thu
taxes so lerid 10 any other purpose: nor shall they
in any year herca ter, except when extraordinary
circumstances may require ii to lie done exceed
by their expenditures Tor all county purposes the
amount levied for said year: and when an cmer.
sency may cOmpe! the creation OF deficiency.
the same shall lie plainly shown in the annual
statement al county EXPENSE. and he leSIed fur
in the first levy made after its creation.
SIC. !. and b. II enacted, That the County Com
missloners shall apply thirty thousand dollars OF
the loan authorized 10y this act to the liquidation
OF the floating debt oi the county: eight II ousuuI
dollars to the REPAIRING and remolcling OF the
Court House and seven thousand dollars To the
construction and furnishing of an iESdi.c ASYLUM
1T the AlmShou>c.
SEC: And BE- II endCfed. That Henry H Mitch
ell, William J Jones Henry y. COil.iun Daniel
Harvey and William L. Miller be- and they art.
hereby. appointed IL commission to apprUVc plans
and specifications award contracts Tor and Siiprr-
intend the repairing and remudcling OF the Count
ii use AMI the construction and furnishing OF the
insane asylum: and for all services rendered
mali receive such reasonable = ipu ,SI
the County Commissioners may allow and the
SAID County Commissioners shall execute al con
tracts awarded by said commission and pay to the
contractors. upon the warrant OF said comm iSsiun
such sums as may become due under siii con
tract; provided. that said commission shall not
exceed eight thousand dollars in contracts awiT-
ed Tor rcl,airin and IeInudelin% the Court HGusr
nor seven thousand dollars in constructing ami
furnishing an insane aSS lum at the AlmShuuSr:
and sinai, haNE no interest III said contracts ana
all vacancies that may occur i'll said commission
shall lie nlicd hv the members thereof: and a
Of the members III SAID comm SS!6n shall
quorum for til" Transaction OF huSi
ness.
SEC. 9. dnd be Il fHdCifd That all acts or EaItS |
OF act, Inconsistent with the provisions OF IhiS
act h", and the same are hereby repealed.
SIC. :. ind be II enacted. That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage
Attest W. q. FTRNELI.
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