Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-04-24
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 2S4.

AN ACT, to authorize and empower tho
Commissioners of NJ. chanicS,own IL pur-
chase n lot of ground in Mcchanicstown, and
erect Hose House and Town Hall thereon
and To borrow the necessary money to pay
for the same, not exceeding the sum Of One
thousand and two hundred dollars, and to
issue bonds therefor.
SECTION |. BE IL enacted IN tho Genernl
A@en,bly Of Maryland, Tina, the Commits
sioncrs Of Mcchanicstown br, and they arc
hereby authorized and empowered to pur-
chase a suitable lot of ground IN the Village
Of MtChaniCStown. and to erect a Hose
House and Town Hall thereon.
SECTION ,. and be Il enacted That the
said Commissioners Of Mrchancstown are
hereby authorized and empowered to issue
bonds Of said Commissioners of Mechanics
town 10 an amount not exceeding one thou.
aand and two hundred dollars in the aggrc.
gate, in sums OF not less than One hundred
dollars each, to hr signed by the President of
said Beard of Comm Ssionrrs. and counter
signed by the Clerk thereof said bonds to
bear interest payable annually on the first
day OF September in each and every year, at
u rate of interest not exceeding six per
ccn.um per snnum, for which interest
proper coupons shall I've attached to said
bonds, signed and countcrsisncd as aforesaid.
SEcrIoN 3. and BE- it enacted, Tint said
bonds shall be issued payable twenty years
from the date thereof, and rcdecmahle at any
time after the expiration of ten years from
date, at tie pleasure OF the said Commissions
cra of Mrcllanicstown, and shall bc exempt
from County and Municipal taxation.
SECTION !. And be it enacted, That the
Commissioners of Mrchanic.lown shall pro-
vii ia nll,. nut nf tI,t. 1cia tnv lave, -
amount sufficient to pay the interest on said
holds. and they shall set apart the further
sum of forty dollars annually, to he Invested
in such securities az they may select. to
create sinking fund for the redemption Of
SAID bonds.
SECTION 5. AMI be 1t enacted, That the
said bonds shall be sold by the SAID Commits
sI0ncrs of McchauicstOwn ut rot less than
their face value for cash. after giving at least
three weeks notice, by advert sem mt in at
least two newspapers published in Frederick
County.
SECTION 8. Ind be it enacted, That at Il
municipal election to he held in Mechanics.
town vt such time AMI place rs may he fixed
by an ordinance of said Commissioners Of
Mcchancstown, the qualified voters uf
McchanlcSlown shall determine by ballot
whether the bonds herein before provided
Tor, snail DC Issued or not " Wl'Cn SHlu
election there may he written or printed on
the ballots of said voters the words For
issue of Bonds" or Against issue of Bonds"
and if majority of the ballots cast shall
contain the words For issue of Bonds then
this act shall become operative and binding ;
hut if n majority of said ballots shall contain
the words against issue of Bonds then
tins Act shall he VOID and ,f no eff ct. and
the Judge of SAID Municipal election shall
return to the President of the Board of
Commissioners Of Mcchaniostown, the num-
Der of ballots cast For issue Of Bonds" and
Against issue of Bonds" respectively, and
the said President shall announce the result
thereof.
SEcrIoN :. And be II enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 3. 1890.
ELIHU f. JACKSON, Governor.
JOHN HUBNER, Speaker Of House
of Delegates.
r f. BRATTAN, President of the
Senate.
hereby certify, that the foregoing is a
correct copy of an act Of the General Assem-
bly,, passed January Session 1890.
CARLTON SHAFER, Chief Clerk,
Hou'v Of Dclcg ties.