Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-05-08
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PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 2S4.

AN ACT, to authorize and empower the
Commissioners of MtcllaniCstown TO pur-
Chase a lot of ground in Slechanicstown, and
erect "A 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 10
issue londs therefor.
SEcTIoN1 BE IL enacted By the General
.Assembly Of Maryland, That The Commits.
sioncrs of Mechanicstown BE-, and they arc
hereby authorized and empowered to pur-
chase suitable lot of ground IN the Village
of Mccllancs,own, and to erect a Hose
House and Town Hall thereon.
SECTION 9. And be 1t enacted That the
said Commissioners of Meclancst"wn are
hereby authorized and empowered to issue
bonds of said Commissioners of Mechanics
town to an amount not exceeding one thou.
sand and two hundred dollars in the nggrc-
gate, in sums of not less than One hundred
dollars each, to he signed by the President of
snid Board of Comm ssioncrs, 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
a rate of interest not exceeding Fix per
cen!um per Annum, for which interest
proper coupons shall I've attached to raid
WlltlS, flHllcu anu bd'N
SECTION 3. and be 1t enacted, Tint said
bonds shall be issued payable twenty years
from the date thereof, and rederlnable ut any
time after the expiration Of ten years from
date, at the pleasure OF the said Commissions
ers of Mcchanicstown, and shall be cyemn,
from County and Municipal taxation.
SECTION i. And be 1t enacted, That the
Commissioners of Mcchanicstown shall pro-
vide annually. ont Of the usual tax levy, an
amount sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds and they shall set apart the further
sum of forty dollars annually, to be invested
in such securities as they may sc.ect, to
create sinking fund for the redemption Of
sad bonds
SECTION 5. And be 1t enacted, That the
said bonds shall I've sold by the sad Commits
sloncrs of MechanicstOwn at rot less than
their face value for cash, after giving at least
three weeks notice by advertisement IN ut
least two newspapers published in Frederick
County.
SECTION 6. and be it enacted. That Mt n
municipal election to he held in Mechanics
town at such time and place as may be fixed
by an ordinance of said Commissioners Of
MechanicstOwn, the qualified voters of
Mechanlcstown shall determine by ballot
whether the bonds herein b. fore provided
for, shall nc Issued or not; at which said
election there may be written or printed on
the ballots of said voters the words For
issue of Bonds" or Against issue of Bonds"
and if II majority of the ballots cast shall
contain the words For issue Of Bon6s," then
this act shall become operative and binding;
but if majority of said ballots shall contain
the words Against issue Of Bonds then
tins Act shall be void and Of no eff ct, and
the Judge Of SAID Municipal election shall
return to the President of the Board of
Commissioners of Mcclanicstown. the num-
Der of ballots cast For issue of Bonds" and
Against irsuc of Bonds" respectively, and
the said President shall announce the result
thereof.
SECTroN 7. And be II enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 3, 1890.
ELIHU +. JACKSON, Governor.
JOHN IIUBNER, Speaker of House
of Delegates.
r r. RRATTAN, President Of the
Senate.
hereby certify, that the foregoing is
correct copy an act of the General Assem-.
bly,, passed january Session 1890
CARLTON SlIAFEH. ch,ef Clerk,
Ilnuccof DELEGATES.