Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-04-17
New Embellishments.
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 2S4.

AN ACT, to authorize and empower the
Commissioners of Mrchsnicstown to pur-
chase Il 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 I. BE IL enacted By tho General
| Aa~mdly Of .NaryL.nd, That the Commits
sioncrs Of McchAnicsown b., and they are
hereby authorized and empowered to pur-
chase u suitable lot Of ground IN the VllSgc
Of Mcchanics,own, and to erect Hose
House and Town Hall thereon.
SECTION 2. and he 1t enacted, That the
said Commissioners Of Mcchanicstown 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 aggre.
gate, in sums OF not less than One hundred
dollars EACH to he signed by the President Of
said Board of Comm issionrrs. and counter
signed by the Clerk thereof said bonds to
hear interest payable annually on the first
day of September in each and every wear, AT
\ rate of interest not exceeding six per
c~n!um per annum, for which interest
proper coupons shall I've attached to said
bonds siSncl and countrrsigncl rs aforesaid.
SECTION 3. AAd bs it enacted, That said
bonds shall he issued payable twenty years
from the date thereof, and rcdcemablc at any
time after the expiration of ten years from
date, at the pleasure OF the said Commission
ers of Mechanicstown, and shall be eNrmp,
from County and Municipal taxation.
SECTION 1. And be it enacted, That the
Commissioners OF Mwhanicstown shall pro.
vide annually. out of the uslla. tax levy, an
amount sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds and they shall srt apart the further
sum Of forty dollars annually, to I've invested
in such securities as they mry reject, to
create sinking fund for the redemption Of
SAID bonds.
SEcrInN 5. And be It enacted That the
said bonds shall Ike sold by the SAID Commits
slnncrs Of Mcchanicstuwn vt rot less than
their face value for cash, at'cr giving ut least
three weeks notice, by advertisement in at
least two newspapers published in Frederick
! County.
SEcTIoN 8. And he It enacted, Tl,.t at q
municipal election to I've held in Mechanics
! town ut such time an place ms may he fixed
by an ordinance Of said Commissioners Of
Mcchanicstown, the qualified voters of
| Mechanlcslown shall determine by ballot
whether the bonds herein h fore provided
| for, shall tie sued or not ut which said
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 II msjori,y Of the ballots cast shall
contain the words For issue Of Bonds" then
this act shall become operative and binding :;
but if~ majority Of said ballots shall contain
the words ".agains, Issue of Bonds. v then
tins Act shall be voll and Of no ctF, ct. and
the Judge of SAID Municipal election shall
return to the President Of tho Board of
Commissioners of Mccl,anios.own, the mum.
her of ballots cast For issue Of Bonds" and
Against issue OF Bonds, respectively, and
the said President shall announce the result
thereof
SEcTtoN :. And he 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.
II f. BRATTAN, President of the
Senate.
hereby certify, shat the foregoing is a
correct copy of an act Of the General Assem-
| bly,, passed January Session 1899.
CARLTON SHAFER, Chief Clerk,
! House of Delegates.