Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
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March 26

Supplemental to an Act passed at the Jan
uary session, eighteen hundred and ninety,
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
chapter 100, entitled AN Act to Provide
for the Purchase or Construction of Water
Works for the Town of Frostburg, in
Allegany county, and to authorize the
Mayor and COuncllmen OF said town to
issue bonds to pay the cost thereof" en-
powering the Mayor and Councilmen of
said town to issue additional bonds to com.
plete said water works and to amend said
act by abolishing the "Frostburg Water
Board provided for therein. Whereas by
chapter 1870 of the Acis OF Assembly Of the
year eighteen hundred and ninety the
Mayor and Councilmen of FrOstburg were
authorized to issue the bonds of said town
to an amount not exceeding $lO0oO.UO, and
with the proceeds thereof to provide said
town with water by tie purchase or con-
structiOn of water works; and whereas, the
Frostburg Water Board, created by that
act, has constructed said works, which are
now in operation but have exhausted the
fund provided by the sale of said bonds in
the construction Of the same; and whereas,
it is estimated that it will still require Il
large sum to properly complete and equip
said works so as to afford all the inhab-
itants Of said town with an adequate and
constant supply Of water; and whereas, the
work of said water board in constructing
and euuipping said water works will he
finished in one more year, and thereafter
the services of said Water Board can be
dispensed with and the said water works it
is believed can be efficiently managed by
the Mayor and CounciInlen OF said town.
as herein provided, therefore:
election /. BE il enacted By Mr nene,ol
- ISSembly Of .Nuyiond. That the Mayor
and City Councimen of Frostburg, in Allie
gany county, are hereby authorized and
empowered to issue additional coupon bonds
of said town to an amount not exceeding
Sl5,0o000, which said bonds shall be signed
by the Mayor and Clerk of said town. and
sealed with its corporate seal. and shall be
"FrOStburg Water Bonds of
1892, and bear interest not exceeding per-
cent. per d"H"m, payable semi-annually, to
be issued i'll denominations not exceeding
S5OUUo, and TO he payable, not exceeding
thirty years from date and rc,l,emuble at the
pleasure Of said town at any time after five
years from their date and said town shall
have the like powers TO levy tax To pay said
interest, and provide sinkins fund for the
redemption Of said bonds rs are given by said
act OF lS'D, i'll relation to the interest and
OF the bonds named therein.
SEC. ,. .l"d be Hcnoctcd. That the Mayor
and Councilmen of FroSburg, at the next reg
ular election of officers of said town, after the
passage otthiS Act, shall submit to theQuai.
fed voters of sand town the question whether
or not said bonds shall be issued as herein.
before directed and at said election all voters
desiring to vote on said question, shall cast
ballot upon which, in addition to the names
of the candidates voted for shall be written
or printed the words, For the Issue of
Bonds" or, Against the Issue of Bonds,
as the voter shall desire, and If IL major
ity of the votes cast at said election on this
question, shall be III favor of such issue of
bonds, the Mayor and COunolmen shall have
power to issue said bonds, mot exceeding
Sl5,0oOUO,) or any part thereof, and To sell or
otherwise dispose of the same, or any part
thereof for the purpose of completing the
construction and equipment of said water
works, or to pay amy debt said town may
have then already incurred in and about the
same, or 10 purchase any franchises or other
water works but 4 majority of the votes if
cast, and said question shall be against the
issue of said bonds, then such bonds shall NOT
be issued and IN giving the usual notice of
time, place and object of said election, it
shall be the duty of said Mayor and Council
men to give notice OF the submission of said
question to the voters, and they shall cause
sections one and two of this Act to be pub
lShed III some newspaper printed in said
town at least ten days before said election.
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SEC. s. 1nd be il eadcted. That this act shall
take effect from the date of It's passage.