Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-04-27

responsible bidder or bidders. who snail 1
give good and sufficient bond to the
County Commissioners. to be approved |
by the building committee, for the faith
full performance of said contract or con-
tracts, and the said building committee
are hereby authorized to sell and dispose
of the present court house and Jail lots
an" the buildings and materials thereon |
except in so far as any Of said materials
may be advantageously used in the erec-
ton of the said new buildings, aud by
good and sufficient deed convey the same
aud the proceeds of said sale shall be
part of the frnd for erecting the new
building herein provided for.
Sec. 5 And be it enacted: That said
buildings shall be completed on or be-
fore the beginning of the July term of the
Circuit Court for said county in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-six, unless !
sail building committee shall otherwise
datermne, and when so completed aud
accepted by the building committee, then
the public records, Offices, and court for
the county shall be removed to the said
buildings wheresoeser located Gin con
formity to this act) and occupy the re-
spective quarters allotted to them; pro-
vided that until said buildings are com
pleted aud ready for occupancy it shall
be the duty ofthe County Commissioners
to provide proper accommodations for the
holding of the courts and transaction of
public business either at Port Tobacco
or at the place uelected under the provis-
lou of this Act for the location of said
county seat.
Sec. And be it enacted: That for
the purpose of raising funds necessary
for the uiliing of the SAID court house
aud Jail, furnishing the same, purchas-
ing site or sites therefor, if necessary
and enclosing the same, the County
Commissioners of Charles county are
hereby authorized to issue coupon bonds
of said county to be dcnominated court
house bonds. not to exceed twenty thou
sand dollars, and in sums of not less
than one hundred dollars from time to
time as the same may be required the
said bonds to be signed by the said
County Commissioners, countersigned
and registered by the clerk to said Coun-
| ty Commissioners to bear interest a. the
rate of not more than five per ceat per
annum, said interest to be payable semi
annually on the first day of Jan iary and
July respectively, aud not be sold for
less han the par value. thereof. the
principal of said bonds to be payable in
forty years. with the right to the County
Commissioners to redeem them in whole
or in part, at any time after ten years,
tn, SAID bonds also to be exempted from
all taxes, and the coupons thereon when
due, to be received by the collector in
payment Of county taxes, and the Coun-
ty Commissioners shall levy on all prop
erty, subject to taxation such sum or
sums of money as shall in their discre
ton. he necessary for the prompt pay
meut of the interest of said bonds and
the principal thereof when the same may
become due or they may determine to
pay the same.
Sec I And be it enacted: That the
said building committee shall from time
to time notify the County Commissio lers
what sums of money shall be needed, and
it shall then be the duty Of the said
{ County Commissioners to forthwith ne
gotiate the sale of sufficient amount Of
, said bonds to raise the amount needed
and shall pay the same on tie represen-
tation of the building committee
I See. g. And be it enacted: That the
Clerk of the said Board of County Com
Inissioners shall in addition to his other
5 duties act as Treasurer to said Board
| and shall receive and disburse all sums
levied by virtue of the act for the pay
2 ment of the annual interest on the bohds
e hereby authorized 10 be issued snd shall
I receive such compensation therefore as
r may be fixed by the said County Com
l missioners and shall give bond and secu-
e rity TO the State of Maryland. in such
$ penalty as may be prescribed by the said
t County Commissioners, to be approved
: by the Judges of he Circuit Court for
e Charles county; for the faithful perform
: hnce of his duties in this beh If and all
a moneys levied by the County Commits
I sioners for the purpose of paying said in
0 terest shall be levied for the use of said
Treasurer aad paid to him by the collec-
tors of taxes; when hereafter the said
i County Commissioners shall levy any
e sum or sums for the payment of the prin-
cipal of the said court house bonds; they
e shall likewise levy it for the uae of the
/, said Treasurer, who shall then be re-
quired to give bond in penalty to be
prescribed by the said County Commits
l sioners to be approved as above in dou-
r Bile any amount to come into his hands
for disbursement in any one year; the
bond or bonds of said Treasurer to be re-
l corded whenever the said County Com
/ missioners may SO require and also to be
C recorded in the office of the Clerk of the
Court of said county.
J Sec. 8. And be it enacted: That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
! passage.
Approved Arril 3rd, 1891
q FRANK BROWN, Governor
: j. w SMITH, President Of the Senate
j. H. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates
f Office of the Chief Clerk, House of Delegates:
: | hereby certify that the aforegoing is
true copy of an Act of the General As
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