Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-04-17

,, three per cent, of the assessed value of
all property within the corporate limits,
in excess of the annual revenue of the
: town, and shall, whenever any such
debt is created, provided for the payment
thereof by the issuing certificates Of in.
debtedness at such rate Of interest as
the Council may deem advisable, which
shall be payable within twenty veal in
the discretion of said Council; provided,
however, that no such debt shall he in
Cured and no such certificate of indeb-
tedness issued except as follows The
Council shall, by ordinance passed by
yeas and nays, specify the particular
purpose or purposes for which the in
debtedness Is to be created, the amount.
the rate of interest, and the manner of
pay ment; they shall then provide In said
ordinance fer submitting the question
of the creation of such debt to the resi-
dent taxpayers of the town NJ a special
municipal election to be called by the
| Council for that purpose, notice OF
which shall be posted In five conspicu.
Gus places In the town and published In
some newspaper of general circulation
therein once IL week for three weeks
next preceding such election, the
notice and publication shall recite the
ordinance and describe the indebtedness
to be created. The ballots shall be-
printed, For the debt, and Against
the debt" If two-thlrds Of the resident
taxpayers Of the town, so voting at such
election. shall vote in favor of the debt,
and not otherwise, the Council may in-
| cur such debt aud issue the amount OF
certificates of Indebtedness so specified;
provided that the payment Of dog tax
shall not constitute any person n tax
payer within the intent Of this section:
and provided, also, that resideI &c of
| three months In eaId town shall be nee
essary to qualify a taxpayer to vote uu-
der the provisions of this section. The
| Council may In addition issue special
Improvement bonds TO pay for any
| work or Improvement authorized by the
charter, in manner following They
! shall prepare an ordinance specifying
the nature and estimated cost of the
work Of Improvement, the manner of
payment by special Improvement bonds,
specifically designating the property to
be taxed to pay for the same; and said
ordinance may provide for an extension
of such work or improvement within
specifically described limits from time
to time, to be paid by additional issues
of such bonds, and may provide that
certain prescribed parts Of the work of
Improvement. or certain percentage of
its costs, shall be paid by the corpora.
ton, providing for a vote of the taxpayers
as heretofore prescribed In this section.
Said proposed ordinance shall be posted
in five conspicuous places in the town
aud published once week for three
weeks, with u notice Of meeting Of the
Council at the expiration Of that period
to hear any persons that may object
thereto. After such hearing tile Council
may, IL they deem proper, pass such or
dinance, aud shall thereafter submit the
question of the issue of such special i'm
provement bonds to the resident tax
payers, with such notice and publication
and In such manner AS hereinbefore In
this section provided; and II three.fifths
of the resident taxpayers so voting at
such election shall vote In favor there
of, and not otherwise. the said ordinance
shall become operative, and the work OF
improvement specified shall be exc
cuted, and the bonds issued as therein
specified. The said special Improvement
bonds and interest thereon shall be paid
by a special tax of approximately equal
annual installments, to be levied, for u
specified term OF years not exceeding
twenty five, upon the lind to which
such werk Of improvements shall ex-
tend or be tributary, as specifically des-
ignated In the ordinance. The said
special taxes shall be lien upon the
property upon which they are levied
and shall be collected In tho manner
provided for the collection Of general
taxes of the iowa.
20. The Council may issue certificates
of Indebtedness. bearing interest, not to
exceed In amount the annual revenue of
the town, less the amount OF oil sinking
funds previously provided for, said GER
tiicates and interest to be paid only
from such revenue and within one year
hn lat nf
cert lcates may be issued In pursuance
OF an ordinance duly passed without
submitting the question 70 q vote OF tho
taxpayers.
81. The County Commissioners Of
Montgomery and Prince Georges eoun
Ties shall annually pay 90 Gao Treasurer
of the "Town OF lakolua Park" that
proportion Of the totai amount levied
for the repair OF roads In said counties
which the total amount of property as
sessed within said town, within the linz
its OF said respective counties, bears TO
the total amount of property assessed In
said respective counties, according TO
the tax books OF said counties.
2S. The Council shall have the same
powers AS the State Board of Health of
this State, restricted. however, 10 tie
limits of the town.
80. The Council may appoint scay-
enger and prescribe his duties and Fix
his compensation, which snail be paid
by the Council out OF the general fund.
or by q special tax for that purpose, to
be imposed on the occupants eli the re-
spective buildings and elected AS other
taxes are collected; provided. nevcrthe.
less, that the owner or owners OF proper
ty shall be responsible for said tax Ia
case the same cannot be collected from
the occupants thereof; and the Council
may pass suitable ordinances TO enable
said scavenger TO remove all filth fiOm
| the town, and may require of said scav-
enger bond for the faithful PERFORM
ance OF hts duties: provided, however,
that said special tax shall not exceed one
dollar per month on any one house, 10
he paid by the owner OF occupant there
OF AS Aforesaid.
30 The Council shall keep and annu-
ally publish Il tabular statement of the
receipts and expenditures Of the funds
Of the corporation and such other mat
tiers connected with the government and
regulations Of the town affairs as they
may deem necessary and proper,
II ~ Whenever the Council shall by
ordinance provide for establishing any
public park, or for establishing, open
ing, widening, extending or altering any
! street, avenue, &lley, route for sewer or
water pipes, for constructing water
! works or for carrying out any other pow
ers granted by it's charter, and it be.
comes necessary to take private proper.
ty for such public use, just compens4
ton shall be paid 10 the owner or owners
thereof, which shall be- ascertained and
, assessed by six disinterested commits
sioners, who shall be qualified voters u
the town and who shall be selected by
? the Mayor. Suca proceedings shall b.
conducted by the Mayor. or in his all
scnce or inability to act, or In case lie be
interested, then by some disinterested
member of the Council designated by