The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
pUBLIo LOCAL LAW

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AND COUNCIL OF MT. 4IP 11 lQR
GARROLL AND FREDERICK r " IN
lies, ~ ISSUE BONDS FOB INN MN
PURPOSE OF IMPROVING T ThE
SIREEIS OF THE TOWN on LIE III
AIRY, IN SAID COUNTIES VI MI.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY tbe q.
Assembly OF Maryland, That the W.r ~sueial
Eouncil Of Mt. Airy be and tbey a .rayIr and
authorized and empowered IN issn %g hereby
the name of the said municipal Cor Corr Uoaas IN
an amount not exceeding the snp' az 10
thousand dollars, in denominst;nn. VI iour
hundred dollars each, and each Of Ia ~ one
shall be payable twenty wears af4 eS'u ponds
bearer, redeemable, however. at tbe r Is.e 10
of said Mayor and Council of Nj pleasure
time after the expiration of five WOOL. ~ any
their respective dates, and shall hear ;a from
in the meantime at the rate of FIVE interest
per annum, payable semi-annually. acc co-'a@
TO the tenor of the coupons for sa;d ; "g
to be attached to said bonds. which sa;a Interest
shall be sealed with the corporate seal ~ Soas
municipal corporation, and together VIII sa a.i
coupons shall be signed by the Navor a a.I
conntersigned by the Clerk or register Of anu
town, provided, however that said bo Sa,S
shall not be sold for less than par or tbe Eoa
value thereof in cash current money ave
SEC. ,. And be it enacted. That the n,o
ceeds OF the sale Of the bonds hereby autboy
lied to be issued shall be applied 70 prad;0a
piking, matchmaking or otherwise imnrov;gs1,
the streets of said town of Mt Airy as ,Sss
Mayor and Council thereof shall determine '''
SEC. 8. And be it enacted. That tbe sa;a
Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy shall bara
power and authority and are hereby reon;raJ
10 levy all necessary taxes upon the nronert,
within the taxable limits of said eorporat;or
for the payment of the interest on The boOS,
hereby authorized to be issued, as well nc sos
the payment of the said bonds at matar;,y
and shall create sinking fund for that NM NM
pose and levy the necessary taxes therefor
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That as soon
after the passage of this act as pract;cabla
the Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy Shall eanss
a special election to be held in Mt Airv a.
such time and place as may be fixed by an or.
dinance for that purpose, and shall anno;n,
three Judges of election, who shall copdnct
the same in the manner prescribed bv said
ordinance after giving at least ten DAYS nre.
vious notice thereof, posted in five or mora
public places in said town, at which said
special election the qualified voters os NJ,
Airy shall determine by ballot whether the
bonds herein before provided for shall be Is.
sued or not; and at which said election there
shall be written or printed on the ballots n
said voters the words for issue of bonds . ar
against issue Of bonds, and if majority Al
the ballots cast shall contain the words :sfor
issue of bonds. then this act shall become
operative and binding, but if a majority ot
said ballots shall contain the words '.apainst
the issue Of bonds, then this act Shall he
void and of no effect, and the judges of said
municipal election, or majority of them
shall return to the Mayor of said town tbe
number of ballots cast ''for issue of bonds
and against issue of bonds,' respectively
and the said Mayor shall announce the result
thereof.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this ac
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved, March 23rd, 1896.
LLOYD L0WNDES,
Governor
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate.
SIDNEY Z. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House o
Delegates.
hereby certify that the aforegoing is .
true copy Of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session
1896.
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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