The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS, ETC.
NHAPTER ITO.

| An Act to authorize the Mayor and Council of
Brunswick, in Frederick County, to issue
bonds to the extent of SIS, 000.O0 for the puf-
pose of constructing, operating and keeping
In repair water works for said town, with q
proviso that said issue of bonds be first SUD-
mitted to and approved by vote of the
people IF said town of Brunswick.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General AS
Sembly of Maryland hat the Mayor and
Council Of Brunswick, in Frederick County, be
and they are hereby authorized and en-
powered to issue bonds in the name of said
municipal corporation, to an amount not ex-
ceedng fifteen thousand dollars ($l5,000.0C) The
said bonds to be issue in sums of not less than
5000, nor more than $4,000 each, to be sealed
with the corporate seal, signed by the Mayor
and countersigned by the clerk of the council
of said town; each of said bonds to be payable
thirty years after date to bearer; redeemable,
however, at the pleasure of the Mayor and
Council at any time after ten years from their
respective dates; said bonds to bear interest
not exceeding five per cent. per a. mum, Fay
able semi-annually by the Mayor and Council
of said municipal corporation, on the presen
tation of interest coupons to be issued with
said bonds; and said bonds shall be exempted
from all county and municipal taxation.
SECTION 2 And be it enacted, That the pro-
ceeds of the sale of said bonds, none of which
shall be sold below par, shall be applied to the
construction and maintenance of water works
to supply, SO far practicable, the reasonable
demands OF the citizens of said town and
other persons carrying on business therein,
with water, ana also TO the laying, eSLaOllStl.
| ment and maintenance of water mains and
fire plugs in and along the streets of said town
as protection against fire.
| SECTION 8. And be it enacted, That said
| Mayor and Council shall have power and au-
| thority and are hereby required to levy all
| necessary taxes upon the property within the
taxable limits OF said corporation. not exceed,
said town, as the same may from time to time
! be amended, fer the purpose of paying the in
! teresa on said bonds, and also of the principal
| thereof at maturity. and said Mayor and
| Council shall c. cate a sinking fund for the
payment of said principal at maturity, and
| shall levy the necessary taxes therefor, not
| exceeding the rate allowed by law, which
| sinking fund shall be invested annually in
some securities, to be selected by the Mayor
| and Council
SECTION 4. And be it enacted, That the
| Mayor and Council of Brunswick shall have
power to PASS all ordinances necessary for The
| and to regulate by ordinance the char ges
/ for pipes, MIGRANTS and other wafer supplies
furnished to citizens OF said town and to other
| persons conducting or carrying on business
| therein.
| SECTION 5 And be 1t enacted, That the
| power to issue bonds, herein granted, is con-
ditioned, and it is hereby provided, that the
| question of issuing the said bonds shall be
submitted TO the qualified voters Of said town
at an election to be held therein during the
month Of May, in the year 1885, for which cleo.
| ton the Mayor and Council shall provide by
ordinances fla majority ofthe votes cast at such
election f,vor the execution of said power, the
Mayor and Council may proceed to issue said
bonds, but If a majority of the votes cast De
| against the execution of said power then 1t
shall be null and void, and this law of no fur
| Their effect
| SECTION g. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
| Approved March 9th, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Sepate
| SYDNEY E. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
OFFICE OF THE
| CHIEF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES
! hereby certify, that the aforegoing is a true
| copy of an Act of the General Assembly OF
| Maryland, passed at the January session, 1896
| MARTIN M. HIGGINS,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
apl. "a 81.