The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-06-03
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CHAPTER ISC

SEC llo\ |. De I! I-NRtIsH fSf I ne Ctiltb-
al .iySfmdLr et Maryland, Thai at the elect
ion to be held III the town of Hyallsville,
| in Prince Georges county, MARYLAND,
on the first Monday i'll May in the year
1898, for Commissioners tor said town,
that the, question whether or not said
town shall issue coupon bonds to the
amount OF $4,000, for the purpose of
providing Il proper water supply for
said town, shall be and is hereby direct
ed to be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of said town; and ii
shall be the duty of the Commissioners
of tie town of Evansville to give public
notice of the intent Of this Act in such
manner and at such time previous to the
election as they may deem necessary.
Sec. And be it enacted, That the
election provided for in Section one
hereof, shall be held i'll the same man-
ner and under the same law, rules and
regulations, as an election for Commits
SlOnerS for the said town of Evansville,
and the ballots shall have printed on
them the words, "For the issue of Wa
ter Bonds, if the ballot to be cast for
the issue; and Against the issue of
Water Bends if the ballot TO be cast
be against the issue. The returns ct
said election shall be made i'll ...~ .,.....c
manner as is provided for III the elect on
|
joritv of the votes cast shall be Against
the issue of Waters Bonds,' then and in
that case no bonds shall be issued :;
but if the majority of votes cast shall
be For the issue of Water BondS,' the
| Improvement I Commission for Water
| works Sewerage hereinafter provided
may issue said bonds to the amount of
50 ,ooo, as hereinafter provided.
) {. =. And be it enacted by the Cen
erai ASSEMBLY of Maryland, That for the
purpose OF constructing and establishing
water-works to provide water for the
| residents of the ,Nn of EVANSVILLE,
and protection OF property i'll said town
from fire, and tor the construction OF
SEN crs for said toNn, an Improvement
Commission be, and Is hereby created
| and constituted, composed OF Michael Y.
| Tierney, as the President OF the Board
! of town commissioners OF HyattSville,
and Clarence Wilson, as one other town
| commissioner, and the following named
residents of Hyattsvllle, viz Francis
H. Smith, Charles y. Wells, Richard +.
| White, Roger Bells and Levin H..
Campbell ; and i'll case of a vacancy on
said Improvement Commission, the
same shall be filled by selection from
among the residents of Hyattsville by a
majority of the remaining members Of
said Improvement Commission, PrOvid-
ed. ALWAYS, that the President, as such,
of the board OF town commissioners OF
| Hyattsvlle and one other town commits
| si0ner shall be members of said Improve
| ment Commission. The said Improve
men, Commission shall choose from
| among its members a president and a
secretary for said commission. Four
members OF said commission shall con-
$ il. = a Quorum to do business. The
| hall
| without pay and the power of the said
Improvement Commission shall term-
nate upon the completion Of the water
works and delivery over of the same by
the said commission to the town COM
missioners of Hyatlsville.
Sec 4. And be it enacted, That the
said Improvement Commission be, and
it is, hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to borrow money on the
credit of the town of Hyattsvile to an
amount not exceeding the sum of SIS, 900
and to issue coupon bonds of the said
town in payment of said principal sum
of money SO to be borrowed. The said
| bonds shall be for sums not less than
500, nor more than 81 900 each, and be
payable, principal and interest, at such
banking institution in the city of Balti-
more, Maryland, as the said Improve
ment Commission shall designate: The
said bonds shall be of even date and be
payable as to principal In thirty Years
from their date, and shall bear interest
at a rate not to exceed four per centum
per annum, payable semi-annuallv The
said bonds shall be forever exempt from
county and municipal taxation; ana
shall have printed on them Il distinct
reference to the Act of Assembly author
ling the issue thereof. The said bonds
shall be consecutively numbered, be
signed by the President of the Improve
ment Commission and Countersigned by
the Secretary of the said commission,
and have the corporate seal of the town
of Hyattsville affixed thereto; and the
President as such, of the town commits
SonerS OF HyattSvllle, is hereby author
lied, empowered and directed TO affix
the corporate seal to the said bonds to
be sued as aforesaid. 1t shall be the
duty of the clerk TO the town commits
sioners of Hyattsville to enter Il record
OF the said bonds in a separate book, to
be especially provided for the purpose
and retained in tn. custody of the said
town commissioners.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted That the
SAID Improvement Commission be and is
hereby authorized, empowered and di-
rected, to construct and establish water
attSvllle, and to contract for and par
chase i'll fee simple i'll the corporate
name OF the said town, or lease in the
| name OF the sad town tor term of years
| renewable at the pleasure OF the Com:niS-
sloners OF SAID tDWr, any land, real eS-
tate, spring brook and water course
which said Improvement Com mission
may deem eNpedient and necessary
for the purpose of constructing, cs-
tabishing and maintaining the water
works and sewers provided for il this
Act; and The said commission is hereby
vested with all the rights and powers
| necessary tor the construction and rS-
adjustment of the sail water works and
sewers, and the introduction thereby of
| water INTO SAID town and disposal OF
| sewerage. II the said commission Shlll
! be unable to purchase or lease, as the
case may be, from any owner OF real or
leasehold estate, spring, brook, water or
water course, or anything which par
takes of or is part of realty, or fer any
| right OF way which the Commiss ion find
necessary or eNpedient, for the con-
| StruCtlon, establishment and mainte=
nance, ot said water works aud sewers,
or any part or portion thereof, ana for
the laying OF conduits for conveying the
water TO and through said town AMI the
disposal OF sewerage, the said Improve
|
ment Commission Is hereby clothed vi II
the power of condemnation under the
right of eminent domain, as provided in
! Section I67, of Article 3, of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, as
fully as if said section had been herein
| incorporated; the manner of the pro-
ceedure of the said Improvement Com
| mission i'll condemnation Shall in all
particulars be the same as is provided
by said Section l67, of said Article Is.
SEC e. And be it Enacted, That said
Improvement Commission is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to
do all acts necessary and proper to exc
cute the provisions Of this Act relating
to the construction and establishment of
water works and sewers, and to provide
fire plugs or MIGRANTS to protect prop
crty IN EVANSVILLE from fire; and the
town commissioners of HyattsvlIle are
hereby authorized, empowered and re-
quired, to do all acts necessary and
proper to maintain the said water works