The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-06-17
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT to provide for making side
walks in the Town of Laurel, Prince
GEORGES county. MarXland

AN ACT to provide for making side
walks in the Town of Laurel, Prince
Georges county, Maryland.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Mayor and City Council of Laurel
on the written request of a majority OF
the owners of property per front foot
Oh any street in the town of Laurel
desiring to have said sidewalks on such
street, shall have the power and is
hereby authorized to improve such
street with brick or other permanent
sidewalks and curbing, in the discretion
Of said Mayor and City Council; that
all such work shall be done by contract
bids to be received upon written speci-
fications and the contract to be award
ed to the lowest responsible bidder
who shall give 4 good and sufficient
bond for the faithful performance OF
the contract.
SECTION = And be it enacted, That
upon completion of the work the said
Mayor and City Council shall assess
the whole cost thereof against the own
ers of the property abutting on said
streets per front foot, and the amount
so assessed shall be Il lien against said
property and be collected as hereinafter
provided.
SE1rloN 3. And be it enacted, That
upon the completion Of the said work
and an assessment covering the entire
cost thereof being made by the Mayor
and City Council; the Mayor and City
Council shall give notice of said assess
ment to each land owner of the amount
assessed against his, he", their or its
property, said notice to be given by
the Clerk of the Council by leaving
with the resident property holders at
his, her, their or Its residence such no
tice in the form of written or printed
statement, and in case of non-residents
by at least two insertions in the news
papers published in said town, and the
affidavit of such clerk that such notice
has been given shall be sufficient evi-
dence thereof; any person interested
or feeling aggrieved shall have thirty
days from the date Of such notice in
which to file his, her, their or its ohiec-
tions with the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil and be entitled to Il hearing and
have the right of appeal to the Circuit
Court for Prince Georges county from
the decision Of the Mayor and City
Council and to a jury trial in said
Court, upon giving bond with good
security for double the amount Of the
assessment; and ifno appeal be entered
and bond given, or upon dismissal OF
said appeal, said assessment shall be
final.
SECTION I. And be it enacted, That
the amounts so assessed shall be paid
bv the respective land owners within
three years, in three annual payments
with interest at five per centum; TO be
collected by the Treasurer of the town
as other taxes are collected; and the
Mayor and City Council are hereby
authorized to issue certificates of in
debtedness bearing interest at five per
centum per annum against each re-
spective piece Of property abuttlng on
said streets so improved and negotiate
the same at par, TO enable them to pay
for said improvements i'll advance OF
payment by the property holders In
case of sale or negotiation of said GER
titicates they shall be turned over to
the Treasurer of said town who shall
receipt for the same, collect the same
and pay over the whole amount to the
parties entitled to the same, all COM
mission for such collection to be paid
out of other funds.
SECTION ). And whereas, it has been
represented that the sinking fund al
ready created under the Act ofcighteen
hundred and lightweight, Chapter
ninety-tour, will he sufficient to meet