Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER qb7

ROAD formerly owned Dy the PRESIDENT,
Managers and Company Of the Washington
Turnpike Company, to construct public
county road over said acquired road from
Rockville to the line of the District Of Co
lumbia, to borrow money on the credit of
said county for the construction of said
road and issue coupon bonds therefor, and
to levy and collect on aud from the assessa-
BILE property Of said county an annual tax
sufficient to pay said bonds when they ma
ture and the interest thereon as il becomes
due.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the County
Commissioners of Montgomery county be and
they are hereby authorized and directed
after having acquired title TO that part Of the
road Of the president, Managers and Com
pany of the Washington Turnpike Compa-
ny" and 1.-THE Rockville and Bethesda Turn
pike Company" between Rockville and the
line Of the District of Columbia, and to con-
Ntrrct public county road before the FIRST
day Of January, In the year eighteen hum
dred and ninety-nine, upon and along said
road, not less than forty feet 10 width, and
all bridges and culverts necessary therefor,
the ACTIVITY and declivity Of which road
shall in no case exceed six feet in the hun
dred, and at least twenty feet in width there
of, shall be covered with broken stones OF q
size which will 20 through Q two-inch ring,
and to the depth Of at least twelve inches,
and shall be thoroughly rolled with steam
roller before it is opened to travel, and the
said road, after the completion thereof, shall
be maintained and kept by said County Com
missioner as public road and highway.
Sec. q Aud be it enacted, That in order to
provide the necessary funds for the construc-
lion Of said road and the expense incident
thereto, the said County Commissioners be,
and they are hereby authorised and directed
to borrow on the credit Of said county an
amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars and TO issue coupon bonds therefor
under the corporate seal Of said County Com
missioners signed by the President of the
Board Of County Commissioners and coun-
tersigEed by the Clerk thereof, in sums Of
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
han Eve hundred dollars, and bearing inter
est rom the date of the issue thereof at the
l,rate of four per centum per annum, payable
nmi-annually, which bonds shall be exempt
from all taxation whatsoever, and shall have
printed on them distinct reference to the
Act authorizing their issue.
Sec. 3. And be 1t enacted. That the said
bonds shall be- issued in fifty series or less,
each series being for the sum OF Ave hundred
dollars, and shall be redeemable as follows
That is to say, FIVE hundred dollars thereof
in one year from the date OF their issue, and
thereafter annually Eve hundred dollars 10
each and every year in their proper serial
order or number until the whole amount SO
nhld shall have been fully paid, and said
cnds shah be sold AFTER due advertisement
'public or private sale In the discretion OF
al d County Commissioners for cash, pro-
E He'd however, that none of said bonds shall
,ui sold for less than par
Sec 4 A nd he IL on aefad That tho Hon ntv
o. commissioners of Montgomery county shall
huse to be levied upon, and collect from, the
StHFSble property of said county tax an
a. ually, which shall be sufficient to pay three
~tthS OF the said bonds as the same shall sew
sfralv mature, and the interest thereon as the
Oeime shall become due, aud said County Com
r, Iissioners shall cause to be levied upon and
ollect from the taxable property of the fourth
iand seventh election districts Of said county
SIS ! special improvement road tax for said
u Spike road an additional tax annually
Torch shall be sufficient TO pay two-ffths OF
said bonds as the same shall become due
all severally mature, aud the interest there
las the same shall become due which said
and two-6iths tax shall be col
ted in like manner as other taxes levied in
ID county are collected, and when collected
Wall be applied to the payment of said bonds
re they mature and the interest thereon semi
Rnually.
Sec. s. And be it enacted, That all coupons
said bonds for any current year shall be
&C (liah in payment OF county taxes in Mont
tafy county for such current years or any
.l6us year, wnen such coupons shall have
ured and when any Of said bonds shall
; e been paid, as herein provided, the said
Tnty Commissioners shall Immediately de-
50 " the same and all immature coupons
,reto attached, and shall also destroy said
( ipons as they are severally paid, and should
said County Commissioners, or any per-
having the custody OF said bonds or
kpous as they have been redeemed, reissue
same, the persons or persons so offending
# HI be deemed guilty Of larceny" and
= iii be punished 10 the same manner as is
9 5vided for the punishment Of that crime by
,feticle 81, of the Code Of Public General
sdhws. and shall also be liable civilly in an
cunt equal to the amount Of said bonds or
pons 80 re-issued, and the costs Of suit.
Sec. g. And be il enacted, That the County
alfpmissioneTs Of Montgomery county be,
~ they are hereby authorized and en-
bred to employ all servants and agents
Nyo make all contracts and to do all other
Unnecessary TO carry the provisions of this
nto effect
I. And be it enacted, That no passen
n.
~ eription whatsoever shall be construct
lase tte Nand along the bel of said road
leu 70 the graded or ungraded parts
earl, =. About the consent OF the said
a.s Commissioners first had and obtained
M. ing and recorded among the proceed
Ydg said County Commissioners and said
die Commissioners shall not grant the
,s,.-.ge Of constructing any passenger or
rrailway, railroad or tramway over and
srg said ,yoadbed without receiving just
Hippensat PoAerefor, and In no case less
a. two "a 81, and Fifty dollars per mile
: Ire saisIe4. d|hall not have been graded
syhs Co .so0'Commissioners, aud not less
sivon I've hundred dollars per mile where the
D. ihs have been graded by the said
criuy commissioners Aud In no case shall
tth ass 'nRer or other railwsy, rail road or
s,mW Constructed upon the graded and
calnASM portions Of said road where
st RNk,tl| do not exceed IN the aggregate
sly kk Fidth. And should said County
anmant - decide 10 grade lese than sixty
inJlh of said road as now laid out,
j gnte6 portions shall be located either
non the east side OF the west side of said
Dad as now laid out through it's entire
ength. Failure to grade said road TO the
full width OF sixty feel, as now laid out, shall
not be construed as an aband Comment by the
said County OOtnWlsSlOueTs u tuht pOTtiOb OF
said road not actually graded, out tht same
shall remain vested in said County Commits.
toners subject 10 such uses as the public in.
& Great may require in the discretion Of said
1unty Commissioners The grade o! any
psseuger failway, railroad or trsmway CON
uucted over or along the bed oil said road
yder the provisions OF this section, shall
!, snform to the grades of said road IS estab-
u Shed by the County Commissioners, and
Sch passenger or other railway, railroad OF
shmway shall he constructed and laid il
ch manner as to allow safe, free and cas-,
cess no said public county road by persons
ling along the route of the same, aud hav
A4g 10 cross the track or tracks Of such pas
esnger or other railway, railroad or tram
- 10 reach the same.
sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this Ac
Shall take effect from the date Of its passage
APPROVED April 7, 1898.
CHAPTER 36e.
AN ACT TO add q new section 10 Article l,
Of the Code Of Public Local Laws. til
Montgomery county, under the new sub
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