The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-06-08
= Pupnrc Local. Laws.
January Session, 1900.
CHAPTER 2l6.

for Hyattsvllle, Irlnce NcorScs
county, and maintenance OF the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted 10y the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
to provide water works for Hyattsville
the Commissioners of Hyattsville are
hereby authorized and directed to bor-
row money on the credit of the Com
missioners of Hyattsvile Or the Mayor
and Common Council, as the case may
be, as a body corporate, not to exceed
thirty thousand dollars, and to issue
coapon bonds in payment thereof.
The said bonds to be for even sums of
money, not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than one thousand dol
lars each, and to be of uniform amount,
and be payable, principal and interest,
at the office of some one banking insti-
tuition in the city Of Baltimore, Mary
land, to be designated 10y said Commits
sioncrs. The said bonds shall be of
even date, and be payable as to princi-
pal in thirty years from date of their
issue, and shall bear interest from and
after six months from the date Of their
issue, not to exceed four per centum
per annum The said bonds shall be
forever exempt from taxation, and
shall have printed on them distinct
reference to the Act of Assembly au-
thorizing their issue. The said bonds
shall be consecutivcly numbered, be
signed by the President of the Com
missoners of Hyattsville or Mayor, if
there shall be one, and the Treasurer
of said town, and the corporate seal
shall be affixed thereto and be attested
10y the Clerk of the Commissioners.
1t shall be the duty of the said Treas
urer and Clerk, respectively, to enter
full register of the said bonds, and,
when sold, the names and addresses of
the purchasers, amount realized oppo-
site the numbers of the bonds, in sepa-
rate books, to be especially provided
for that purpose, one to be retained in
the official custody of the said Com
missioners, and the other in the custody
of the Treasurer. 1t shall be the duty
of the said President, Clerk and Treas
urer, respectively, to examine and com
pare the accounts in the said books, rs
often as once a year, and certify to the
same in the books by the written sig
natures of the President Of the Com
missioners, the Clerk and the Treas
urcr with the date opposite their re-
spective signatures.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That
the said Commissioners are hereby
authorized and directeded to cause to be
constructed and maintained a sy stem cf
water works Tor the Town of Hyatts-
vile, and to purchase in fee simple or
lease in the corporate name of the Com
missioncrs of Hyattsvllle, any land
which they may deem expedient for
the purpose of establishing and main
tanning the said water works. The
said Commissioners are also hereby
vested with the power of condemnation
under the rights of eminent domain as
provided in Article NXIII, SECTION
1G7, under the Code of Public General
Laws Of Mary yland, as fully as il said
section had been herein incorporated.
The said manner of procedure of tie
said Commissioners in condemnation
to be IN all particulars the same as is
provided by said Article and Section
aforesaid.
SECTION 3 AMI he it enacted, That
the said Commission rs Of Hyattsville
are hereby authorized To provide for
and have control of hydrants in the
streets for the protection Of property
from fire, ant, such other purposes as
they shall specify; to purchase supplies
for the maintenance of said water
works; to cause necessary repairs and
| renewals to he made; to make extern
sions; to employ employees to care for
and operate said water works; to cs-
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to consumers; to have the right to de-
i tcrmIne the kind and 81. of the water
pipes; the tune and manner of laying
the same, and the right to elect to lay
the same, and to charge and collect the
cost ofthe same on the property served;
to have the right to elect, to require
and install necessary water meters
AMI to determine the siz', kind "A
cost of the same, and t. charge and to
collect the same on the property served,
and the right to inspect and control
| the management Of the SAM, the ser
vice and distribution pipes and all 9th
er fixtures and appliances for the use
Of the water; the right to fix and es-
tablsh from time to time schedule of
rates or charges for water; the charges
to be due and payable semi-annually,
with penalty of three per cent if not
paid within fifteen days next following
the day they are due and with penalty
of six per cent from that day if not
paid until after the said fifteen days;
said charges shall b. and are herewith
made a lien on the property served,
and if not paid within six months from