The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-06-08

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certified check for not less than ten per
centum of the amount Of the proposal,
to be returned if the proposal be not
accepted, together with the bond here
matter provided for as security for the
performance of the proposal. The
Commissioners may reject any and a.
bids or accept the proposal of any re-
sponsible bidder, at their discretion,
but they shall require any accepted
bidder to enter into a contract in
writing with them and TO give bond,
with security approved by them, in
double fhe sum of said contract price
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the contract; and they shall not pay
or cause to be paid in advance for any
work not actually done, and they shall
not pay for any work done, unless it,
the work, shall have been done and the
supplies and materials furnished strict
ly in accordance with the plans and
specifications, signed and accepted by
the contractor, and be first approved
in writing by the Engineer accepted in
writing by the Commissioners. Fur
thermore the Commissioners shall with
hold, for one year from the date the
water woaks are accepted by them,
payment of five per centum of their cost
in order to insure the establishment t
of the water works in accordance with
the plans and specifications of the
Engineer and the contract of the con-
tractor to save the town harmless from
any loss by failure or omission of the
contractor to fulfill in good faith the
contract.
SECTION 8. And be it ena cted, That
at the election to be held in the Town
Of Hyattsville, in Prince Georges
County, Maryland, on the first Mon
day in May, in the year 1900, for Com
missioners for said town, that the ques-
tion whether or not said town shall t.
sue coupon bonds to the amount Of
more than thirty thousand dollars, as
hereinbefore set forth shall be and is
hereby directed to be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of said town,
and it shall be the duty of the Com
missioners OF Hyattsville to give public
notice of the intent of this Act in such
manner and at such times previous to
the election as they may decide it.
SECTION g. And be it enacted, That
the election provided for in Section s
hereof, shall be held in the same man
ner and under the same law, rules and
regulations, as an election for Commits
sioners for said Town of Hyattsville
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 Wa
ter Bonds" if the ballot to be cast
against the issue. The returns of said
election shall be made in the same
manner as is provided for in the elec.
tion of tue Commissioners of Hyatts.
vile, and if a majority of the votes cast
>lal, he against the issue of the water
| bonds, then and in that case no bonds
shall be issued, but if the majority OF
the votes cast shall he for the issue ol
water bonds, the Commissioners Of
Hyattsville as hereinbefore provided
for may issue said bonds to the amount
of thirty thousand dollars as hereinbe
fore provided.
| SECTION 10. And be it enacted
That in the event of any change from
the present form of the legal govern
ment of Hyattsville, that such officers
as shall take the place of, and act in
the stead of the Commissioners and
other officers in this Act mentioned
shall be authorized to perform the
duties and exercise the powers by this
act conferred upon the said Commits
sioners and other officers mentioned in
their respective capacities, it being un
derstood that the duties herein speci
fed to be performed by the President
of the Commissioners shall be per.
formed by the Mayor if there shall be
ore.
SECTION H. And be it enacted, that
this act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April 1th, 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House
of Delegates.
| hereby certify, That the aforesoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1900.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
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