The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-11-03
TUESDAY,.
The SIhd0y Oi November, 1904,

INV Otil wv vi ViVilHVl5 lOO y
for the purpose of balOting for
? Eight Electors of President and Vice Pres
ident Of the United states and
One person for member Of the House Of (
Representatives of the United states in the |
Fifty ninth Congress from the sixth Con /
gresSional District of the State of Maryland. !
Also for or against the following proposed /
local law which is directed by an Act Of the /
Assembly of 1904, Chapter III. to be submitted /
to the voters of Garrett county, Maryland !
for their adoption or rejection, and which /
reads Of follows;
CHAPTER Al.
AN ACT to enable the qualified voters Ct
Garrett County to determine by ballot
whether bonds not to exceed the sum Of
one hundred and twenty five thousand
dollars shall be issued by the County Com
missioners of said County for the purpose
of building and furnishing a new Court
House and Jail at the County seat Oak
land, in said County,
SECTION l. BE it enacted Ivy the General
Assembly of Maryland, that the question
whether or not the County commissioners of
Garrett County shall issue bonds to an
amountnot less than Seventy-tive thousand
nor exceeding one hundred thousand dollars
for the purpose Of purchasing lots ana fur-
nishing and erecting and building court
house and new Jail and furnishing the
same at Oakland, the county seat OF said
County not to exceed the sum of Twenty
five thousand dollars shall be submitted to
the registered, qualified voters at the Con
gressional Election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November
in the year 1904, the said ticket to be voted
to be printed on the Congressional ballot to
be used at said election; the ballot to be
used in said election shall have printed on
them For the issue of bonds" or Against
the issue of bonds, and shalt be counted and
returned as other election returns are
counted and made.
Seq And be it enacted. That if it shall
he found by the returns of said Judges of
election that a majority of the votes cast in
said County are for the issue of said bonds
then it shall be the duty of the County Com
missioners of Garrett County, within nine
months after said election to issue said
bonds to an amount not exceeding One
hundred and twenty five Thousand dollars
in sums not less than one hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars each. and shall
bear interest not to exceed five perCentum
per annum. ana within nine months after
said election, if it shall be decided by the
ballots cast at said election. If il be decided
by ballots cast that said bonds shall be issu-
ed, the said County Commissioners shall
issue bonds. which bonds shall be signed by
4 the President of the Board of County Com
missioners and to be counterSigned by the
Clerk of said Board, and that said bonds
shall be made payable i'll the following man
ner, that is to say: Five thousand dollars
each and every year, beginning with the
year 1907, and they shall have coupons at
tached for the semi annual interest. payable
respectively on the first day of February
and the first day of August in each year, the
said bonds shall be dated as of the first day
of August 1905 and shall be forever exempt
from all taxation for any purpose. and shall
have printed on them reference to the act
authorizing the issue thereof.
SEC. g. And be it enacted That said bonds
shall be issued to mature at such a date as
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more I'll an five thousand dollars in any one
year, but none of said bonds shall be issued
to mature before the first day of August
1907.
SECS And be it enacted, That in order
to pay said interest on said bonds, the Coun-
ty Commissioners shall annually, beginning
with their levy on the assessable property of
the County a sufficient amOnt to pay said
interest until said ponds shall respectively
mature, and for the payment of said bonds
they shall, beginning with the year 1907 levy
on the assessable property of said County
the sum of Five thousand dollars to pay said
bonds. which shall be paid in the order of
their several numbers, beginning with serial
Number and in their successive order.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted. that of the
whole of the issue of said bonds authorized,
or so much as may be necessary the said
County Commissioners shall, immediately
after signing said bonds as hereinbefore pro
vided sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash; which said sale of said bonds
shall be made upon due notice by publica-
ton in such newspaper or newspapers as the
said County Commissioners shall deem prop
er and necessary.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, that the pro
ceedS arising from the sale of said bonds
shall be applied by the County Commission
erS or said County for the purchase of such
lots and the erection and furnishing of a new
Court House and Jail Building, at Oakland
the County Seat of said County, and for no
other purpose; and for the building and
FURNISHING said Court Houre and Jail the
said Board of County Commissioners shall
contract by sealed bids, for which contacts
advertisements shall be made in such news
paper or newspapers as the said County
Commissioners shall deem proper, giving
notice of the time and place of the public
opening of such bids, and they shall require
such bidders to file with their bids good
and sufficient bond with surety or sureties
to be approved by them in such penalty for
the faithful performance of the contract
Hereunder as they may deem proper; and
upon the opening of such bids the said Coun-
ty Commissioners shall award the said CON
tract to the lowest responsible bidders; but
they shall have the power to reject any and
all bids.
SEC, Z. And be it enacted. that this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage,
Approved April Sth, 1904.
The polls OF said election will be opened in
each and every Election District of said Gar
reit county, at the usual places Of holding
the polls, at O'Clock a. M. and will be closed
at the hour of O'Clock p. III. when the bal
lots shall be counted according to law
For the information of all persons con
cerned the following Act of the Legislature.
passed March "A, 1865, is published
CHAPTER 16l.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale of spirituous or
fermented liquors in the several counties
. OF the State on the day of election.
b SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That it Shall not he
lawful for the keeper of any hotel tavern.
store. drinking establishments or any other
place where liquors are sold, or for any per
son OF persons, directly or Indirectly, to sell.
barter. give or dispose of any spirituous or
fermented liquors, ale, beer, or Intoxicating
drinks of any kind, on the day of the election
hereafter to be held i'm the several counties
of the State.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person
violating the provisions OF this Act shall be
liable to Indictment by the Grand Jury of
the county where the offense is committed
and shall, upon conviction bya Judge of anv
Circuit Court of the State, be fined sum NOT
less than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars for each and every ofrense-
one-half the fine shall be paid to the inform
er, the other half to the County Commission
ers for the use of public roads.