The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-27
TUESDAY,,
The Ihd0y OI November, | O4,

for the purpose of balloting 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 i'm 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 1901 Chapter al, to be submitted
to the voters of Garrett county, Maryland.
for their adoption or rejection, and which
reads of follows
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT to enable the qualified voters of
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 Count
House and Jail at the County seat, Oak
land, i'll said County.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. that the question
whether or not the County Commissioners of
Garrett County shall issue bonds to an
amount not less than Seventy-hve thousand,
nor exceeding one hundred thousand dollars
for the purpose Of purchasing lots and fur
nishing and erecting and building a court
house and a 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 wear 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 shall be counted and
returned as other election returns are
counted and made.
SEC. ,. And be it enacted, That if it shall
be 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
mSSiOnerS 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, and within nine months after
said election, if it shall be decided by the
ballots cast at said election. If 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
the President of the Board of County Com
missioners, and TO be countersgned by the
Clerk of said Board, and that said bonds
shall be made payable in the following man
ner, that is to say: Five thousand dollars
each and every year. beginning with the
year 1901 and they shall have coupons at
tached for the semi annual interest, payable
respectively on the first day OF February
and the first dav OF August in each wear the
said bonds shall be dated as of the first dav
of August 1905 and shall be forever EXEMPT
from All taxation for anv purpose and shall
have printed on them reference to the act
authorizing the issue thereof.
Sec And he it enacted, That said bonds
shall be issued to mature at such a date as
shall not exceed the payment thereof Of
more tn an five thousand dollars in any one
wear but none of said bonds shall he issued
TO mature before the first day of August
1907.
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whole of the issue of said bonds anthorized
or so much as may be necessary, the said
County rs Sna iil.teudately
vided Sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash; which said sale of said bonds
snali ne iiaue upon uue nouice y! puollca-
said Comfy Commissiohers shall deem mon
er and necessary.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, that the pro
shaIi he anniied nv the Comfy CHnmiSs;nn
ers of said County for the purchase of such
lots ana une erecIloi; anu iuThlshlng OF a new
the Comfy Seat Of said Comfy and For NO. 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
10 De approved Dy theln III such penalty for
the falthtul performance OF the contract
IIereunuef as they may deem proper; and
upon the opening OF such DldS tne SAID Coun-
ny COMMISSIONERS Silall award the sad con-
tfacU 10 Ine lowest responsible bidders; but
IIey silall nave the power TO reject any and
all Dlds.
SEC :. And be it enacted. that this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April Sth, l9O4
THE pOlls OF said election will he onened IN,