The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-05-12
Bonding Act to Build Court House and
Jail at Oakland.

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
Commissioners of said county for the pur-
pose OF building and furnishing a new
Court House and Jail, at the county seat
oakland in said county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General As
semDly OF Maryland, That the question OF
whether or not the County Commissioners of
Garrett County shall issue bonds to an
amount not less than seventy-five nor eX-
ceeding one hundred thousand dollars for
the purpose of purchasing lots and furnish
ing 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 he submitted to the registered
quallded voters at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of November in the year nine
teen hundred and four, 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 re
turned as other election returns are counted
and made.
SBC. 2. And be it enacted, That if it shall
ne found by the returns of said judges
OF election that 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
mlsslonerS of Garrett County. within nine
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 per centnm per
annum and within nine months after said
election, If it shall be decided b. thejballotS
cast at said election II it be decided by ballot
cast that said bonds shall be issued the said
County Commissioners shall issue bonds
which bonds shall be signed by the President
of the Board of County Commissioners and
tn he POuptarSiOnpd cla of no a
board, and the said bonds shall be made
payable in the following manner. that is to
say: five Thousand dollars each and every
year, beginning with the year 1907, and they
shall nave coupons attached for the semi
annual interest. payable respectively on the
first day of February and the first day of
August Ill each year; the said bonds shall be
dated as 1.-THE first day of August. 1866, and
shall be forever exempt from ali taxation
Tor any purpose, and shall have printed on
them reference to the Act authorizing
the issue thereof.
SEC 5. And be it enacted, That said bonds
shall be issued to mature at such date as
shall not require the payment thereof OF
more than five thousand dollars in any one
year; but none of said bonds shall be issued
to mature before the first day of August, 1907.
SEC; 4. And be it enacted, That in order to
pay the interest on said bonds the County
commissioners shallannually,begi
their levy laying session in 1905, levy on the
aSSeSSable property of the countya sufficient
amount to pay said interest until the said
payment of said bonds they shall, beginning
with the year 1907, levy on the aSsessable
property or said county the sum of five
thousand dollars to pay said bonds, which
shall be paid in the order of their serial num-
Der, beginning with serial number and in
Their successive order.
SEC. ). And be it enacted That Of the whole
issue of said bonds so authorized or so much
as may be necessary, the said County Com
mlSSlonerS shall Immediately after signing
said bonds, as hereinbefore provided, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash,
which said sale of said bonds shall be made
upon due notice by publication in such news
paper or news papers as the said County
commissioners shall deem proper and neces-
sary.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the pro-
ceedS arising from the sale of said bonds
shall be applied by the County Commissioners
OF said county for the purchase of such lots
and the erection and furnishing of 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 of said Court House and Jail the
Sald county commissioners shall contract
by sealed bids for which contracts adver-
tisements shall be made in such newspaper
or newspapers as the said County Commits
Slonefs snail deem proper, giving notice of
the time and place of the public opening of
such bids, and they shall require such bidder
TO f1le with their bids good and sufficient
bond with surety or sureties to be approx
ed by them in such penalty for the faithful
performance of the contract Hereunder as
they may deem proper; and upon the open
ing OF such bids the said County Commits
slOnefs snail award the said contract to the
lowest responsible bidders, but they shall
have the power to reject any and all bids.
SEC. T. And be it enacted That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April sth, 1904.