Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-05-11
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 1906.


AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and Ooun-
Gil Of Glen Echo, Montgomery County, to
borrow money on the credit Of said town for
the purpose Of acquiring, by purchase or
otherwise, and maintaining system Of Wa
ter Works and sewerage and 10 issue bonds,
and to levy taxes on the assesssble property
OF the town TO repay the money borrowed
and the interest thereon.
Section BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the Mayor and
Council OF the town Of Glen Echo, Montgom-
cry County, be and they are hereby author
lied to acquire by purchase or otherwise
system Of Water Works and sewerage system
for the use of said town.
Section 2. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the Mayor and
Council Of Glen Echo are hereby authorized
and directed TO issue registered bonds in the
name OF the Mayor and Council Of Glen
Echo In the sums Of two hundred dollars
each each to be numbered from one TO thir-
ty-ive consecutively said bonds shall be
made payable in order OF their numbers;
the first bond shall be due and payable one
year from the date of issue, and bond num-
Der two shall be due and payable two years
from the date Of issue, and thereafter each
bond shall mature and be paid each consecu-
tive year from the maturity OF bond num-
bered one; provided, however, that the
mayor huu OOuucll OI OIeu hcDO arc ucEcDJ
granted the option to redeem any and all
bonds outstanding fifteen years from the date
OF Its issue; said bonds to be signed by the
Mayor Of Glen Echo and the clerk of the said
Mayor and Council, attested by the seal Of
the Mayor and Council of Glen Echo, to the
amount Of seven thousand dollars, bearing
interest at not more than FIVE per centum per
annum, payable annually In each and every
year and dated on the date Of their issue,
and the same shall be exempt from county
aud municipal taxation.
Section g. And be il enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the pro-
ceeds of the sale from said bond issue Of
seven thousand dollars, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary for this purpose, shall be by
the said Mayor and Council OF Glen Echo
used and applied TO the payment Of costs
and expenses of acquiring by purchase or
otherwise, maintaining and keeping in re-
pair said water and sewerage system and the
plant for the same for the use OF Glen Echo
as the said Mayor and Council may order and
direct, and the said bonds are hereby declar-
ed TO be the first lien upon the plant and
frsn chise of said water and sewerage system.
Section 4. And be il enacted by the Cen
ersl Assembly Of MARYLAND, That the Mayor
and Council Of Glen Echo are hereby author
ICED and directed, empowered and required
to annually levy and collect special tax Of
not exceeding twenty-five cents on every one
hundred dollars of taxable property within
the corporate limits OF Glen Echo to pay the
interest on said bonds and to gradually re-
deem and retire such bonds, until they shall
have all been redeemed and retired and the
proceeds OF such tax shall be collected by the
said Mayor and Council of Glen Echo and
forthwith applied by them to the redemption
of said bonds as they shall become redeema-
BILE, and the said taxes are hereby inviolably
dedicated TO the payment of the interest and
principal of said bond issue, as we'll as to the
maintenance Of said water and sewer system
said tax TO be levied and collected as other
taxes of said town are levied and collected.
Section 3. And be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That the Mayor
and Council of Glen Echo be and they are
hereby authorized and empowered TO negoli-
ate, sell or dispose OF the said bonds as here
inbefore provided for or as many thereof as
they shall deem proper, and with the pro-
ceeds thereof TO acquire as aforesaid, main
tain and keep In repair said water and sewer
system provided, however, that no bonds
be sold or disposed OF for less than their par
value, and the said Mayor and Council Of
Glen Echo are furthermore fully authorized
10 make all necessary rules and regulations
nd to pass all necessary ordinances, with
the penalties for their violation, and to do
all necessary acts for the proper managing,
maintaining and repairing OF said water and
sewer system and for the protection thereof,
and to condemn all lands necessary for the
acquiring am operating of said water and
sewer system and plants thereof, which con-
demnation shall be had in the manner pro-
vlded for by law.
Section 6. And be IL enacted, That the
Mayor and Council Of Glen Echo shall sub
init 10 the vote Of the legally qualified voters
of said town the question whether or not said
town shall issue the said bonds TO the amount
of not more than seven thousand dollars as
hereinbefore get forth at special election to
be held in said town after ten days public
notice thereof by publica ton at least once
before the said election in some newspaper
published in Montgomery county, and by
such other notice as the said Mayor and
Council may prescribe or adopt giving no.
tice of the intent and object of this act, and
date, time and polling place Of said election,
and that the certificate OF the said Mayor OF
said town of the holding Of said election and
the result thereof shall be sufficient evidence
OF the purchaser Of said bonds Of legality,
and the result Of said election.
Section Z. And be it enacted, For the pur-
pose Of this special election, the Mayor and
Council are hereby authorized to hold il at
one polling place in said town, and to appoint
such judges aad clerks as may be required,
who shall make returns of the results Of said
election to the Mayor of said town. The
ballots shall have printed or written on them
the words, "For the issue Of water bonds"
il the ballots TO be cast be for the issue, and
Against the issue of water bonds" II the
ballots to be cast be against the issue. II a
majority Of the votes cast shall be against the
issue of water bonds, then and in that case
no bonds shall be issued but II the majority
of the votes cast shall be for the issue of the
water bonds, the Mayor and Council of Glen
Echo, as hereinfore provided for, may issue
said water bonds to the amount of seven
thousand dollars as hereinafter provided.
Section 8. And be IL enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That all other
acts inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. Aud be it enacted by the Cen