The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-05-16
Road Improvement.
HAPPIER 1874.

CHAPTER 1874
IAN ACT to autl oiiz. tie County Com.
mission-,s OF Crcil County u provide
Tor the pernaneIt IN, provrnient OF its
roads and tigh~ays;an to that end,
to issue bonds TO provide for the pay.
meat for said improvements; and also
for the appointment Of a Auxiliary
Board to cooperate, aud act, with the
hoard OF County Commissioners In
the performance II the said work"
sectIoni. BE It enacted by the General As.
sembly Of Maryland. that the County Commits
| sioner OF Gee county are hereby authorized
and required, !mme iiately amer the passage of
this Act, In conjunction with an Auxiliary
Board. hereinafter provided for to provide for
the permanent improvynls OF such Of the public
roads aud Highways In said cour;v ~ In their
Judgm"':, shall be for the best Interests Of the
county ard It's cit'z.ns.
Scction2 BE II enacted, that, for tie purpose
OF the permanen, improvement of the public
| roads of Cecil county the County Commissioners
OF Cecil county are hereby authorized and di.
rcc,e To borrow, ON the credit OF taid county.
| an amour. not exceeding the ,um Of two.hun.
dred thousand dollars. and 10 issue coupon bonds
thereof IN sums OF net less than one hundred
DO lars nor more than one thousand dollars.
each, 10 be signed by the President Of the laid
Is ard Of County Commissioners and counter.
= gnet by the County Treasurer OF said c'tsniy
attcstsd BY the cnrpora seal Of sRid county; the
| sa 4 bords to lie separately noted and recorded
IN book TO be kept lyF that purpO,e. Said bonds
shall bear Interest at the rate OF i've perez mum
| per auuum, payable seui.auuuslly, on the first
| day Of July aud January In each year aud shall
| be forever exempt from all taxation for county,
municipal aud county school purposes. aud shall
have printed on them distinct reference 20 this
Act authorizing their issue.
section g. y, II enacted that laid bonds shall
be issued In three series as follows-sixly thou.
sand dollars payable in ten years; sixty thousand
dollars payable IN . enty year.; eighty thousand
dollars pa! able ~ thirty years amer the date Of
| their issue, which cate shall be as Of July 1t
1905 The said bonds shall be advertised by the
| said County Commissioners aud sold to the
highest bidder for cash, provided that tl,e same
sha not be sold for lees than their par value
nor shall the sal: County Commissioner pay
any commissions IN the sale thereof. provided,
further that they may In their discretion sell
the same at public auction ut I Court House
door In Ekton, or else sell by sealed bids to be
opened publicly on the day named In said al.
vettisement, ~heu the award shall be made 10
the highest biddE but they may rcirc any or
all lids; aud all bids shall be accompanied hya
certified check for ten percent Of the amount OF
such bid aud the checks Of toe unsuccessful bid
ders shall be Immediately returned to them.
Section 1. lie 1t enacted that the County Com.
nissioncrs In pursuance OF the objects OF this
Act shall ouly use for the Improvements of the
roads, twenty five thou'and dollars per annum,
for each two years. until the whole sum 1. ex.
haustci, aud in the work to be done upon the
said road', from the monies hereby negotiated,
they may In their discretion use It as separate,