Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-05-08
NEW ROAD LAW.
CHAPTER Il3.

the keeping OF assessment books OF Mont
gomery County by election districts, the
method of making aud keeping contracts
with road supervisors, for special road
improvement tax by election districts, and
for the issue OF special road-impro vement
bonds, of said county, under certain condi-
tons, the proceeds Of such bonds to be
used in acquiring and improving certain
roads and toll pixies in said county.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the following
four new sections be added to Article l6 O
the Code of Public Local Laws, title Mont.
gomery County, subtitle Roads, to follow
after Section l7TA and to be numbered l77B
TITO, IT'D and l77E.
l77B. The County Commiss toner's are au
thorized and directed TO cause to be prepared
an assessment book for each election district
showing the assessable property therein
provided, that where improved property lieE
partly in two or more election districts the
same shall appear In the assessment book OF the
election district in which the Improvement
or most valuable part OF the improvements
are located, and where unimproved property
lies 10 two or more election districts the same
shall appear in the assessment book OF the
election district in which the greater part
the property is situated.
| l77C. All contracts or agreements for the
appoin tment or employment of road super.
visorS by the County Commissioners shall be
made in writing in duplicate upon uniform
blanks provided for the purpose, and shall
show as nearly as may be the mileage Of each
piece Of road covered by such contract OF
employment, the character of the work to be
done upon such road and the total price to
be charged, the distance to be repaired with
stone, II any, the character OF such stone
| he If nd
name Of the election district within which
the road lies; one duplicate of said agree
ment shall be delivered to the supervisor or
contractor and the other shall be filed imme-
diately with the Treasurer of the county.
IT'D. The County Commissioners are au-
thoriZed and empowered to levy aud cause
to be collected from the property owners Of
any election district listed, as provided in
Section lI7B Of this Article, special tax for
securing by condemnation or otherwise and
permanently improving, draining, grading,
resurfacing or matchmaking any road or
roads or toll pike or toll pixies within sue h
election district; provided, that no special
levy shall be made on the property OF such
election district unless said County Commits
sioners are petitioned in writing not later than
| April 18th preceding the annual levy for
such procuring and improvement OF a road
or roads or toll pike or toll pixies therein
named, and indicating the desire for special
tax upon the property of such election dis
trict for such purpose or purposes and signed
by such number of citizens and taxpayers
| Of said election district as may satisfy said
County Commissioners Of the fact that there
is q general public demand on the part of
the citizens and taxpayers of said election
district for such road procurement and
improvement and for such special levy;
and when said County Commissioners are 30
| petitioned to so secure and permanently i'm
prove road or toll pike lying partly in two
or more election districts by citizens and
taxpayers Of each Of said districts in which
| said road or toll pike may lie, said County
Commissioners may levy and cause to be COL
lected from the property owners OF each of
such election districts spec.l tax for such
purposes which shall be apportioned as near
ly as may be according to the respective in
terests OF such election district in said road
or toll pike, but no such levy for such special
road procurement or improvement shall be
made on the property of any district or dis
| tricts unless notice OF the intention of said
County Commissioners to make such special
levy, the purpose or purposes therefor, the
amount thereof and the approximate effect of
| such levy on the tax rate OF such district or
dist lets, shall be published in one or more
newspapers Of said county for two successive
weeks designating the date upon which the
said County Commissioners shall meet for the
purpose OF hearing objections to such special
levy whenever ii shall appear to said Coun-
| ty Commissioners from such petition of the
citizens aud taxpayers of one or more election
districts that there is general public de-
mand for so securing and permanently i'm
proving road or roads, toll pike or toll
pixies lying in any election district or partly
in two or more election districts as herein
stated, but that the levy OF special tax up
on the property Of such district or district 8
for such purpose or purposes would too heav-
| lily burden the taxpayers of said district or
districts, they, the said County Commission
ers, are authorized and empowered to issue
and place special road improvement bonds of
said county to cover the costs of such pro-
cur ement and improvement of such road or
toll pike in such district, the amount Of such
| bonds not to exceed ten per cent Of the taxa
BILE basis Of such election district or districts
provided, that they, the said County Com
missioners, shall prepare resolutions specify
ing the nature and estimated cost OF such spe-
cial road procurement and improvement t,
manner of issue and payment by special i'm
provement bonds specifically designating the
election district or districts in which proper
ty is to taxed to carry said bonds and pay the
interest thereon; said proposed resolutions
shall be posted in at least five conspicuous
places in each Of the election districts affect
ed thereby and published once a week tor
three consecutive weeks in one or more news.
papers Of said county with notice of a
meeting of said County Commissioners at
the expiration Of that period to hear any
persons that may object thereto after such
hearing the the said County Commissioners
may, II they deem proper, pass such resolu-
ton or resolutions and shall thereafter sub
trnift hA sNf IF -
improvement bonds provided for in each OF
such resolutions to the registered and quail
fed voters of such election districts who are
Taxpayers in such election district or dis.
tricts, at a special election to be held between
the hours of o'clock, A. N ., and o'clock,
p. M, at the regular place Of holding cleo
lions in such election district or districts on
such date as may be designated by said
County Commissioners, with such notice and
publication and in such manner as herein
before in this section last provided any reg
istered qualified voter whose wife is a tax
payer in said election district or districts
and any registered or qualified voter who
has an interest in any unsettled estate which
pays taxes in such election district or dis.
tricts shall be deemed taxpayer within the
meaning Of this section no person paying a
dog tax shall for that reason be deemed tax
payer within the meaning of this section
and the ballots for or against such special
improvement bonds shall be printed and SO
arranged that each Of such resolutions of said
County Commissioners may be voted upon
separately and the ballots so cast shall be
counted by the judges Of said elections who
shall within three days thereafter make a
written return of such votes to the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court for Montgomery County,
and said Clerk shall record said returns
among the records Of his office; and il il
shall appear that majority of the votes cast
in any election district shall have been for
q resolution of said County Commissioners
providing for the issue Of special improve
ment bonds for such procurement and i'm
provement ola road or toll pike lying wholly
within such district, then the Clerk of said
Court shall prepare certificate proclaim ing
the result of such election on such resoluti on
in such district and cause said certificate to
be published once in one or more newspapers
| published in said county: and such resoln