The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-06-17


AN ACT to provide for the erection
and equipment Of a public high
schoolhouse in the fourth, eight or
eleventh Election District Of Prince
Georges County, state Of Maryland,
and for the issuing OF bonds for the
payment Of the cause.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of Maryland that K. Hugh
Perrie, DR.. II. III. Bowen, r. E. Baden,
W. W. Early, j. w. Wilson, Thomas
E. Bean and Robert Connick. Be and
they are hereby constituted a building
committee for the purpose OF purchas-
ing q lot OF lots in the fourth, eight
or eleventh election districts Of Prince
Georges County, State Of Maryland,
said lots to be situated within a radius
Of one.half mile Of the st Paul's Prot
estant Episcopal Church, and erecting
and furnishing on the lot or lots pur-
chased a public school building to be
used for High school purposes for the
pupils of Prince Georges County free
from any charge for instruction therein
whatsoever.
Section 2. And be it enacted that
Of the Aforesaid building Committee
Four members shall constitute a quorem,
and the concurrence Of four Of them
shall be necessary for the decisien OF
any or all questions which may arise in
the discharg &c Of their duties, and all
vacancies occurring in said building
Committee, whether by death, resigna-
ton, refusal to act or otherwise shal be
flied BY tho School Commissioner OF
Prince Georges County.
Section 3. And be it enacted that
the said building Committee be and
they are hereby authorized to purchase
a lot or lots in the Fourth, Eight or
Eleventh election Districts Of Prince
Georges County, State of Maryland
| said lot or lots to be situated within one
| half mile of st. Psul's Protestant Epis-
| copal Church and procure and adopt a
| plan and specifications for the erection
| of said school house and when adopted
| said Committee shall invite sealed pro-
| posals by advertisements for a reason
able time for the erection Of said school
! building which proposal shall be sent
| in sealed envelopes in care of the school
| Superintendent Of Prince Georges
| County addressed to said Committee
| and shall be publicly opened on a day
| and at the hour named in said adver-
| tisement said proposals setting forth
| the AMOUNT of money for which the
| parties proposing will complete the
| building according to the specifications
| and plans and the time or times at
| which payment therefore shall be made
| and the time when said building shall
| be completed and the said Building
| Committee shall award the contract to
| the lawest responsible bidder upon such
| bidder giving bond to the board of
| County school Commissioners in such
| penalty as said Committee shall deter
| mine conditioned for the faithful pre-
| Torrance. OF the Contract entered in
| to the building Committee is hereby re-
| ouired to employ one or more compe-
| tent architects under whose control and
| supervision as to material and workman
| ship such building shall be erected; the
| building committee shall also select
proper furniture for the use of said
| public school-house as we'll as deter
| mine the best method of heating the
| school having due regard for the safety
| and health of the pupils attending
| there and shall at such times as it may
deem proper advertise for such furniture
and heating plant and shall award the
| contract or contracts to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder or bidders.
Sections. And be enacted that when
said committee shall have contracted fol
the erection of said school building and
the furnishing and heating thereof il
shall report the same to the board OF
County School Commissioners with the
terms and conditions of such contract
AMI they shall also report cost ano
expenses incurred and payed from time
TO time.
Section 5. And be it enacted that fol
the purpose of paying for said lot or lots
and for the erection and furnishing OF
said public High school building the
| school commissioners for Prince George
| County are hereby authorized and direct
ed to honor on the endorsement of the
| County Commissioners of Prince
| Georges County who are hereby direct
| ed to endorse such bonds on the faith
and credit of said County an amount no,
exceeding the sum Of eight thousand dol
lars and to isue coupon bonds therefore
in sums of not less then n hundred
dollars and not more than n thousand
dollars each to be signed by the President
of said board Of School Commissioners
and countersigned by the school super
intendent of said board with the seal OF
said board attached and to be registered
by the said school superintendent OF
Prince Georges County in a separate
book kept for that purpose and said
bond shall bear interest at the rate OF
five per cent per annum payable semi.
annually on the first day of May and the
first day Of November each year unit.
said bonds shall be paid and said
bonds shall be forever exempt from al
municipal and county taxation for any
purpose and shall have printed on them
reference to this act as authorized the
issue thereof.
Section 6. And be it enacted that the
school commissioners Of Prince Georges
county are hereby authorized and dir.
ected to retain each and every year from
the sum Of money payed to them by the
County Commissioners Of Prince
Georges County, sufficient amount OF
money to meet the interest and to create
a sinking fund to pay the principal OF
said bonds as they mature until the last
of said bonds issued under this act shall
have been paid and cancelled, should
said bonds be issued and endorsed as
aforesaid.
Section 7. And be it enacted that the
first bonds issued under this Act shall be
dated the first day Of May, 1910, and be
payable as to principal in Thirty years
from the date Of their issue and said
bonds shall be advertised for sale in two
daily newspapers published in the city
Of Baltimore, to be selected by the
School Board and sold to the highest
bidder for cash for not less than their
face value by the School Commissioners
of Prince Georges county.
Section 8. And be it enacted that
the County School Commissioners of
Prince Georges County shall annually
deposit in some National Bank in the
State of Maryland on interest, y suffic-
lent sun of money TO create a sinking
fund for the redemption of said bonds
at their maturity, and are hereby author