Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-04-02
Tuesday. April ). 1910.

term of One Year -
Three Persons to serve as Councilmcn
for the term of Two Years, and
One Person to serve as Policeman for the
term of one year, provided the bill to that
effect now pending becomes law before
said election.
The question of issuing Street I'm
provement Bonds in the sum of Fifty Thous-
and Dollars for the purpose specified in the
Bill recently enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, will be submitted at SAID
Election, and for the full Information of all
concerned the said Act is included in this
notice as follows:
AN ACT
Entitled An Act to Authorize the Mayor and
Councilman of Frostburg to issue Bonds
for the purpose of Paving, Grading and
otherwise Improving the Streets, Alleys
and Lanes of the Town of Frostburg.
election |, BE II en0cted by the Gencrai
- assembly IF .Maryinnd, That the Mayor
and Councilmen of Frostburg be and they
are hereby authorized to issue Coupon Bonds
in the name of the said corporation to an
amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dol
lars $50, 0OO,D which said Bonds shall be
signed by the Mayor and Clerk of the Town
of FroStburg and atteSted by the Corporate
mated "Frostburg Street Improvement Bonds
of 19l0' and shall interest at a rate not to
exceed four per- ceHtunt per ditn"nt, payable
semi-annually to be issued in denOmina-
tons not exceeding five hundred dollars
$500, to be payable at a time not exceeding
thirty years from date, and redeemable at
the pleasure of the SAID corporation at any
time after five years from their date; and
the said Town shall have the power from
year to year to levy and collect Il special tax
to pay said interest, and to provide "A Sinking
Fund for the redemption of said Bonds
And the said Mayor and COunclmen shall
have power to issue the same in such install
mentS or amounts as they may deem proper
from time to time, the aggregate of the Bonds
to be issued not to exceed the said sum of
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,OOO)
SECTION ., The said Mayor and Council
men, out of the proceeds of said Bonds, shall
pay one-third of the cost of Paving Grading
and otherwise Improving any Street or por-
ton thereof, which they shall from time to
time determine to Pave, Grade and other
wise Improve; the remaining twO-thlrdS of
the cost of such improvement 10 be assessed
against the property abutting on such Streets
or portions thereof so Paved, Graded or I'm
proved, according to the number of front
feet of the respective properties abuttlng
thereon, such Paving, Grading, or otherwise
improving any of the Streets hereunder, and
the assessments made therefor to be done as
provided in Section 1873 of Article l of the
Code of Public Local Laws as enacted by the
Act of 1902, Chapter SO, and any amend
ments thereof.
SECTION 3, 1nd be il fUrther eHacted, That
this Act shall not become effective unless at
the Town election to be held in the Town of
Frostburg i'll the month of April, 1910, there
shall be cast a majority of votes in favor of
the issue of such Bonds and on the ballots
provided by the Mayor and Councilmen at
tJnrn h.,ll h.a oil l,l ,rl,s
For the Street Improvement Bonds and
Against the Street Improvement Bonds,
and the voter may vote thereon either by
cross-mark (N) after his choice, or by run
ming pencil or pen through the one to
which he is opposed and If there shall be
majority of votes in favor of said Bonds,
then the said Mayor and COuncilmen shall
be authorized to issue SAID Bonds as herein
before provided, and, if there be majority
of votes against the issuance of such Bonds
then this Act shall be null and void. And
if the said Act in the event OF ITS passage
should not be approved within five days
before said election, then the same shall be
voted on at the Town election to be held in
said Town in the month of April, 1911.
SECTION 1, lnd be il FURTHER enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved March %, 1910.
Ward Mum Der One comprises all the Quail
fled Voters within County Election Districts
Numbers II and H. and Ward Number Two
all within County Election Districts Num-
Der Two all within County Election Districts
Numbers 26 and %.
Polls will OPEN at o o clock a. M, and
CLOSE at o'clock y. IN.
BY order of the Mayor and Councilmen,
J. $. METXGER
March 26 Clerk.