The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER NO. 4o4.)

AN ACT TO direct the County Commls-
sioners of Frederick County to borrow
money on the credit of SAID County to
purchase or condemn real estate, and
to pay for the erection, repair and
improvement of a building or build
ings for public schools in Frederick
City, and in the town OF Brunswick, and
a site and new building for public
school in the village of Burkiusvlle,
in said county, and to issue bonds
therefor, and to levy on the assessable
property in Frederick County an an
nual tax sufficient to pay said bonds
when they mature and to pay the inter
est thereof, as it becomes due.
Whereas, the conditions existing at the
public schools in Frederick City by
reason of the oVercrowded condition of
said schools, the lack of proper ventia-
ton, the nadequacy of means to protect
the lives of pupils in case of fire and
improper sanitary provisions, are alarming
to such an extent as to produce protests
by citizens of said city, and an earnest
desire on their. and on the part of the
Board of County School Commissioners
of said county to remedy the evils which
exist, and,
Whereas. The conditions cannot be
properly remedied except by the pur- :
chase or condemnation of a new site or
sites for schools, and the erection of an
additional building ard the repair and
improvement OF existing buildings for
the use Of said Schools and.
Whereas, the relief afforded by the
provisions of Chapter I25 OF the Acts
OF the General Assembly of MARYLAND of
1910. has proved inadequate. and.
Whereas. The conditions a. the public
schools in the town OF Brunswick. in
said county by reason of their utter mad.
euuacy to accommodate the number of
school children in said town neCesSilated
the rental of rooms wholly unSuted for
school purposes to the detriment OF schol-
ars and teachers and at a great expense
to the county. and demanded immediate
action on the part of the Board of County
School Commissioners of said county,
and said board has contracted for the
erection Of new school building in said
town. but to paw for the same out of the
current revenues will consume the an
nual levy for new buildings for several
wears, and deprive the balance of the
county of any benefit from said fund for
that length of time. and if the same is
then expended in remedying the very
pressing and deplorabe conditions IN
Frederick CITY. to do which will con-
sumo said fund Tor a number of addi-
tional years not only will deploaable
conditions al the schools in Frederick,
which call for immediate action. have
to continue for some years longer but
the other portions of Frederick County
will be deprived for an additional number
of wears of any benefit from the annual
lew for new school buildings. and for
additions TO old school houses in said
county.
Now therefore. in order to meet the
pressing needs, and to relieve the annual
Building Fund, so that it will not be
consumed for years to come in meeting
the present pressing needs in Brunswick
and Frederick Civ.
Section I. Be it enacted BY the Cen
eral Assembly OF Maryland. That the
County Commissioners of Frederick
County in order to provide the necessary
funds for the purchase or condemnation
of ground in Frederick CITY, and the
erection. repair and Improvement of
school buildings in Frederick City and
in the town of Brunswick, and site and
new buildings Tor public school in the
village of BurkttSvile in said county,
and the expenses incident thereto are
hereby directed TO borrow money on the
credit of the county 10 an amount not ex-
ceedine the sum OF Seventv-hve thousand
dollars. TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars. on
MAY ISt. 1912; twenty-five thousand
dollars September ISt 1912 and twenty
five thousand dollars on May Gst 1913.
and to issue bonds therefore under the
corporate seal of said County Commits
sioners. and countersigned by the clerk
thereof, in sums not less than one hun
bred dollars and not more than one
thousand dollars. bearing interest from
date of issue thereof, at the rate of four
and oneh half per cent per annum. and
said bonds shall have written or printed
on them a distinct reference to the Act
directing the issue of the same, and said
bonds when issued, shall be exempt from
municipal and county taxation in Fred.
erick County
Section , And be it enacted. That
the County Commissioners shall cause
to be levied and collected from the
asSessable property in Frederick County.
a tax annually which shall be sufficient
TO pay the interest on said bonds and
provide a sinking fund for their redemp-
ton at or before maturity. and said tax
shall be collected in like manner, as
other taxes levied in said county are COL
lected, and when collected shall be ap-
piled to the payment Of the interest on
said bonds, and TO a sinking fund to
redeem said bonds, at or before their
maturity.
Section 5. And be it enacted That
said bonds shall be made payable at the
expiration or thirty years from the date
OF issue, and shall be redeemable at any
time after the expiration of fifteen years
from the date of issue. and they shall be
sold after due advertisement bv the
County Commissioners to the highest
bidder or bidders, provided however.
that none Of said bonds shall be sold
less than par value.
Section 1. And be it enacted. That
the County Commissioners shall. when
notified by the Board of County School
= Commissioners of said county. that they
desire 10 avail themselves of the provis.
ions OF this Act, and of the amount of
money they will require for the purposes
aforesaid, advertise and sell said bonds.
i as above provided, to an amount sufi.
+ Gent to produce the sum designated by
the Board of County School Commits
sloners, but in no event in excess of the !
! said sum Of seventy FIVE thousand dollars
and shall nav over the r,rocaaj ~ l.,