The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11

who shall be the same in number and
receive the same compensation as that
received in county, State or generay
election, provided, however, that there
may in case of a separate ballot 1or
said bond issue, at times of county,
State or general elections, appoint such
additional clerical help as may be need
ed and approved for by the said Com
mission.
The election shall conform to the
laws governing in said county, and the
ballot shall contain the words For
Sewerage and Drainage Bond Issue
and against Sewerage and Drainage
Bond Issue" Returns of the vote shall
be cert flied by the Board of Supervisors
of Elections, to the Board of County
Commissioners. That in the event of
All unfavorable election, the Commits
sioners may request another election
within year, subject to the restric-
tons as to date hereinbefore set forth.
529-G. And be it further enacted,
That it may be lawful instead of fol-
lowing the method provided in Section
529-F that where and whenever sixty
per cent. of the taxpayers on rea prop
erty, or signers representing at least
sixty per cent. of the assessable real
property, in any sewerage or drainage
district or area in Prince Georges
County, shall file with the said Com
mission petition stating the location
and extent of a proposed sewerage or
drainage system, the public need there
for, and the names and residences of
the signers. the said Commission shall
thereupon have made an accurate sur
vey of the said district or area and a
map and report prepared showing what
part of the main sewerage or drainage
system is included, the number of pub
lie, private and man ufacturing build
ings, and the number of persons resid-
ing in or to be served. They shall also
have prepared detail plans showing the
size and location of the trunk, inter-
cepting or outfall sewer forming part
of the main sewerage or drainage plan
involved, the size and location of all
local systems, of mains and laterals, also
the location, character and size of SUCH
plant or means of disposal of the sew
erage or water collected by such system
or systems, and the probable cost of
constructing and the annual charge
| necessary to repair and efficiently main
| tain the same Toe map prepared shall
show accurately by metes and bounds
and such natural features as may exist
as bounds the district or area to be ben
Gifted by such construction and estab-
lishment, together with the names of
| the various property owners, roads, al
leys, streets, whether public or private,
in such district or area; the location Of
the natural or artificial topographic
features, and the location of all parts
&c Io cx,cfoY
| whether within or without the district
or area. Such survey shall be made
and such maps, plans and reports filed
within one hundred and twenty days OF
date of the filing of the petition.
Upon the filing of such map, plans
| and report the said Commission shall
submit copy of the same to the State
Board of Health, and when said board
shall approve the said system as to san
itary efficiency. design and character
then the said Commission shall fix q
day and place for hearing on said petit.
| ton and shall give notice thereof by
publication of said petition and the date
set for the hearing in the county papers
| published in or near such district OF
area once week for at least two
| weeks. At such hearing all persons af,
fected by the construction of the pro-
posed system may appear and be heard
upon the questions as to whether the
public health, welfare and convenience
requires the establishment of the pro.
posed system.
The said Commission shall thereupon
| decide whether or not the put lie health
| and convenience require the construc
ton and maintenance of the proposed
| system, and if they decide that the pro
posed system is necessary for the pup.
| lie health and convenience they shall
appoint three capable and upright citi.
| zens of Prince Georges County, not re.
| siding in the district or area to be serv.
ed by the proposed system and moi
| owning property therein, to be known
| as Sewerage and Drainage Examiners
who shall investigate and determine the
| probable cost of constructing and es.
tablishing such systems and the amount
to which each property owner or other
person residing in said district or area
| is benefited or damaged thereby, anC
they shall return such estimate or prob.
| able cost, damage and benefit to the
| said Commission. The said Commits
| sion shall thereupon assess the cost OF
| constructing and esta blishing the pro.
posed system upon the persons who are
interested in proportion to the amount
| to which they are damaged or benefited
| thereby The said Commission shall
then cause notice to be given to all per.
sons assessed of the amount of assess.
| ments respectively so made on them by
| said Commission by publication once a
| week for period of two consecutive
| weeks in the newspapers published in
Prince Georges County. Such notice
shell state the date upon which objec
| lions to said assessments of benefits and
| damages will be heard, such date to be
not less than twenty days from the
| date of the return of the examiners
and copies of said advertisements shall
| be served upon the persons interested.
| If they cannot be found or if taxpayers
| reside without the county notices shall
| be mailed to them at their last known
address as shown by the tax books, and
tue property conspicuously posted by
| the sheriff of said county. who shall
| thereupon return to said Commission
| the time and manner of such services,
| for which services and returns he shall
| be allowed the fee paid for services and
return of writ of summons.
If any person or body corporate or
| taxpayer of any district or area inter
ested in the establishment or mainte-
| nance of a sewerage or drainage sys-
tenn shall feel aggrieved by the award
| report or return of said examiners he,
she or it shall file objections thereto in
writing with the said Commission on or
before the date fixed by the notice last
| aforesaid for the hearing of such objec-
tions, and the said Commission, on the
day so fixed for such hearing, shall pro-
coed to consider the award, return and
proceedings of the examiners and
all the proceedings in the case, and
they may modify or confirm, reject, re-
| verse alter, amend or correct The award
| return of report or proceedings, or
| return the same to the examiners for
alterations, re-corrections or amend
ments; provided, however, that said re-
turn or report, after having been alter
ed, modified or amended as aforesaid.
either by the said Commission or ex-
aminers, shall not be finally ratified and
confirmed until after the expiration of
ten days from the date of such change
and an opportunity given the parties
intarpSte6 to he heard on such change.