The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-10
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.


any such amounts, either by levying
taxes, issuing notes or obligations, or
by issuing serial bonds in which event
The Mayor and Aldermen of Freder-
lex is hereby authorized and en-
powered to do all things necessary
for the issuance of such bonds and
their offering for sale under the most
advantageous conditions, is authoriz-
ed and required to levy the neces-
sary taxes upon the taxable property
of the Corporation Of Frederick to
provide for the payment of the inter
est on such bonds, and their retire
ment upon maturity, provided the
revenues received from said light and
power operations are not sufficient
for that purpose, and is authorized to
do all things in connection with the
procuring of the loan, the issuance
and payment OF the bonds and inter
est thereon, and carrying on the work
provided for under this Act or any
Ordinance passed in pursuance there
Of, as may be necessary or proper,
such bonds to be issued in such man
ner, for such amounts. to be payable
at such times and to bear such rate
of interest as The Mayor and Alder
men of Frederick shall by ordinance
provide. and when issued said bonds
shall be exempt from municipal and
county taxation.
Section 3. Be it enacted, That, be
fore The Mayor and Aldermen of
Frederick shall engage in the bust
ness of manufacturing supplying,
distributing and selling commercial
current, electric light and power, gas
or other kind of light, it shall first OBJ
tain the consent of the Public Service
Commission of Maryland and com
. ply with the rules and regulations of
said Commission; provided, however,
that the Corporation of Frederick
may engage in any such business and
do all acts and things specified in this
Act, for the purpose Of lighting the
streets, 3anes. alleys and pub
lie plaeus 81 Tue City. witlls
out the consent Of he Public Service
Commission OF Maryland. and With
out being subject to the rules and regS
ulations of said Commission.
Section T. BE it enacted, That.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Freder-
lex is hereby authorized and empower
ed to make such rates and charges,
rules and regulations as it may deem
proper in regard to manufacturing,
furnishing, supplying or discontinuing
such service to the consumers u
users thereof; to operate and maintain
said plant or plants and employ such
service in connection Herewith as it
shall think proper; and to do all 9th
er things necessary for the equip
ment, erection and maintenance of
any such plant, the manufacture, dis
tribution and sale of commercial cur
rent. electric light and power, gas or
any other kind Of light, and service
thereof, and for the protection of said
plant or plants and equipment as ii
may deem necessary and proper;
subject, however, to the approval, or
ders, rules and regulations of the
Public Service Commission of Mary
land in the same manner and to the
same extent as electrical corporations
are subject thereto, under Sections
AIS to 46S, inclusive, of Article % of
the Code of Public Civil Laws Of
1912 or any amendment thereto, when
the said Mayor and Aldermen OF
Frederick are engaged in supplying
current for other than municipal pur-
poses.
Section ). Be it enacted, That the
provisions contained in Chapter 32z
of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland, of 1898 as the same was
amended by Chapter 1853 of the Acts
OF the General Assembly of Mary
land of 1900 be and the same
are hereby repealed in so far as obey
apply to the use of the streets, lanes,
or highways, within the corporate linn
its of Frederick; provided, however,
that nothing contained in this Act
shall be deemed or taken to modify
or change in any manner the provi-
sions of an Ordinance, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
Company, body corporate of the
State of Maryland its successors
and assigns, to construct, maintain
and operate posts, poles, cables,
wires and other necessary overhead
apparatus, on, over and along, and
to construct, maintain and operate
conduits, ducts, mains, pipes, ca
bles, wires, manholes, distributing
poles, and all other necessary I'M
derground appliances on, in, under
and through the streets, alleys and
highways, within the corporate linn
its of Frederick, for the purpose of
supplying, selling and distributing
electrical power and light in Fred
erick, subject to certain regulations