The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
Debating no THE TOWN OF
h MANCHESTER, E
CHAPTER NO. CPS.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendment SECTION 10 of Article Of the
Code Of Public Local Laws of Mary
Manchester" as amended by Chapter
2e2 of the Acts Of the General Assembly
Of Maryland, nineteen hundred and
mon Council OF the town Or Manchester,
to levy a tax not to exceed thirty cents
on the one hundred dollars or assessed
limits OF said town Of Manchester, with
certain exceptions, for the improvement
and management of said town and other
corporate purposes.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland That Section 13 Of
Article I of the Code of PUBLIC Local
Laws of Maryland, title Carroll County"
sub title Manchester" as amended by
Assembly Of Maryland, nineteen hundred
and eight, be and the same Is hereby re
pealed and re-enacted with amendments
so as to read as follows:
Sec. y. All property. whether, real
personal or mixed, within said corporate
limits. except that occupied as churches,
schools and the property owned by
the property owned by Daniel and Jacob
Lodge, No. %, /. o; o. F.. shall be subject
deemed necessary by said Mayor and
Common Council, to support and maintain
the expenses which may be at any time
incurred ~ thS improvement IT. ana dthe man rar
porate purposes. not exceeding thirty
cents on the hundred dollars of the
assessed value Of all property within the
corporate limits of said town, now liable
to assessment and taxation for State and
County taxation under the laws OF this
State, except as above exempt;
Sec. And be ii enacted, That before
this Act shall become operative, to author
ize said taxation, the question shall be
submitted to the qualified voters Of Man
chester, at the regular general municipal
election to be held next after the passage
OF this bill, for approval or rejection by
such qualified voters and in pursuance Of
passed therefor, of which election and the
fact that the question is to be submitted
to the voters. notice shall be given for at
least ten days previous to such election,
posted in i've or more public places in
said town, explaining to the qualified
voters the question to he submitted, at
Manchester shall determine by ballot
whether the levyinG of tax hereinbefore
provided shall become operative or not,
and at which election there shall be
written or printed on the ballots OF said
voters the words For the levying OF 4
tax" and Against the levying Of tax,
ana Il tba or OF F6 6e Pa rT Gst ~
tax" then this Act shall become operative
and binding, but II majority Of said
ballot shall contain the words Against
be void and Of no effect. and the judges of
said municipal election or majority of
them shall return to the hu Mayor OF saId
levying of a tax" and Against the levy
ing of n tax" respectively. and the said
Mayor shall announce the result thereof.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That
this Act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved April TO- 1914
T. l.. GOLDSBOROUGH.
Governor
JAMES Nee. Triple.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JESSE d. PRICE.
President OF the Senate.
Office Of the Chief Clerk of the House.
! Hereby Certify. That the aforegoing
Is a true copy Of an Act of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed VA the
January Session, 1914.
ALBERT j. ALMONEY.
Chief Clerk Of the House