The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-11-06
Public Local Laws
published by authority
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public school building, and the fur
nishing of a heating apparatus and
equipment therefor, in or near the
village of Brandywine, Prince
Georges county, Maryland, and to
| authorize the Board of County School
missioners of said county in their
discretion to borrow money for this
purpose by the using of bonds to be
endorsed by the County Commission
ers or Prince Georges county, and
to authorize the County COMMISSION
ers to lew taxes on the assessable
property of said county to redeem
! said bonds.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland that Joseph
II. Blandford, Jr., A. T. Robinson,
Charles S. Early, John A. Coe, NJ. D.,
| William w. Early, Henry St. J. L..
Briscoe, Harry E. Lusby, R. Hugh
Perrie, O. B. Zantzinger, Virgil NJ.
| Lawrence, be, and they are hereby,
constituted building committee for
| the purpose of purchasing lot or lots,
and erecting and furnishing, in the
town of Brandywine, public school
| building, four of whom shall constitute
a quorum, and concurrence of four OF
them shall be necessary for the decision
| of all questions that may arise IN the
discharge of their duties, and all vacan-
| cies occurring in said building com
| mittee, whether from death, reslgna-
ton. refusal to act, or otherwise, snail
| be filled out by the School Commission
ers of Prince Georges county.
SECTION 2 And be it enacted, mat
said Building Committee shall as soon
| as it is decide ed that bonds shall be is
sued, as speedily as possible; select ana
| purchase suitable site for such build
| ing, and procure and adopt plans ana
| specifications for the construction OF
| said school building, and the providing
suitable heating apprntus and equip
ment therefor; and as soon as SAID site
sh II be purchased and said plans and
specification determin ed upon by SAID
| building committee, they shall invite
| sealed proposals by advertisement for a
| reasonable time, for the constructor
and completion of said work, which
| nroposals shall be in sealed envelopes
| addressed in care of said Building Com
| mittee. and shall be publicly opened on
| the day and hour named IN SAID adver-
tisement Said proposals shall set forth
| the amount of money for which the
| parties proposing will construct and
| complete the building, including heat
ing apparatus, according TO specl1ca-
| tions. and the time or times at which
| nayments therefor shall be made; and
| The said committee shall award the con-
| tract to the lowest responsible bidder
| who shall, within suitable time there
after to be determined by said Build
! ing Committee, furnish to it bond to
| the State of Maryland in such penalty
as such COMMITTEES shall determine con-
| toned for the faithful performance OF
the contract entered into, the com
mittee, however, rtServng to itself al
all times the right to reject any and all
bids. Said bond shall be liable at the
| suit of the Board of County Commits
sioners of Prince Georges c:.unty for
| violation of it's conditions. The SAID
| building committee is authorized and
| REQUIRED to employ a skilliul and com
| petent architect, under whose control
and supervision as TO material and
| workmanship such work shall be done;
| and said building committee shall also
invite sealed proposals for the equip
ment of said building, and shalt award
the contract for some to the lowest re-
| sponsible bidder, the committee, howev-
er, reserving to itself at all times the
| right to reject any and all bids for said
equipment: provided however. that the
entire cost of said site and building
complete, including said heating appara-
tus and equipment, shall not exceed
the sum of seven thousand five hundred
dollars
SECTION Be it further enacted,
that in case said building committee
| mentioned in the proceeding section
shall from any cause, be unable to con-
tract with the owner or owners OF any
site sought for said ;hool upon what
said committee determines fair valu-
alton thereof. the said bui ding COM
mittee may apply for writ OF ad quod
dan mum to the Clerk OF the Circuit
| Court for the county who shall forth
| with issue the same, and the sheriff
shall execute the said writ and return
the inquisitlon describing the land and
| stating the amount of damages to be
paid the owner; and the judge of the
circuit court for the county may at any
time after the return of the inqulsltlon
in term during recess hear a motion to
confirm such inquisitlon, on motion to
| parties as he may direct, and confirm
or quash the same; and if he quashes
the inquisition he shall order new
one forthwith to be taken, but no lot SO
taken or enlarged shall exceed IN the
| whole five acres, Including the land
occupied by the school building.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, that the
said building committee, upon entering
into any contract, whether for the pur-
chase of said building site, or for the
construction of said school building,
heating apparatus and equipment, shall
forthwith make report to the county
school commissioners of Prince George
county, fully setting forth the terms and
character of said crntracts, and the
reports of said county school commits
soners, and the title to said site shall
be taken in the name of the board of
county school commissioners of Prince
Georges county.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, that for
the purpose Of paying for aaid building
site, and for the construction of said
school building and the furnishing of
the heating and equipment therefor.
the school commissioners of Prince
Georges county are hereby authorized
to borrow on the endorsement of the
county commissioners of Prince
George county, who are hereby direct
ed only upon the written recommended
ton of said school commissioners in
case it be decided to issue said bond 10
endorse such bond on the faith and
credit of said county an amount not
exceeding the sum of seven thousand
five hundred dollars, and to issue cou-
pom bonds therefor in sums of not less
| than one hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars, to be signed
by the president of said board of school
| commissioners and countersigned by
the school examiner of Prince Georges
| county i'll separate book for that pur-
| pose, and said bonds shall bear interest
at the rate of five per cent. per annum
| payable em.-annually on the first day
of May and the first day Of November
of each year until said bonds shall be
paid, and said bonds shall be forever
exempt from all municipal and county
| taxation for any purpose, and shall
have printed on them reference to
this Act as authorizing the issue Thereof"
SEC g. And be it enacted, that the
school commissioners of Prince
Georges county are hereby authorized
and directed in case it be decided to