The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-08
ELATIEG TO A WATER AND
II ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POW.
ER PLANT IN MOUNT AIRY.
CHAPTER NO. 521.

CHAPTER NJ. OIL
AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and Gou a1
81 q Mount Airy n Carroll 0d a nnara EFed,
Water and Electric Light and Power
plant fin the Town Of Mt. Airy, for sup.
gRg Ta Snd for 1Fva 5e and
lighting the public streets, lanes and
alleys and public buildings, q said
Town OF Mount Airy and ID furnish furnishing d{
said town, ana to issue bonds for the
purpose Of paying for such water and
electric light and power plant and
reservoir mains, poles. wires and appur-
tenances connected Herewith.
Sec. / BE 1T enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That the Mayor
and Council Of Mount Airy are hereby
erect, own and operate Water and Elec.
tric Light and Power plant In the said
Town of Mount Airy for the purpose Of
t seetl and and mRunicipal and private Pur-
poses and for lighting the public streets,
lanes, alleys and public and private
buildings Of said Town of Mount Airy,
and for that purpose are hereby author
lied and empowered to issue bonds in the
name OF said municipal corporation TO an
dollars, i'll denominations OF one hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars and one
thousand dollars each, as said Mayor ana
and each OF said bonds shall be payable
twenty years after date to bearer, re-
deemable, however, at the pleasure OF sald
Mayor and Council Of Mount Airy at any
time after the expiration of five years
from their respective dates, and snail
bear interest in the meantime at the rate
OF five per centum per annum, payable
semi annually, according to the tenor Of
the coupons for said interest to be at
tached to said bonds. which said bonds
shall be sealed with the corporate seal OF
said municipal corporation, and, together
with said coupons shall be signed by the
Mayor and eountersigned by the clerk Of
| rnrYf6n h
that said bonds shall not be sold for less
than par or the face value thereof In cash
current money.
proceeds of the sale Of the bonds hereby
authorized to be issued shall ne applied
70 the purchase OF the necessary ground
and the erection thereon OF water ana
Electric Light and Power Plant and its
complete equipment and maintenance, for
storing and supplying water for fire pro-
poses and for lighting the public streets;
lanes alleys and public buildings Of said
town on Mount Airy and furnishing nm
z a4ns- Of said town, but nothing in this
Act shall be construed as authorizing sa1d
Mayor and Council Of Mount Airy TO fur-
nish water. light, heat or power for pri-
waite uses unless it can be done at
reasonable profit.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That the
shall have power and authority, and are
hereby required to levy all necessary
taxes upon the property within the ta aE
able limits OF said corporation, for the
nayment of the interest on the bonds
hereby authorized to be issued, as well
as for the payment of the said bonds at
maturity and shall create a sinking fund
for that purpose and levy the necessary
taxes therefor
this Act shall become operative to aarhor-
lie the said Mayor and Council OF Mount
Airy to issue said bonds, the question
oP Mount Airy at the regular general
election to be held in May. 1914, for ap;;
prevail or rejection BY such qualified
Of an ordinance to be 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 hve
or more public places in said town, e1-
claiming to the qualified voters the, ques-
ton to be submitted, at which election
the qualified voters OF Mount Airy shall
determine by ballot whether the ponds
provided fGe t shall +h De sSs
said voters the words For. Issue q
Bo9ds Against ~ Issue hoots q cas sbs
contain the words for Issue Of Bonds, ,
| then this Act shall become operative and
bqt A. majority q sad ssae
Bonds" then this Act shall be void and
OF no effect; and the Judges OF 4s SAID
the number Of ballots cast For Issue Of
Bonds and Against Issue OF Bonds,
respectively. and the said Mayor shall
And be it enacted, That II for any
reason the question OF the issue, OF bonds,
as hereinbefore provided, shall not be
submitted to the qualified voters ut the
regular general election to be held In May;
1914, then it shall be lawful, and the said
The Mayor and Council OF Mount Airy are
hereby authorized to cause special cleo
+inn ~ 10 hold IN Mount Airy at such
time and place as may BE- fixed By IN or-
dinance for that purpose, and shall ap,
point three judges Of election, who shall
conduct the same in the manner pre-.
least ten days previous notice thereof post
ed in FIVE or more public places in said town,
at which said special election the quail
fed voters of Mount Airy shall determine
BY ballot whether the bonds hereinbefore
provided for shall be issued or not. and
at which said election there shall be
written or printed on the ballots 81 sag
or against Issue Of Bonds" and II a
majority Of said ballots shall contain the
words For Issue OF Bonds" then this Act Act
il d majority of said ballots shall contain
the words Against Issue Of Bonds" then
this Act shall be void and OF no effect,
a majority OF them. shall return. to the
Mayor Of said town the number Of ballots
cast For Issue of Bonds and Against
said Mayor shall announce the result
Sec. g. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF Its
Approved April 10. 1914.
2. I. GOLDSBOROUGH.
JAMES Nice. Triple.
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates.
President OF the Senate