The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-15
ID ELATNG no A WATER AND
1O ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POW
EB PLANT IN MOUNT AIRY.
CHAPTER NO. 521.

CHAPTER NO. 521.
AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and Coun-
ell or Mount Airy, In Carroll and Fred.
erick Counties, to erect and operate @
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plying water FOR. fire protection and
municipal and private purposes and foI
alleys and public buildings o. said
Town or Mount Airy and furnishing
light. power and heat to the citizens "a
purpose OF paying for such water and
reservoir mains, poles. wires and appur-
tenances connected Herewith.
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the General
and Council Of Mount Airy are hereby
authorized and empowered to construct,
erect. own and operate Water and Elec,
Town Of Mount Airy for the purpose of
storing and supplying. water for fire pro-
lection and municipal and private pur-
poses and for lighting the public streets,
buildings OF said Town Of Mount Airy,
and for. that purpose are hereby, author
name OF said municipal corporation to an
amount not exceeding twenty thousand
dollars, in denominations Of one hundred
thousand dollars each, as said Mayor and
Council OF Mount Airy shall determine,
and each OF said bonds shall be payable
deemable however, at the pleasure Of said
Mayor and Council OF Mount Airy at any
time after the expiration Of five years
bear interest in the meantime at the rate
Of five per centum per annum, payable
semi annually, according to the tenor or
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 countersigned by the clerk or
register of said town; provided, however,
that said bonds shall not be sold for less
than par or the face value thereof in cash
Sec. .. And be 1t enacted, That the
proceeds of the sale of the bonds hereby
authorized to be issued shall be applied
to the purchase of the necessary ground
and the erection thereon of Water and
Electric Light and Power Plant and its
complete equipment and maintenance TOT
storing and supplying water for fire pro-
poses and for lighting the public streets,
lanes, alleys and public buildings OF said
town of Mount Airy and furnishing
water, light, power and heat to the citi-
zens Of said town, but nothing in this
Act shall be construed as authorizing said
nish water, light, heat or power for prl-
vate uses unless it can be done at
Sec. ). And be it enacted. That the
said Mayor and Council of Mount Airy
shall have power and authority, and are
hereby required 10 levy al nScessdLy
able limits of said corporation for the
payment Of the interest on the bonds
hereby authorized to be issued as well
as for the payment of the said bonds NJ
maturity. and shall create sinking fund
for that purpose and levy the necessary
taxes therefor
See l. And be it enacted, That before
this Act shall become operative to asrhor-
lie the said Mayor and Council OF MOUNT
-b, ~ Nm n voters
OF Mount Airy, At the regular genera
election to be held in May, 1914, for ap,,
proval 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 70 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, ex-
flaming to the qualified voters the ques-
the qualified voters of Mount Airy shall
determine by ballot whether the ponds
hereinbefore provided for shall De issued sIefi
be written or printed on the ballots or
said voters the words For Issue OF
Bonds" or Against Issue U1 Of e BONDS 1asi,
contain the words For Issue Of Bonds,
then this Act shall become operative and
binding, but If a majority Of said ballots
Bonds" then this Act shall be void and
of no effect; and the judges OF said
municipal election. or majority or them,
the number of ballots cast For Issue Of
Bonds and Against Issue OF Bonds,
respectively; and the sal. said Mayor shall
And be it enacted, That IL for any
reason the question of the issue of bonds
as hereinbefore provided, shall not be
submitted to the qualified voters at the
1914, then it shall be lawful, and the said
The Mayor and Council of Mount Airy are
hereby authorized to cause special cleo
ton to be held in Mount Airy, at such
dinance for that purpose, and shall APP;
point three judges of election, who shall
conduct the same in the manner pre-
scribed by said ordinance att te GnFFing az
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 hereinbef fore
at which said election there shall be
written q printed On the ballots e o. Ron sag
majority OF said ballots shall contain the
words For Issue Of Bonds" then this act
shall become operative and binding, but
IL a majority OF said ballots shall contain
the words against Issue OF Bonds" then
this Act shall be void and Of no effect,
and the judges Of said special election, Or
d majority OF them. shall return to the
cast For Issue OF Bonds" and Against
Issue Of Bonds" respectively, and the
said Mayor shall announce the result
thereof.
Sec. O. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF its
passage.
r. +. GoLDSBoROUGH.
JAMES Nee Triple,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.