The citizen., 1914-07-17
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

taxes, issuing nOL6S or ODllgdC' OnS, OF
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 g. 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, lanes, alleys and pub
lie places of the City, with |
out the consent of the Public Service |
Commission of Maryland, and with
out being subject to the rules and reg
ulations of said Commission.
Section A. Be it enacted. That, |
The Mayor and Aldermen of Freder-
ick 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 IT
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 it |
may deem necessary and proper; |
subject, however, to the approval, or
ders, rules and regu/ tions of the
Public Service Commissio@ of Mary
land in the same manner and to the
same extent as electrical corporations
are subject thereto, under Sections
413 to 46S. inclusive, Of Article % lof
the Code Of Public Civil Laws of
1912 or any amendmG ! thereto, when
the said Mayor aiirF Aldermen OF
Frederick are engaged in supplying
e., ,s1.,,
poses.
Section D. Be it enacted That the
provisions contained in Chapter 32Z
of the Acts of the General Assembly |
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 they |
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 OIGDlNAINCE authorizing J06 l
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway |
Company, a 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 un-
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 ii Fred
erick, subject to certain regulations,
restrictions and reservations.
passed and approved by The Mayor
and Aldermen of Frederick, March the