Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-05-12
Muncaster Mill Road.

County Commissioners for MONTGOMERY
county to issue bonds to an amount not to
exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for
the purpose Of building. improving and
relocating the public road known as Mum
casters Mill Road" leading from Norbeck.
in said Montgomery county. by way of
Redland to the improved road near Grif
fith's gate. and to levy and collect taxes
in the First. Ninth. Eighth and Fourth
Election Districts for the payment Of said
bonds and the coupons thereon, said taxes
to be levied and collected in the following
proportion. viz, six per centum Of said tax
on the First Election District; six per GEN.
tum thereof on the Ninth Election Dis
trict; thirty per centum thereof on the
Fourth Election District. and fifty-eieht
per centum thereof on the Eighth Election
District.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That the County
Commissioners for Montgomery county be
and they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue bonds in an amount not
to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.
for the purpose of building. improving
and relocating the public road from Nor
beck. in said Montgomery county, by way
of Redland, in said county, to the now i'm
proved road to Grifith's gate, said road
being partly in the First, Ninth. Eighth
and Fourth Election Districts of said coun-
ty: and to levy and collect taxes in the
First, Ninth. Eighth and Fourth Election
Districts for the payment of said bonds
and the coupons thereon as hereinafter
stated.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the County Commissioners be and they are
hereby directed to borrow on the credit of
said county a sum not to exceed twenty
five thousand dollars for the purpose of
building, improving and relocating the
public road from Norbeck. by way Of Red
land. to the improved road at Griffith's
gate. as herein provided, and the said Com
missioners shall issue coupon bonds under
the corporate seal Of said Commissioners
for the amount borrowed under the pro-
visions Of this Act. the said bonds to be
signed by the President of the said Board
of County Commissioners for Montgomery
county and countersigned by the Clerk
thereof. in sums not less than one hundred
nor more than five hundred dollars the
said bonds to bear interest from the date
of the issue thereof at rate Of not more
than five per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually and which said interest to
the maturity of each of said bonds, shall
be provided for and set forth in the cou-
pons attached to each Of said bonds re-
spectively. for the interest due and pay
able thereon. and which said bonds shall
have printed on them a distinct reference
to this Act authorizing the issue.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
all bonds issued under the provisions of
this Act shall be redeemable as follows,
that is to say, not less than one thousand
dollars thereof in one year from the
date of this issue. and thereafter an
nually not less one thousand dollars
each and every year until the whole
amount Of said bonds and coupons shall
have been fully paid and to this end the
said Commissioners shall issue the said
bonds in series. redeemable in their proper
order. and the said bonds shall be sold
after due advertisement at public sale in
the discretion Of the said Commissioners
for Montgomery county and none of the
said bonds shall be sold for less than par
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted. That
the said Commissioners for Montgomery
county shall cause to be levied upon and
collected from the taxable property Of the
First, Ninth. Eighth and Fourth Election
Districts of said county. an additional tax
annually, sufficient to pay the said bonds
and interest as the said bonds and interest
or coupons may severally mature, said
levy and collection Of taxes shall be made
on the several election districts mentioned
above in the following proportions, viz.
Six per centum Of said levy on the First
Election District; six per centum on the
Ninth. Election District fifty-eight per
centum on the Eighth Election District, and
thirty per centum on the Fourth Election
District. and the said tax shall be collected
as other taxes levied in said county are col
lected. and when collected shall be applied
as hereinbefore provided. to the payment
of the said bonds as they severally mature
and the interest thereon semi-annuaily,
which said bonds and coupons when issued
shall be non-convertible for any cause
whatsoever. and the said bonds and cou-
pons so issued. when redeemed whether
before or at muturity. shall be cancelled
and it shall be the duty of the Commits
sioners for Montgomery county to immedi-
ately cancel the same
Sec. S. And be 1t further enacted. That
the said County Commissioners for Mont
somery county be and they are hereby
authorized. empowered and directed to
apply the proceeds Of the bond issue here
in authorized to the payment for the build
ing, improving and relocating Of the public
road leading from Norbeck in said Mont
gomery county by way Of Redland to the
improved road at Griffith's gate. all build
ing and improving and relocating author
lied under the provisions of this Act to
consist of the grading Of the said road, the
placing Of bridges and culverts and the
construction thereon Of a macadam or
other durable road according to plans and
specifications prepared by the Road Super