The Cecil Whig., 1916-06-24

Court of Appeals of Maryland, do
hereby certify. that the foregoing is
full and true copy of the Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland of
which it purports to be a copy, as
taken from the Original Law belong
ing to and deposited in the Office Of the
Clerk of the Court of Appeals afore-
said.
In testimony whereof. | have here
unto set my hand as Clerk and affixed
the seal of the said Court of Appeals,
this 18th day Of May, 1916.
C. C. MAGRUDER,
Clerk Court of Appeals of Maryland.
BONDS FOR NEW COURT HOUSE.
CHAPTER 181.
AN ACT to authorize, direct and
empower the County Commissioners
of Cecil County to create a bonded
debt and borrow money for the pur-
pose of reconstructing or rebuilding
furnishing and equipping the Cecil
County Court House and public off
ces and providing proper sewerage
for the same and acquiring real es-
tate, if necessary. for the above
purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembiy of Maryland, That the County Commits
sioners of Cecil County be- and they are hereby
authorized, empowered, directed and required
to reconstruct or rebuild, as in the judgment
of majority of the Commission hereinafter
named may seem best, in its present site the
Court House in the town of Elkton, Cecil
county aforesaid, in such manner that the
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tain suitable rooms for the Circuit Court for
said County, fire proof offices in which to keep
the public records of said Court and land rec
ords, also proper and offices for the
Register of Wills Orphans Court, County
Commissioners. County Treasurer. School Com
missioners of said County. sufficient jury. it
ness and other necessary rooms therein and to
tear down and remove all or so much of the
present Court House as may be necessary tur
said reconstruction or rebuilding and to fur
! nish the reconstructed or rebuilt building with
proper furniture and filing cases and to drain
said Court House and the land on which 1t
shall be erected and provide suitable outlets
for the sewage therefrom, to make the neces-
sary excavations and lay sewers and pipes in
and across the public streets of said town and
under and across such other lands as may be
necessary for that purpose and the said Com
mssioners are hereby authorized, directed and
required to acquire either by purchase or con-
demnatun proceedings such additional land
together with the buildings thereon for the
above purposes any of them as the Com
| missioners hereinafter may deem necessary and
shall request in writing said County Commis-
sioners to acquire and if the said County
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owner or owners for said additional land, OF
with The President and Commissioners of the
town of Elkton or with any person or persons
'or the right to cross the public streets or any
lands in said town for the purpose of putting
in and constructing said sewers and pipes us
aforesaid then said County Commissioners
shall and they are hereby authorized and en-
| powered to proceed to condemn the same for
the use Of said County in the way and manner
| provided in the laws of the State Of Maryland.
Section , And be it enacted, That for the
| pIruoSc of providing money cor the recon-
| struction or rebuilding draining, grading and
furnishing Of said Court House and for tie
.grroso Of such additional land as may be
required for the above purpose. together ~ith
! the buildings thereon, the County Commits
| soaers Of Cecil county are hereby authorized.
! uncovered, directed and required to borrow at
such ;ime or times as said hereinafter named
! Commission shall in writing designate to said
| County Commis-iuneU the sum Of Sixty Thou.
sand Dollars $50 000I, or so much thereof as
the said Commission shall in writing notify
said County Commissioners shall be necessary
| therefor, which loan shall be rla''e on the
credit Of said County and shall be secured hv
| an issue of coupon bonds of the mar value of
not less than 500, nor more than 81 600, said
| bonds to be signed by the President of said
| County Commissioners. countersigned by the
| Treasurer Of said County with the seal of Ct: id
| County Commissioners thereto affixed which
said bonds are to be sold by the said County
| Commissioners at not less than the par value
thereof and are To mature at such dates as
shall not require the payment in any one year
of more than Three Thousand Dollars CS3, ,OOU)
| thereof, the first of said bonds maturing to be-
come payable in three years after the first
| issue of said bonds and said bonds shall be
exempt from taxation for County or municipal
purposes; that the said bonds shall bear inter-
est at rate not to exceed five per cent per
annum, ANA shall be disposed of to the highest
responsible bidder at public letting of said
bends to be held by said Commissioners and
the premium, if any. derived from the sale Of
said bonds shall be devoted TO the payment Of
interest on the same.
Section 2. And be il enacted. That the said
| County Commissioners shall levy annually the
amount required TO nay the interest on said
5a"ls also the amount necessary to redeem
s'id bonds as they shall mature and the said
| County CNmmi-s jorer5 are hereby forbidden 10