The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-05-27
CHAPTER NO 1917

AN ACT providing fer the issuing and sale CT
bonds by the Mayor and Town Council o.
kitzmillersville for constructing, erecting
and maintaining waterworks and sewerage
in said town of Kitzmilersville, condemn
such land may be necessary for the
building of said works, and to levy taxes en-
the assessable property of said town, to re-
deem said bonds and to pay interest thereon,
and providing referendum to enable the
qualified voters to vote upon the question
of the issuance of said bonds
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That for the purpose of
establishing, constructing and maintaining
water works capable of furnishing the resi-
dents of said town with a good and su.fc ent
supply of water for ordinary purposes and for
fire protection and for establishing, erecting,
constructing and maintaining a sewerage sys-
tenn in said town for drainage and sewerage
purposes, the Mayor and Town Council of
kitzmilersville be and they are hereby author
lied, empowered and directed to issue bonds
in the name of the Mayor and Town Council CT
kitzmilersville to an amount not exceeding
S6O,OOO.0O or much thereof may be me-
essary for the purposes aforesaid. The said
bonds shall be for sums not less than 100000
each nor more than $4,000 each to be signed
by the Mayor and President of the Town Coun-
ell and cou1tersgned by the Clerk of said
Town Council. with the corporate seal of said
town thereto affixed, bearing interest at the
sem-annually in each and every year and
dated on the first day of their issue; said
bonds shall be numbered serially and shall he
payable follows: Bonds to the extent of
$4,000 shall be due and payable one year from
date of issue, and thereafter bonds to the
tent of $4,000 shall mature and be payable
each consecutive year in the order of the
consecutive numbers until the entire issue of
said bonds is taken up and redeemed; reserv-
ing the option to the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell aforesaid to take up and redeem at any in
terest period after ten years any and all out
standing bonds running more than ten years,
at the face value thereof, with accrued inter-
est said bonds shall be exempt from all *
alton for county and municipal purposes, and
shall have printed upon them reference to
the Act of Assembly authorizing the issue
thereof.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the Mayor
and Town Council of Kitzmillersville are
hereby authorized and empowered to construct
and erect water works and sewerage for said
town, and to contract for the purchase in fee
simple or lease for a term of years, renewable
at their pleasure, any land, real estate.
springs. brooks. watercourses, streams, and to
use and occupy forever for a term of
years any land, real estate, springs, brooks.
watercourses streams, which they may deem
expedient and necessary for the purpose of
furnishing said town with water and main
tanning said sewerage, and they are hereby in
vested with all the rights and powers neces-
sary for the induction of water in said town
and the maintenance of said sewerage sys-
tenn. If for any reason the said Mayor and
Town Council of Kitzmillersvie shall be I'M
able to agree with any owner of real or lease
hold property, springs, brooks, water streams
or water courses br any other material which
| partakes of or is a necessary part of reaty,o
| for any right of way which they may find
necessary for the conduct of said water and
| sewerage into, in and out of said town, if
such owner is under any disability or inca
| pacity to contract or absent from the county
| or unknown. the said Mayor and Town Council
of charlottesville is hereby clothed with the
| power of condemnation under the right of en-
| inent domain provided in Section 399 to
| 404. both inclusive, of Article % of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland, as fully
| if said sections had been herein incorpo-
rated and their manner of procedure of con-
| domination for the purposes of this Act shall
| in all particulars be the is provided
| in said Sections 1893 to 404, both inclusive. of
| said Article 90. The said Mayor and Town
Council of charlottesville shall have full
power to fix schedules of rates for furnishing
water and sewerage to private residences and
other buildings, and for all purposes, and the
said Mayor and Town Council shall have full
power to collect the same other taxes are
| collected or in such manner as they may deem
most expedient and proper, and the income
| thereof shall be applied first for expenses and
maintenance and afterwards for the payment
OF the interest said bonds and the princi-
pal amount thereof when and as said bonds
shall mature be taken up under the option
of the said Mayor and Town Council of Kitz-
millersville
! Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That the
said Mayor and Town Council of Kitzmillers-
vile are hereby .nthoriZed and empowered to
pass all such ordinances as may be necessary
for the successful operation of said system of
| water works and sewerage, by regulating the
use and tapping of the same by the residents
| of said town, and the interference Herewith
/ by any and all persons, and shall have power
to pass all such ordinances may be neces
/ sary requiring the residents of said town. or
| the property owners thereof. to discontinue
| the use of all pit surface closets used in
| said town, wherein fecal matter is permitted
| to accumulate
| Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That the
/ title to said water works and sewerage and
| all land. estates and water courses, water
| ways, conduits pipes, machinery and all other
| parts thereto shall when completed or acquired
1 vest in the Mayor and Town Council of Kitz-
| milersville. And every person who shall know
| ingy wilfully pollute any spring, stream,
| brook, water course, reservoir or standpipe
| in connection with the said water works so
4 built or constructed or acquired by throwing
! in any impure or deeterious substances into
the same. by swimming. bathing wash