Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-26
cIAPTER 9ss.

AN ACT TO authorize and direct the Beard /
Of Education Of Anne Arundel county
10 borrow money upon the circuit ~
said county 70 pay the erection ~ new !
public school buildings and additions 10
public school buildings. ana the eqnifplnE I
Of such new buildings. or additions ~ /
Anne Arundel County; TO Issue bonds
therefor. endorsed by the County Gem
missioners Of Anne Arundel county, ana
and authorizing and directing SAID
County Commissioners 10 levy tax SUI
ficient IN each and every year 10 create
a sinking fund TO pay said bonds AT
maturity and TO pay the semi annual IN
terest thereon; and providing Tor the
expenditure Of the proceeds OF SAID bond
issue for public school buildings and
equipment.
Whereas. The need az new and modern
public school buildings in certain tocdlitleS
In Anne Arundel County and OF remodel
ing or charging existing structures. is I'm
perative. and all the children OF satd
counfv-of school age-should have oppor-
tunities as equal rs may be 20 receive pno-
lie school instruction in healthiul ana com
Portable buildings; and
whereas IL Is to the public interest and
for the direct benefit of the whole citizen
ship of said county that an adequate Iuhu
under proper control as To expenditure
should be provided by authority 81 me
present session of the General Assembly OF
MARYLAND for the construction or en-
iarging of public school buildings IN Anne
Arundel County and that wasteful and un-
said buildings should be eliminated; and
whereas. Whenever consolidation of
public schools in any particular section OF
the said county max be pfacucaole anu
necessary, unreasonable delay IN erect
ing such consolidation would result by
direct taxation imposing too heavy bur-
den on the taxpayers.
Section /. BE Il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That the board OF
Education of Anne Arundel County. IN or
dor Ia
erection of new public school buildings
and for additions to public school build
ings and for furnishing and equip
ping the same in said county is hereDy
authorized and directed tn borrow money
on the credit of said county. and to is
sue and sell bonds therefor in the aggre-
gate sum of one hundred and fifty thous-
and t$f50.00el dollars: said bonds TO be
endorsed by the County Commissioners OF
Anne Arundel County. which endorsement
the said Board of County commissioners
of Anne Arundel County. is hereby author
lied and required TO give. Each of said
bonds shall be in the sum of one thousand
dollars (S1,O00), and they shall be number
ed from One % to One Hundred aud FIFTY
15O both inclusive. and bear date the
first day of July, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty 192Ol and he payable
thirty C;I0) years from the date OF issue.
Said bonds snail he signed by the Presi-
dent of the Board of Education of Anne
Arundel County and countersigned by the
County Superintendent of Schools, as the
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corporate seal of said Board attached. and
the endorsement thereof by the County
Commissioners of Anne Arundel County
shall be signed by the President of said
County Commissioners. and countersigned
by the clerk thereof. with the corporate
seal of the said County Commissioners at
| tached. and said bonds are expressly de-
clared to be Il direct obligation upon Anne
Arundel County.
! See = And be it further enacted. That
! the said bonds shall bear interest AT an
| annual rate aud not exceeding live per
! cent G. per cent? payable semi-annually
! upon the first day of January aud July In
! each year and said Bonds shall be exempt
4 from taxation for county and municipal
4 purposes when held by citizens of the
/ State of Maryland. The bonds shall be
! known as Anne Arundel County Public
/ School building Bonds,'' and this shall be
/ printed or autographed on each bond. with
+ a reference to this Act rs authorizing the
/ same The Board of Education of Anne
/ Arundel County and the County Commits
/ sioners of Anne Arundel County are here
/ by. expressly authoGized to do any and all
/ acts and things in connection with said
bond issue that may be proper. to give
validity to said bonds. The Board of hdu-
1 cation of Anne Arundel County is hereby
directed and empowered to sell and dis
pose of the bonds herein authorized, at
/ public sale to the highest bidder or bid
4 ders therefor for cash, after thirty (30)
days public notice by advertisement. pro
! yided the said bond issue or any part
thereof shall not be sold for less than par
4 and accrued interest: and the sale or part
i or all of said bonds shall be made at such
time and in such amount as the said Board
/ shall deem advisable 20 carry out the OBJ
! jects of this Act,
See. s. And be il further enacted. That
! the said County Commissioners Of Anne
| Arundel County are hereby authorized and
| required To levy upon the assessable prop
erty of said county at the period of max
/ ing the annual levy. I'm each and every
\ year. while the said bond issue is out
standing, a sum sufficient to pay the in
/ terest thereon as 10 may be due and pay
! able, and the further sum of three thous-
4 and ($300000) dollars to create q sinking
| fund to redeem aud retire the said bonds
! at maturity. The said sinking fund shall
| de divided and deposited in such proper
/ ton as the Public School Building Com
| mission may designate I'm the Farmers
/ National Bank Of Annapolis. the Annapolis
! Savings Institution. the Annapolis Bank
/ ing and Trust Company. and the Anna
! polls Bank of the Eastern Shroe Trust
! tom1,1ny. The said banks shall allow in
/ terest on the amount of the sinking fund
I 90 deposited in the respective banks at the
/ rate of not less than four ca per centum
per annum from the date of such deposit.
| which interest shall be added to and be
/ come Il part of the sinking fund hereir
! created.
/ Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That
for the purpose of designating what public
school building shall he erected I'm sale
/ county or alterations. additions repairs
! dollars shall be made TO existing school
/ buildings there is hereby created a coW
| mission to be known - the Public SchOo'
! Commission 6BuildiH=) of Anne Arlnde
1 County to be composed rs follows: o.
the seven members of the said Board OF
| county Commissioners. or the successors
! Of any of them; three go members of the
! Board of Education or the successors of
/ any Of them: one person resident in the
/ tffth Election District of said county. to
be selected by the ten members OF the
! commission. the County Superintendent of
schools shall be secretary, Said commits
! sion, snail organize as soon as conveniently
may be after the passage of this Act, and
4 Shall name an executive committee of four.
| lncluding two members of the Board Of
4 county COmmissi pners. che member of the
| touaiy Board of Education and the mem
Der of the Building Commission from the
! fitth District. of which said executive
4 committee the County superintendent of
4 schools shall be secretary.
Sec. ). And be il further enacted, That
| II shall be the duty Of the said executive
4 committee 70 inspect proposed sites. for
! muidte plans of buildings and of i'm
/ preVementI. receiTe n open meeting formal
statements of school patrons and taXpay-
ers whenever such open meetings may be
! requested by substantial number Of inter
ested parties. aud coilate data bearing
/ uron proposed expenditures: and ii shall
/ make comprehensive reports of Informal
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