Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-09
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said county 10 pay the erection Of new
public school buildings and additions TO
public school buildings, and the equlppins
Of such new buildings, or additions in
Anne Arundel County: 10 issue bonds
therefor endorsed By the County Com
missIoners Of Anne Arundel County, ana
and authorizing and directing said
County Iufnull - toner's 10 levy TAX sur
fcieut in each ami every year 10 create
a sinking fund to pay said bonds at
maturity and 20 pay the semi annual IN
terest thereon; aud providing Tor me me
expenditure of the proceeds Of said bond
issue for public school buildings and
equipment.
Whereas The need of new and modern
public school buildings in certain localities
in Anne Arundel County aud Of remodel
ing or enlarging existing structures Is IN
perative. and all the children OF said
county--of school age-shOuld have oppor-
tunities az equal as may be 70 receive pun
he school instruction in healtlful and com
Portable buildings: and
Whereas, Ii is to the public interest and
for the direct benefit of the whole citizen
ship Of said county that an adequate fund
under proper control as TO expenditure,
should be provided by authority of the
present session OF the General Assembly Of
Maryland, for the construction or en-
larging Of public school buildings In Anne
Arundel County and that wasteful and UNI
Just methods OF erecting or improving
said buildings should be eliminated; and
public schOls IN any particular section OF
the said county may be practicable and
necessary, unreasonable delay in effect
ing such consolidation would result by
direct taxation imposing too heavy a bur
den on the taxpayers.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the Board Of
Education of Anne Arundel County, IN or
der TO provide necessary funds for the
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 hereby
authorized aud directed TO borrow money
on the credit IF said county. and 10 is
sue and cell bonds therefor In the aggre-
gate sum or one hundred and fifty thOus-
and tS1500O0D 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 ana required TO give. EaCh OF SAID
bonds shall be in the sum of one thousand
dollars $1,000, and they shall be number
ed from one ID to One Hundred and Fifty
t150D both inclusive, and bear date the
first day of July, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty 1920 and be payable
thirty 600 years from the date OF issue
Said bonds snail be signed by the presi-
dent of the Board of Education of Anne
Arundel County and eountersigncd by the
County Superintendent Of schools. the
executive officer of said Board with the
corporate seal Of said Board attached. and
Commissioners of Anne Arundel County
shall be signed by the President of said
County Commissioners, aud cOuntersigned
by the clerk thereof with the corporate
seal of the said County Commissioners at
tached, and said bonds are expressly de-
cared 10 be a direct obligation upon Anne
Arundel County.
See. .. And be il further enacted. That
the said bonds shall bear interest at an
annual rate and not exceeding five per
cent % per cent? payable semi annually
upon the first day of January and July in
each year, and said bonds shall be eXemDt
from taxation for county and municipal
purposes when held by citizens of the
State of Maryland The bonds shall he
known as ANNE Arundel County Public
School Building Bonds and this shall be
printed or Autographed Oh each bond, with
a reference to this Act as authorizing the
same. The Board of Education of Anne
Arundel County and the County Commits
sioners of Anne Arundel County are here
by expressly authorized 10 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 Edu-
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
ders therefor for cash. after thirty 500
days public notice by advertisement pro.
vided the said bond issue or any part
thereof shall not be sold for less than par
and accrued interest; and the sale or part
or all of said bonds shall be made at such
time and ia such amount as the said BOARD
shall deem advisable to carry out the OBJ
jects of this Act.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the said County Commi ssioners 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, in each and every
year, while the said bond issue is out
standing, sum sufficient to pay the in
terest thereon as IL may be due and pay
able, and the further sum of three thous-
and ($3000.00) dollars 10 create sinking
fund TO redeem and retire the said bonds
at maturity. The said sinking fund shall
lie divided and deposited in such proper
ton as the Public School Binding Com
mission may designate in the Farmers
National Bank Of Annapolis the Annapolis
Savings Institution, the Annapolis Bank
ing and Trust Company, and the Anna
nolis Bank of the Eastern Shroe Trust
Company. The said banks shall allow in
terest on the amount of the sinking fund
so deposited in the respective banks mt the
rate of not less than four t4) per centum
per annum from the date of such deposit
which interest shall be added to and be
come part of the sinking fund herein
created.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That
for the purpose of designating what public
school building shall be erected in said
county or alterations, additions or repairs
exceeding a cost of three hundred $4,000
dollars shall be made to existing school
bulldlnSS. there Is hereby created q com
mission TO be known as the Public School
Commission (Building) of Anne Arunde.
County" TO be composed rs follows: OF
the seven members of the said Board Of
County Commissioners, or the successors
Of any of them; three 81 members of the
Board of Education or the successors Of
any of them; one person resident In the
Fifth Election District of said county 10
be selected by the ten members OF the
Commission, the County Superintendent of
Schools shall be secretary. Said commits
sion, shall organize as soon as conveniently
may be after the passage of this Act, and
shall name an executive committee of four
including two members of the Board OF
County Commissi )ners, enc member of tho
County Board of Education and the mem
Der of the Building Commission from the
Fifth District. of which said executive
committee the County Superintendent of
Schools shall he secretary.
See. >. And be il further enacted. That
il shall be the duty of the said executive
committee 10 inspect proposed sites. for
mulate plans of buildings and of i'm
provement5, receive n open meeting formal
statements of school patrons and taxpay-
eTs whenever such open meetings may be
requested by substantial number OF inter
ested parties. and eollate data bearing
upon proposed expenditures: and il shall
make comprehensive reports of informa-
ton gathered by il and submit its recon-
mendations therein to the Public School
Building Commi sion IF Anne Arundel
within a reasonable time after being al