The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-22
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

funds necessary for the purchase of
the County Farm, for the building of
the County Home, if it becomes nee
essary to build one, for the erection
on the County Farm of such outbuild-
ings, fences, etc, as they deem neces-
sary and for supplying the necessary
equipment, furniture, farming imple-
ments and live stock, by issuing bonds
of the County, either coupon or serial,
for such an amount, in such denomi-
nation or denominations, bearing such
interest and maturing at such date or
dates as the County Commissioners
deem proper or by paying for the
same out of the funds of the County
raised by the regular tax levy or by
an extra levy to be made by the Coun-
ty Commissioners for that purpose or
purposes or by a combination of any
one or more or all of these methods,
whichever, with a due regard for the
sound financial condition of the Coun-
ty, seems to the County Commission
ers, most proper The County Com
missioners be and they are further
authorized, empowered and directed to
pay out of the funds raised by the reg
ular tax levy or by an extra tax levy,
to be made by the County Commits
sioners, for that purpose or purposes,
the interest and the principal on the
bonds aforesaid, if issued, and the
costs of the maintenance of the Coun-
ty Farm and County Home and the
support of the inmates of the County
Home.
41YY. That at the regular election
in November, 1924, there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of Gar
rett County, the question whether or
not the said County Farm shall be
bought and the said County Home es-
| tablished thereon, and at such gen
eral election the ballots used and cast
upon the question shall have printed
or written thereon the words "For the
County Farm and County Home" and
Against the County Farm and County
Home" and if majority Of the votes
cast upon said question shall be For
the County Farm and County Home"
then the County Commissioners of
Garrett County shall proceed to eX-
ercse the power vested in them by
this Act and shall buy the said County
| Farm and establish the said County
Home as herein provided; but if a
majority of the votes cast upon the
said question shall be Against the
County Farm and County Home" the
question whether or not the said Coun-
ty Farm shall be bought and the said
County Home established shall again
be submitted, at the general election
in November, 1926, to the qualified
voters of Garrett County, and at such
general election the ballots used and
cast shall have printed or written
| thereon the words For the County
Farm and County Home" and
Against the County Farm and Coun-
ty Home" and if the majority of votes
cast upon said question shall be For
the County Farm and County Home
then the County Commissioners for
Garrett County shall proceed to ex-
ercise the powers vested in them by
this Act and shall buy the said Coun-
ty Farm and establish the said County
Home, as herein provided; but if the
majority of the votes cast upon said
question shall be Against the Coun-
ty Farm and County Home" then this
Act shall be null and void and said
County Farm shall not be bought, nor
shall the said County Home be estab-
ished.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect June
| /, 1924.
| Approved April 9, 1924