The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08
MT. LAKE INCORPORATION
IS HELD CONSTITUTIONAL
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Chapter 164, an increase of the capt.
tai stock, not to exceed one hundred
thousand dollars, was authorized. A
reduction to the par value of shares
from one thousand dollars to one hun
dred dollars was authorized by the
Act of 1884, Chapter 356.
By Article VII of the certificate of
incorporation it was provided that
''lots shall be sold and conveyed to
purchasers to be used for the cree
ton of private residences, but not to
be used for business purposes without
a permit from the Board Of Direc-
tors"
In pursuance of it's charter the
Mountain Lake Park Association &C.
quired about eight hundred acres of
land at what has ever since been
known as Mountain Lake Park" in
which, according to the bill, the AS
ISOLATION has Invested over two hun
bred thousand dollars in real estate,
improvements, roads, streets, alleys
(and) public improvements"
By the Act of 1882, Chapter 164,
the sale of spirituous and malt liq-
uors was forbidden and certain powers
granted with relation to roads, streets
and sanitary measures. BY the Act OF
1884, Chapter 46, the board of direc-
tors of the Association was granted
the power to appoint such peace OF.
ficers as may be deemed necessary"
and their duties defined.
By the Act of 1888, Chapter 43O,
"The Community of Mountain Lake
Park" was incorporated, the preamble
of the Act reading: Whereas, The
said corporations Mountain Lake Park
Association) and certain lot holders
to whom it has conveyed land, are de-
sirous of having certain powers con-
ferred upon it and them jointly for
the better improvement and preserva-
ton of all the land, both that so con-
veyed and that remaining unsold and
belonging to said corporation, and for
the fulfllment of the purposes for
which said incorporation was incor-
porated."
Section 2 of the Act of 1888 pro-
vides "That the said community is
not to have, possess or acquire any
political franchises whatsoever, nor
any of the powers ordinarily distin-
gushing public or municipal corpora
lions from corporations merely priv
ate; but the sole objects and powers
of said community of Mountain Lake
Park shall be to exercise those police
and sanitary powers the said Noun
tain Lake Park Association of Gar
rett County now has by Act of AS
sembly with greater facility over the
entire tract of land now known as
Mountain Lake Park in Garrett coun-
ty," etc. The management of govern
ment of the community was vested IN
a committee of five, two to be elected
annually by the lot owners at Noun
tain Lake Park, two to be elected by
the stockholders of the Association,
and the fifth to be chosen by the four
so selected. If the four should not
choose the fifth within thirty days OF
their election, or if at any time there
should be vacancy in the committee,
the places on the committee should be
filled by the directors of the Assocl-
alton. Provision was made for an as
sessment annually against all lots In
the community and for the collection
of the same. The Act was to stake
effect as to the Mountain Lake Park
Association of Garrett County and as
to such and so many of its lot owners
as should agree by deed land as to
the lots and improvements and other
property in Mountain Lake Park in
Garrett County held or owned by it
or them) when and so soon as such
deed should be executed and recorded
among the Land Records of Garrett
County" provided the same be done
on or before December 81, 1888. The
bill alleges that the Act of 1888, Chap
ter 43O, was accepted and agreed to
by agreement of the Association and
all of the then lot holders and was
recorded among the Land Records of
Garrett County, certified copy being
filed as an exhibit with the bill.
The Act of 1896, Chapter 315, re-