The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-05-07

Sec. 81. And be it further enacted.
That in event the Mayor and Council
shall provide for the purchasing or
supplying of water, electric light or
gas to said town by some other body
corporate, public or private, or any
individual or partnership, and Shall
deem it expedient or necessary that
said town erect, maintain and
lay its own electric light poles and
equipments, water mains, conduits
and fire plugs, the said Mayor and
Council, to defray the necessary cost
thereof may issue bonds or certificates
of Indebtedness in sums of one hun
bred dollars, to be signed by the May
or and countersigned by the clerk of
said Council of Mountain Lake Park,
not exceeding in the aggregate the
sum of five thousand dollars, bearing
interest not exceeding six per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually,
said bonds to be payable fifteen years
from the date of their issue, said
bonds to be exempt from State, county
and municipal taxation; and the May
or and Council in making their annual
levy of municipal taxes after said
bonds are issued shall fix the rate suf-
fcient to provide for the payment of
the interest on said bonds and create
a sinking fund for their redemption.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted,
That all Acts and parts of Acts in
consistent with any provision of this
Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted,
That for the purpose of determining
whether the citizens of said Mountain
Lake Park desire to incorporate, there
shall be held an election on the Sec
ond Tuesday of July, 1881, between
the hours of 1 o'clock P. M. and 7
o'clock P. M. under the supervision of
: the committee named in Section of
this Act. The qualifications of voters
at this special election shall be the
same as those hereinbefore set forth
! in regard to regular town elections.
The said committee shall, not less
than five days before said referendum
election, post in five conspicuous
places in said town written or print
ed notice notifying all the residents
of said town who are qualified to vote
under this Act that an election will
be held on the date fixed in this Act
at a certain place and between GER
tain hours, which notice shall contain
the said date, the hours that the polls
will remain open and the location of
the polling place or places, and
statement that the election is to be
held for the purpose of deciding
whether or not to adopt this charter
and form an incorporated town.
The said committee shall provide
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such election shall be held, the booths,
ballot boxes and sufficient number of
printed ballots, upon which on one
line the words "For Incorporation"
shall be printed, and on another line
the words against Incorporation"
with squares opposite each.
Said election shall be conducted as
nearly as practicable as an election
for county offices is conducted in all
points not specially provided for in
this Act, and on the closing of the
polls the said committee shall canvass
said votes and publicly announce the
result of said canvass. In the event
that majority of the votes cast are
for incorporation, this Act shall imme-
diately become effective, and in the
event that majority of said votes
are against Incorporation, it shall. be-
come null and void.
Sec. "a. And be it further enacted,
That in the event that this charter
is adopted by the citizens of said
Mountain Lake Park under the pro-
visions of the referendum above set
forth, then the committee named in
Section of this Act shall hold the
election for town officials as provided
for in Section of this Act and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this
Act.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted,
That if any section or part of a Sec
ton, or any provision of this Act shall
be held invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect any other provision of this
Act.
Sec. &c. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect June
l, 1881.
Approved April II, 1881.