EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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sums of not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars.

each to be signed In the Mayor and countersigned by the Reg

ister of said city, with the corporate seal of said city thereto at-

tached, such bond.s to bear such date as may be determined

upon by the Mayor and City Council, and bear interest at a

rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, that may be de-

termined upon by the Mayor and City Council of Ellicott City,

payable annually for which interest proper coupons are to be

attached to said bonds to be signed by the Mayor of said city

Exempted
from taxa-

and conntersigned by the Register thereof, said bonds to be free

tion

from all county and municipal taxation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Mayor and City

The Im -
provement

Council may, if necessary, annually lew upon the assessable

Bond Fund

property of said city an additional tax sufficient to pay the in-

terest on said bonds, and to retire one thousand dollars or more

thereof annually , and that the money thus received shall be

known and kept as "The Improvement Bond Fund," and shall

be applied by the Mayor and City Council to the payment of

the principal and interest of said bonds, as aforesaid, and for

no other purpose whatever, and that said tax shall be collected

as all other taxes are now collected in Ellicott City.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said bonds, at the pleasure

Bonds to be
sold at pub-

of said Mayor and City Council of Kllicott City, shall be sold

lic auction.

by them, at public auction to the highest bidder therefor, for not

less than par value in cash, after having given at least three

weeks' prior notice by advertisement inserted in one or more

newspapers published in Howard County and elsewhere, as the

said Mayor and City Council may select.

SEC. 4. And be if enacted. That before said Mayor and City

Qualified vot-

Council shall be authorized to issue any of said bonds, the qual-

terss to deter-
mine by bal

ified voters residing within the corporate limits of Ellicott City

lot

shall first determine by ballot in favor of issuing said bonds,

and the Mayor is hereby authorized, in accordance with the

ordinances ()f said city, to order an election to be held at such

time and place or places, as said Mayor and City Council may

determine, for the purpose of deciding whether said bonds shall

be issued, and the said ballots cast at said election shall contain

the words "For Water Bonds" and "Against Water Bonds,"

and if a majority of the votes cast shall be in favor of the

issuing of said bonds, then, and only then, shall the Mayor and

City Council be authorized to issue the bonds, as hereinbefore

provided.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That said Mayor and City Council

Empowered

are herebr authorized and empowered to condemn property for

to condemn
property.

the purposes of this Act, and in the manner and form prescribed

by Section 61 of Article 11 of the Code of Public Local Laws

title "Howard County," sub-title "Ellicott City."

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from

the date of its passage, and that all other Acts and parts of Acts

inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved April 8, 1904.