JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 391
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for the better protection of property and convenience
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of citizens, to construct water works for and lay
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mains throughout the corporate limits of Westmin-
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ster, in Carroll county, and to purchase appurtenances
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necessary for the protection of property.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and
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Board of
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members of the Common Council of Westminster,
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supervisors
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in conjunction with Charles B. Roberts, William A.
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constituted.
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McKellip, David Fowble, John L. Reifsnider and
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E. O. Grimes, be and they are hereby constituted a
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board of supervisors for the aforesaid purpose ; the
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term of office of the said five commissioners to expire
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Term of office
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upon the completion of the aforesaid works, and the
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Mayor and Common Council then to assume exclu-
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sive control.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid
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board of supervisors may acquire by purchase or
otherwise, sufficient land needed for reservoirs, lay-
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May acquire
land.
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ing of mains, or for any other purpose necessary for
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the complete construction of said water works, and
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may contract or agree with person or persons for the
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Contract and
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construction of the same, or any part thereof, or any
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agree.
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materials necessary therefor.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That for the purpose
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of raising the funds necessary for the complete con-
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struction of said water works, or for the other pur-
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poses hereinbefore mentioned, or any of them, the
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Mayor and Common Council of Westminster, in con-
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junction with the aforesaid five commissioners, be
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and they are hereby authorized to issue coupon
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Authoriz'd to
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bonds of the said city of Westminster, to the amount
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issue bonds.
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not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, payable not
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more than thirty years after date, with six per
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centum interest, payable annually ; which said bonds
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shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the cor-
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porate seal, and countersigned by the treasurer of
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the board ; and said coupons, after the maturity of
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the same, shall be receivable in payment of all taxes
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Receivable
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and dues by said city; and the said Mayor and
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for taxes.
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members of the Common Council are hereby author-
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ized and required to levy and collect annually a
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special tax over and above the ordinary taxes of said
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city now levied and collected, of not more than
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