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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 107.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the Mayor and

Council of Hagerstown to establish an additional

market in said town, to be known as " West End

Market."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That the Mayor and Council of

Hagerstown be and they are hereby authorized, em-

powered and directed to acquire either by purchase

Acquire by
purchase.

or condemnation by jury, land not to exceed two

acres, for the purpose of establishing thereon an

additional market in said town, said market to be

known as " West End Market," and to be located

west of the present road-bed of the Cumberland

Yalley Railroad.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted* That said Mayor and Coun-

cil be and they are hereby authorized to erect suita-

ble new market buildings on said land, the cost of

Erect suitable

said buildings and land not to exceed fifteen thou-

market build-
ings.

sand dollars, and said Mayor and Council are hereby

authorized to pass such ordinances as they may deem

proper and necessary for the regulation of said

market.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That for the purpose of

raising money to purchase property as aforesaid, and

to carry out the provisions of this act, the said Mayor

and Council of Hagerstown be and they are hereby

Issue bonds.

authorized and empowered to issue bonds to the

amount of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much of

said amount as maybe necessary, said bonds to bear

interest not exceeding five per centum per annum,

interest payable semi-annually.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That the Mayor and Coun-

cil of Hagerstown shall, for three years from the

issue of said bonds, levy annually upon the assess-

able property of said town a sum sufficient to dis-

charge the interest on said bonds, and at the expira-

Levy on asses-
sable property

tion of three years from the issue of said bonds, said

Mayor and Council are hereby authorized and em-

powered to levy annually upon the assessable

property of said town, a sum sufficient to discharge

annually two thousand dollars of the principal of

the indebtedness created as aforesaid, and the inter-