THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1363

struction and establishment of a Sewage Disposal and
Treatment Plant, and part of the proceeds for said bond
issue or State loan may be used for the purpose of repaying
said advance.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That if the Mayor or any
member of the City Council shall violate any of the provisions
of this Act, or expend or attempt the expenditure of any of the
proceeds of said bond issue for any other purpose than herein
set forth, he or they, shall, upon trial and conviction, be sen-
tenced to pay a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars
($1, 000. 00), or be sentenced to confinement in the Allegany
County Jail for not more than six months, or both fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.

SEC. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT BE
FORE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF CUMBER-
LAND SHALL ISSUE AND SELL ANY OF THE BONDS
AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT, IT SHALL FIRST SUBMIT
THE SAID BOND ISSUE TO A REFERENDUM OF THE
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CUMBERLAND, AT THE
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION WITHIN SAID CITY; AND
AT SAID ELECTION THERE SHALL BE PRINTED ON
THE BALLOT THE WORDS "FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL
PLANT BONDS", TOGETHER WITH A SQUARE OPPO-
SITE SAID PHRASE FOR THE X MARK OF THE VOT-
ERS, AND THERE SHALL ALSO BE PRINTED ON SAID
BALLOT, THE PHRASE "AGAINST SEWAGE DISPOSAL
PLANT BONDS", TOGETHER WITH A SQUARE OPPO-
SITE THE SAME FOR THE X MARK OF THE VOTERS,
AND IF AT SAID GENERAL ELECTION, THE MAJORITY
OF ALL VOTES CAST SHALL BE FOR THE SAID SEW-
AGE DISPOSAL PLANT BONDS, THEN THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF CUMBERLAND SHALL BE AND
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL THE
SAME, BUT IF THE MAJORITY OF SAID VOTES CAST
AT SAID GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE AGAINST
SAID SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT BONDS, THEN THIS
ACT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AND NO BONDS
SHALL BE ISSUED OR SOLD THEREUNDER.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved April 20, 1951.