Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-03-11

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of the said village of Port Tobacco shall bo
established, marked and bounded iy the
Commissioners first elected, as soon after
their election as may be practicable, and
recorded among their proceedings
+ Sec. 10. And be 1t enacted, That the said
Commissioners, or a majority Of them, shall
have power to appoint clerk and assign his
duties, and allow him such compensation as
they may think proper; and that all ordi-
.nances passed by the said Commissioners,
or majority of them, shall by their clerk
be entered in book by him to be kept for
that purpose; and shall be open at all times
for the inspection Of any person interested;
and copies of all ordinances shall be put up
in the most public places in said village that
the same may be generally known.
Sec. IL. And be 1T enacted, That the said
Commissioners shall have full power and
Authority to levy and collect taxes in said
village, not exceeding in any one year twenty
cents in the hundred dollars on the assessa-
BILE property Of said village; and for the
purpose of making said levy they shall once
In every two years, or oftener if they think
proper. appoint an assessor, who shall, un-
der oath, value, appraise and assess the pro-
perty in said village.
Sec. -. .And be 1t euacted, That if any
of the owners of property assessed within
said village shall conceive themselves agriev-
ed by the assessment, so as aforesaid made
by said assessors, they may appeal to the
said President and Commissioners, who shall
have power and authority to make such de-
duction on the valuation Of their property
as they shall deem just.
Sec. 13. And be 1t enacted, That the said
Commissioners be and they are hereby en-
powered to pass all bylaws and ordinances
necessary to give effect and operation to all
the. powers vested in this corporation; to
impose fines, penalties and forfeitures for
any breach Of their bylaws and ordinances;
prooadcd, that no ordinance Of the said Com
missioners shall impose fine, or Forfeiture.
or penalty, for any one offence, Of more than
ten dollars.
Sec. IA. Aad be 1t enacted, That if any
person or persons shall refuse or neglect to
ed against them by virtue Of this act, it shall
and may be lawful for the said Commission
ers to collect the same in the same manner
and with the same costs that small debts are
collected out of court. ~
Sec. Is. A,ed be 1t enacted, That the said
Commissioners, Or majority Of them, shall
have full power and authority annually to.
appoint an active, discreet person to be bai-
lift, constable and collector, within the limits
of said village, and before he shall proceed
to the.execution of his Office, shall take an
oath or affirmation, to be administered by a
Justice of the Peace for said county, that
he will faithfully and impartially perform
the duties required of him as bailiff, consta-
bic and collector, within the limits of said
village. by virtue of this act, according to-
the best Of his skill and Judgment; and said
bailiff, constable and collector. shall give
bond in the same manner and under the
same penalties that the several constables
and collectors of said county, and it shall
be the duty of the said bailif,} constable and
collector to attend the meetings Of the said
Commissioners whenever he shall be rcques--
ted to perform such services as shall from
time to time be by them directed for the
more efectual accomplishing the object Of
this act; to prevent the tumultuous and ir-l
regular meetings of. slaves or free negroes,
within the limits Of said village; and to-
punish with moderate correction all such
slaves and free negroes as shall be. found
wandering or strolling about The streets inti
the night time; and to prevent slaves fire..
quenting the house of other persons in said
village without the consent Of their master
or mistress; and the said duties shall be-
performed by the said bailiff, subject to the
control Of said Commissioners. "a. .,51@G y
Sec. 49, And6e 1t enacted, That all taxes,
fines and forfeitures. and penalties, impos-
ed by the said Commissioners. by virtue Of
any law or ordinance, be applied in such
manner, for the use of said village, as may
be from time 70 time by ordinance directed
Sec. H.. And be 1t enacted, That an cleo
tion shall be held on the first Monday in
April next, at the Court House in said vii
lage of Port Tobacco, under the provisions
of the second section Of this act, and if a
majority of said voters declare by their votes,
in favor of excepting said act Of ineorpora-,
ton, then the said election provided for in,
said second section of this act shall be held;
as provided for; and the Commissioners so
elected shall proceed to organize and carry
out the provisions of this act; and this act
shall 60 into effect from and after the pas
sage Of the same. '.!.,. '.',; 57''1s1i -.
eeNye hereby. certify the foregoing to be true
copy Of the original bill, which passed both
branches Of the General Assembly of Maryland.
It its January session, eighteen hundred and
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Given under our hands, at the City Of Annapoo-..,,
lis, this. til dayo February, 4. D, eighteen
hundred ard fifty-eight -
,,z -. JAMES w. CLAYTON, ~
- Chief Clerk Of House Of Delegates. ,.
.''' CHAPMAN HARDWOOD,
Secretary Of Senatc-