The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-25

/ SO Any person may appeal from the
assessment Of the assessors to the said
Commissioners, who may make such de-
auctions therefrom as they may deem just
and they may add thereto the value Of any
property which may have been omitted in
the assessment, and all buildings and i'm
provements. and all property created or
acquired since said assessment, and make
transfers Of such property as has changed
owners since said assessment
SO. The Commissioners may, from
time 10 time, under such conditions as they
may by their ordinances direct, appoint
such officers rs they may deem necessary
to carry into effect their ordinances, among
whom shall be town Bailitf, who shall
ex-officio be collector of the town tax,
and shall, within said town, have all the
authority of Constable.
so. The said BaIlf shall rive bond, to
be approved by the County Commission
ers as other ..Constables. for the faithful
performance of his duty as Constable,
and also bond to the Commissi ners Of
said town, for the faithful performance Of
his duty as town Bailif, and as collector
Of the town tax, and the faithful perform
ance Of such duties as shall be imp sed on
him BY the ordinances of Commissioners /;
and If said BailiHf shall wilfully fail to dis
charge any duty of his Office, he may be
fined, at the discretion Of the Commits
sioners, not exceeding ten dollars for any
one offence.
81. The said Bailif may enforce the
payment IF town taxes, in the same man-
ner and with the like effect as Collectors
If State and County taxes may
enforce the payment of State and County
taxes.
62. The Commissioners shall have pow
err to make and keep in repair all requisite
drains and sewers, and to make regulations
for keeping them open, and if any person
or persons shall willlully stop or obstruct
the passage Of water through any such
drains or sewers, he or they shall be sub.
ject to fine of ten dollars and the costs
Of putting such drains or sewers in or
der. f.
SO. The Commissioners shall have pow
er TO grade and level streets and alleys, t.
remove Duisances and distractions from
the same by buildings or otherwise, and
may pass all bylaws and ordinances me-
cessary to give effect and operation to the
powers hereby vested in them, and impose
fines, penalties and forfeitures for the
breach of their by laws and ordinances !;
but no ordinance of said Commissioners
shall impose fine, penalty or forfeiture
for any offence of more than ten dollars.
Ga. If any person shall excavate any lot
or lots, or parts thereof, within the limits
o" the town of Havre de Grace in Har
ford county, for the purpose Of obtaining
moulding sand, or otherwise, to the depth
of two feet or more, and the said lot or
lots or parts thereof, shall remain uncov-
cred, il shall be the duty of such person
to make and keep in constant repair good
and sufficient underdrains, tina. will carry
off all water that may callect and would
otherwise remain in them, in the part or
parts thereof SO excavated, and said under
drains shall be we'll covered and secured
SO as not TO epdanger or incommode the
public travel, or other proper use of any
street or alley through which the same
shall pass. ...-.-
IS. Where the excavation of any lot or
lots or parts thereof, aforesaid, to depth
of two feet or more adjoins any of the
streets or alleys in the towp of Havre dc
Grace aforesaid, it shall be the duty of
the owner or owners of such lot or lots
to Immediately erect and keep in constant
repair good and sufficient walls or fences
along such streets and alleys, or parts
thereof, where such excavations so adjoin
SO as effectually to protect such thorough
fares from injury, and render the use
thereof by the public as safe and convent
ent as before such excavations were
made. u--....
66. The Commissioners of Havre de
Grace shall consent to the temporary use
of any street or public thoroughfare' Of
the said town, which may be required to
enable the owner of any excavated lot or
lots as aforesaid, TO comply with the pro-
visions of the preceding sections in con-
structing the said underdreins, walls or
fences.
81. The SAID Commissioners shall have
full power to prescribe fines and penalties
not less than ten nor more than one hun-
dred dollars, against the owner of any ex-
cavated lot or lots as aforesaid, who, af-
Ter receiving ten days notice in writing,
shall refnse or neglect to comply with the
provisions Of the three preceding Sections,
and the fires and penalties prescribed s
aforesaid, shall be recoverable in the name
of the said corporation before Justice of
the Peace of Hartford county. and when
collected shall be paid to the Treasurer
duly appointed by the Commissioners
aforesaid, for tie sole use and benefit Of
the said corporation. r9 (
68. All the property held by the form
er Commissioners of Havrc de Grace, un
der law grants or otherwise, is vested in
the said Commissioners. (
SO. The said Commissioners may bor-
row on the faith Of the corporation of
said town any sum Of money not exceed
ing FIVE thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds for the same bearing the regular
legal interest Of this State, and in such
sums and payable at such times as the
Commissioners may direct, not exceeding
twenty dollars, but they shall not issue
any note, token or evidence of debt to be
used as currency.