The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-18
PUBLIC local Law.
Passed January Session, 1872.
PUBLISHED ny AUTHORITY

To Incorporate the torn Of Ch'on
Bridge. IN Carrot county.
Section /. BE IL enacted BY he General
assembly Of Maryland, That the citizens
and inhabitants of the town OF Uhion
Bird ,e, in Carroll county, are body cor.
porate by the name Of The Mayor and
Common Council Of the town OF Union
Bridge" and by that name shall be able
and capable in law to SUE and he sued
plead and be inplraded 10 any court OF law
or OF equity, aud shall have perpetual sue
cession, aud may make all BY hws necessary
for the purposes herein mentioned.
Sec. :. aud be Il enacted. Fiat the chr
pora,e hounds aud limits OF the said town OF
Union Bridge shall eunrace Ail the lnts and
lands aud premises in said town, which are
now built upon aud improved, aud all land,
land Out Into lots, for the purpose OF bel x
built there pom, together with all slch
contiguous grounds As the owner nr owners
thereof may desire to have emoracsd Within
the same. And the Grst elected Mayor aud
common council snail cause a survey aud
descriptive plat thereof To be made AS soon
| as convenient after their election and shall
enter said description aud plat upon the
| record Of their proceedings, aud aDsO cause
the same to be recorded il the thce OF the
| le,k of the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
and the said descriptive plat shall hercuphn
constitute the boundaries and limits OF the
said town proridei, however, thai for all
sanitary and police purpO ses, the Mayor aai
| Common Council shall have aud may rxrr.
else full authority aud control for une hall
| mile in every direction beyond the bounds
aud limits aforesaid
Sec. ) Aad be Il enacted That all per
sons who have resld ID m the sand tDwI vi
| Union Bridge fbr six nOniu', tII VA tr'
| qualified to vote for Delegates 10 the l. "a
| vra Assembly aud all other per Oh, wlp
may hold real estate IL said town 81 the
value of live hundred dollar, ur more, shat,
On the first Monday in April, eighteen
| hundred aud seyeaty ,wO, aud On the same
| day aud month ia each aud every ye.,r
thereafter, elect by ballot one person tor
Mayer, aud four persons tour common
couucimrh, ali olwhpm shall have resided IA
the said town Uneyear previous to the day OF
/ The election, and who shall zach he the owner
ia his own right OF real or personal estate
| therein assessed At not less thlt five nun
| dred dollars, aud the said officer. snail b.
/ known as The Mayor AID Common CiIn
Sec. 4. aud be IL enacted, That Reu zen
Sayler, Jonus X. Nouemaker and Jesse
| Andrews be aud they are hereby appointed
judges OF elecuUu, Ia hold the iraI eloctiuh
under this &c and who shall give At least
hive days notice, ny posting not less than
| three written or printed notices ia consnlc
nous public places in said town, of the
| time and place al which the said elecliUn
shall be held, aud the said judges of cleo
ton, before opening the polls. shall take
an oath or affirmation before some Justice
! OF the Peace ot the said county, to permit
| every qualified voter as aforesaid 10 vote
aud none other, and II majority 0f the said
three judges shall have power to do all
/ things named nder this section IN case
| one OF them dies or refuses To act, aud the
said j dyes shall keep the polls open AT
least three consecutive hours. an shall
record the names OF the voters. and alter
the closing of the polls shall count the bal
| lots aud announce the result and IN Sr au
! sign certificate thereof to bn flied among
the record OF the said corporation an
/ the Mayor AID councilmen thtu elected
shall, rs soon thereafter Us convenient,
| quality aud serve until the first Monday 10
Apul, eighteen hundred aud seventy three
aud until their successors shall be elected
and qualified, aud the Mayor and council
men SO elect d shall be qualified IN accDr
dance with article sixty eight OF the code o
Public General Laws and failure Il
quaiiiy. within fifteen days after their cleo
uon. shall be deemed refusal on the par
OF the party so failing. TO accept the ollic,
to wlich he has been elected
Sec. Ind be IL enacted, That il tn,
Mayor or any member Of the common
council shall die, resign, rem we fro 1
said town, or from any cause shall he dis
qualified during the year for whch rhel
have been elected the common vou icil ma,
elect Mayor, lad interim, from the
own number, Tor the bllauce of the term
or the Mayor AID rem in,ng nemb'ri .
the common council may elect one or NOR
councilnen TO fill the vacancy for the re
maiuder Of the term.
Sec. o. and be il enacted, That all lutur
elections shall be held aud conducted IA
shall be from time TO time direcled by til
lawsand ordinances Of the said corporation
aud not Inconsistent with the provisions u
this Act.
Sec. I, Aud he it enacted, That tn
Mayor and common council shall meet a
some convenient place in said to ana leas
once in every three months, or oflensr,
they shall deem i necessary. an the Mayo
shall preside at all meetings of the commo
council, aud have the same power Of yuliu
aud taking part in all acts aud deliberatinn
of the common council as any menbe
thereof
Sec 8. And be it enacted That the MAY
or and common council, or majority {
them, shall have power to make all such by
laws, rules. regulations AID ordances, III
same not being inconsistent with the law
and constitution of this State. MS from tim
TO time they may deem wise. equitable an
expedient for the co niirt het IN, cblvrli
ence and propriety Of the said l,Si a. ! i.
inhabitants, and Tor the removal All pr
venton OF all nuisances the preserv,,tio
Of health, aud the suppression Of vice an
immortality in the sail town.
Sec. .. Aud be il enacted, That the Mayo
aud common .onncil shall appoint an
qualify clerk being one of their oS
number, or otherwise, who shall keep ~
curate minutes of their proceedings ia
we'll bound hook and all ordinances passe
by the said Mayor and council, and inten,
ed 10 take effect aud operate as Local Law
in aud for said town, shall be signed by II
Mayor and altested by the clerk. AMI II
said book should, at any ti.ha, be sl ija t
inspection by any person Interested lherei
aud copies of all ordinances, as aloresai
signed by the Mayor aud utestel BY u
clerk, shall be poslel up IL uot less tha
, two public places in the sad town befpl
, said ordinances shall Into effect aud |
/ in force.
/, Sc. 10. And be il enacted. That all pr,
perry. real and personal, within the corp,
rate limits Of said town, except such as IN,
be occupied for churches and schools, sha
, be subject to such taxes and charges
+ may be deemed necessary by the Mayor AZ
/ common council, to support, MAINTAIN AZ
defray the costs, charges and expens
whica may at any ito be incurred in Il