The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-11
Nea0 Advertisements.
PUBLIC LOCAL Law.
NACrED JANUARY SESSION, 1872.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 400

CHAPTER 1922
AN ACT to prevent the enclosing aud obstruct-
! ing the Streets, Lanes and Alleys IN the
Town of Franklin, in Baltimore county. aud
to prevent uusanees, &c.
| SECTION l. he it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That from and after the
passage of this Act il shall not be lawful for
any person or pers ms to enclose any of the
Streets, Lanes or Alleys, or any part Of the
Streets Lanes or Alleys as laid down in Pop
pleton's Plat of the Town OF Franklin, in Bal
timore county, under the penalty of twenty
dollars for each and every offence, and FIVE
dollars for each and every day that such Street,
Lane or Alley, or any part of such Street, Lane
or Alley shall remain, in whole or in part, en-
closed.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That if any of
the Streets, Lanes or Alleys of the said Town
of Franklin, as laid down in aforesaid Plat
thereof shall have been enclosed in whole or
in part and such Street, Lane, or Alley which
may have been enclosed in whole or in part
shall not be re-opened within sixty DAYS after
the passage of this Act, the person or persons
who may have enclosed any such Street, Lane
or Alley, in whole or in part, shall forfeit and
pay the sum of two dollars for each and every
day the same shall continue to be enclosed
after written notice of the passage of this Act
shall have been given TO the offending party,
by any person or persons owning property in
the said Town of Franklin
SECTION 3. And be it enacted That it shall
not be lawful for any person or persons to en-
close any of the public grounds as laid down
in the aforesaid Plat of the Town of Franklin,
under the penalty of twenty dollars for each
and every offence, and five dollars for each
and every day that any OF said public grounds
shall remain, in whole or in part, enclosed.
SECTION 4. And be it enacted, That i: any
Of said Z lie firoonds shall have been enclo'-
/ PARK, and tie enclosing material shall not i
removed therefrom within sixty days after tn
passage of this Act, the person or persons, who
may have enclosed the same, or the person or
persons holding or occupying the ground or
grounds shall forfeit and pay the sum of two
dollars for each and every day the same shall
continue in whole or in part
SECTION 5. And be it enacted That it shall
not be lawful for any person to cut any of the
live growing trees off of said public grounds
nor deaden them, under the penalty of five
dollars for each and every offense.
SECTION 6. And be it enacted That 70 often
sive or putrid vegetable or animal matter or
substance shall be permitted to be cast or
thrown upon any of the Lots, Streets. Lanes.
Alleys or enclosures in the gaid town of Frank
| lin, to endangeE the health and lives of, or an
nOy any of its inhabitants, under the penalty
| OF two dollars for each and every ofiense, and
| the further penalty f two dollars for each sDd
| every day the same shall be continued, after
notice by any owner of property or inhabitan Mt
OF the town being given in writing to the Of
Tending party to remove the same.
SECTION Z. And be it enacted, That il shall
not be lawful for any person or persons to OBJ
struct in any way or manner whatsoever. any
| oil the Streets, Lanes or Alleys of the said town
of Franklin, as laid down in the said plat of
| the town, so as to prevent a free passage along
| over and through the same, under a penalty Of
| three dollars tor each and every ofense, and
the additional sum of one dollar for every hour
any such obstruction shall be permitted to re-.
main, after notice to remove the same, by anv
one whose passage may, so as aforesaid, be OBJ
| structe6.
! SECTION s.. And be it enacted, That all the
fines and penalties under the provisions of this
Act shall be recoverable in the name of the
State of Maryland, in al action of debt before
single Justice of the Peace, and paid over to.
the School Commissioners, for the benefit oft
Public Schools in the First Election istrict Of
Baltimore county.
SECTION 9. And be it enacted. That all Acts
inconsistent with this Act, be, and the same
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 10. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect frem the date of its passage.
Approved April lst 1872
VIM. PINKNEY WHITE,
Governor.
we hereby certify that the atoregOing is q
true copy of an act which passed the General
Assembly of Maryland, at the January Session,
1872
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY
Secretary Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of House of Delegates.
DANIEL j. McCAULEY,
BENZ. F. J0RTAN,
EDWARD RI,ER,
Co Commissioners for BALTIC. County.
May l1.-3t.