The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-09


ordinances, not contrary to law, necessary,
within the limits Of said City TO preserve the
health, peace, and safety of the inhabitants
thereof; to prevent and remove nuisanees
and annoyances; to restrain all disorders and
disturbances TO suppress gambling to pre-.
vent the firing of cannon, guns, pistols, fire
crackers, or other explosive instruments or
materials in the corporate limits TO suppress
fires and prevent the danger thereof; to make
or cause to be made and repaired all necessa.
~ drains, sewers, eulverts. and bridges to
license public amusements, shows, and exhi.
billions; fix the sums Of money to be paid
therefor, and prescribe the mode of collecting
the same; to provide for the good govern.
ment and general police Of said City; and
shall have power to enforce the observance of
all such ordinances by fines penalties and for
iorieitures, not exceeding twenty dollars for
/ any one offence.
SECTION 1903. The said Mayor and Common
Council shall have the power to provide for
laying out, opening, extending or widening
any street or alley in said City, and fix the
dimensions thereof, which in their judgment
the public welfare or convenience may re.
quire to provide for ascertaining whether
any, and what amount in value of damage will
be caused thereby, for which the owner or
possessor OF any property through or over
which such street or alley may pass, ought to
be compensated and paid, and for assessing
and levying, either generally on the whole
assessablc property within the city, or spe.
claliy on the property of persons benefited BY
such Improvement, the whole or any part OF
the damages and expenses which may be in
CURED IN laying out, opening, extending or
widening such street or alley to provide, in
case they shall determine to levy and assess
the whole or any part Of said damages and
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/ property in said city specially benefited By
such improvements, for the apportionment
amongst them of the amount of such damages
and expenses, so determined TO be levied up.
/ on them IN due proportion to the amount Of
benefits by them respectively received; to
I provide for the appointment of Commits sioners
to assess said damages and benefits and pre-.
scribe their duties and compensation; 10 pro
vide for the condemnation of all land aud
property so taken for public use in opening,
extending, or widening any street or alley as
aforesaid, for the notice to be given in rcla.
ton thereto, for the payment Of the damages
| so awarded, and for the collection aud mode
of payment under any action allowed by law
OF the benefits so determined TO be assessed
and to pass all Ordinances necessary and
\ proper TO the exercise and enforcement of the
/ powers granted in this section. Provided
that no land or property shall be taken under
the powers given in this section without lust
/ compensation being first paid or rendered to
the party entitled to such compensation MS
agreed ON with the owners Of such property,
or awarded by jury summoned for the pur.
/ pose by the Sheriff of Carroll county, in the
mode and at the time to be prescribed by said
/ Mayor and Common Council
SECTION 100. The Mayor and Common
/ Council aforesaid shall have the power to
! grade and pave streets and alleys in said cor.
/ porate limits, and to regulate the width there
of to lay flag stones across said streets and
alleys wherever necessary; toprovide of what
| material the SAID streets, side walks on said
streets and alleys shall be paved and eurbod,
and how the same shall be done, and kept in
| good repair, they may require the owners of
| the lots of ground in front of which said grad.
ing and paving or repairing Of side walks, are
to be done, to do the same at their own eS-
/ pense, and if any owner of lot or lots shall
neglect 10 grade and pave or repair the pave.
ment of the sidewalks in front Of his or her
/ lot or premises for the space of two months,
after notice has been given them by the Nav.
or or Street Commissioners hereinafter provi.
ded for, requiring the same to be done, the May
or and Common Council may direct said Street
| Commissioners to cause the same to be done ut
the expense of the owner or owners of said lot
or lots, which expense shall be lien on said
lot or lots of ground till paid, and may be re.
covered from said owners by said Mayor and
Common Council as other debts of like
amounts are recoverable in this State by law;
they may also require the owner or owners of
the lots OF ground fronting on either side Of
the street or streets graded and paved as
aforesaid, to pay twothirds of the expense in.
Cured in grading and paving the same, to be
apportioned among them BY the Mayor and
Common Council, payable whenever said
work shall be finished aud such apportion
ment made, to be in proportion to the front
feet OF said lots owned BY them respectively,
and whenever payment thereof is refused the
Mayor and Common Council may recover the
same by law, in the same manner a. other
debts of like amount are recoverable in this
State; the remaining one third of said ex.
pense shall be paid by the said Mayor and
Common Council out Of the taxes levied upon
the citizens generally.
SECTION ITO. The Mayor aud Common
Council aforesaid may, whenever they think
the public interest requresit, cause an assess
ment TO be made of all property in said City
OF Westminster, real, personal and mixed,
which is subject to assessment for County or
state taxes under the laws Of this State, and
they may prescribe the manner In which suoh
assessment shall be made; aud provide for
hearing appeals, and adjusting all differences
IN valuation and disputes in relation to such
assessment make transfers and Attachments,
and do all other acts and things necessary for
making and completing such assessment.
SECTION III. The Mayor and Common
Council shall also appoint suitable person
70 be Street Commissioner in said City, and
NIX his compensation, whose duty it shall be 10
superintend tho grading, paving, repairing,
keeping in order and opening, streets, lanes,
and alleys, in said City, and the removing OF
distractions thereirom, taking care Of, and
preserving the public squares and property
he shall perform all other appropriate duties
prescribed by said Mayor and CITY Council
and shall give bond in such penalty and in
such manner as may be prescribed by said
Mayor and City Council.
sEcTIpS ia, The said Mayor and Common
Council may provide by Ordinance for the
appointments OF one or moro Collectors of tax,
may prescribe their duties, the character and
amount of penalty of the bond which said
Collectors shall give for the faithful perform.
ance Of their duties, and fix their compensa-
non, and may provide for the prompt pay
ment OF the tax or taxes herein authorized 10
be levied, and to enforce by distress or other
wise according to law, the payment Of the said
tax or taxes, after such time as may be fixed
by Ordinance for the payment thereof; they
may also require said Collector or Collectors
10 MORN themselves annually Of all the prop.
erty in the corporate limits liable to assess.
ment which may have been omitted in the last
asstssmeat1 and Of oil buildings and improve.
ments made, and Of all properly acquired |
since said assessment, and shall value the
same at its cash value, and return the same 10
the said Mayor and Common Council at the
time and in the manner to be by them pre, |
scribed, and the same shall be assessed to the |
proper parties and taxed to them thereafter
paid.
SfcIIoS Is. The said Mayor and Common I
Council may levy annually a tax on the prop
erty IL said City assessed as aforesaid, not |
exceeding ten cents In every hundred dollars
of the assessed value thereof, which shall be
a lien on the said property, real, personal, or
mixed Of the Tux payers Of said City respec,
lively till paid, and interest shall be charge. /
able on such taxes after thirty days from the /
time when such tax is due and payable they I
may also IN their discretion allow discount
not exceeding five per cent. for promp, pay.