The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-04-24
Public Local Law.
PUBLISHED BY UTHORITI
CHAPTER 273.


and running north fifty-four degrees east one
hundred and twenty eight perchos, to the
Hickory Road thence South three degrees
west thirty. eight and thirty-six hundredth
perches, with said road thence south eighty
one degrees east twelve and forty eight hun
dredth pcrches; thence south twenty degrees
east forty-iYe and four-hundredth perches
thence south thirteen degrees east twenty.
eight and tifty-two hundredth pcrchcs; thence
south Thirty four degrees east tifty-three
perchts; thence south thirty degrees east
eighty four and tweniy-four hundredth per-
ches, 10 the Farnandis land thence south sew
enty eight degrees west tfty-two and fifty |
two hundrcdtl perches 10 the Abingdon road;
thence south forty five degrees west tifty-five
and twenty-four hundreth perches; thence
north torty.nine degrees west forty-one and
sixty four hundrcdth perches thence north
forty degrees west two hundred and one and
eighty hundledth perches; thence north fifty- |
four degrees cast tifty-i0ur and eighty-four
hundredth pcrches to the place of beginning;
and that the citizens residing within the said |
corporate limits he and they are hereby crca-
ted body corporate, with perpetual success
sion, by the name of the town of Bel Air, |
with all the privileges of a body corporate
and to have and use common seal, and shall |
be liable and capable in law to sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated in any Court of
Law or Equity.
SEC. 2. Be it eRacted That the citizens re.
siding within the corporate limits Of the
town of Bel Air shall hold an election on the
first Monday Of May, eighteen hundred and
seventy-four, and in each and every year
thereafter, for five Commissioners, who shall
hold their offices for one year, or until their
successors are elected and qualified, and shall
have the management OF the town, and who
shall have full power and authority to enact
| and pass all ordinances, TO preserve the health
| of the town, to promIte cleanliness and good
| order, to regulate the keeping and running at
large ofcattlc, swine, goats, dogs, fowls and
other animals, to enact and pass all such ortli-
nances may conducc to the peace, orderan
| good government of said town; to regulate
the police and provide for the payment ofthe
same; to impose and appropriate taxes, fines
| penalties and forlcituree, for the breach of
| the ordinances; to establish new avenues
streets, alleys and sidewalks TO open, widen,
narrow, repair, extend, stop up or discontin.
ue avenues, streets, alleys and side walks.
now laid out or used, and such rs may he es
tablished under the authority herein con-
frmed to levy and collect taxes for estab
fishing, opening, narrowing, closing, repair
ing and keeping in order such avenues streets
alleys and side walks, and the roads leading
from and to said town; provided that when
any avenue, street alley, or side walk shall
be opened, widencd, or closed, the full value
of all property taken and used for such ave
nue., street, alley, or side walk, or damage to
be sustained in closing the same in whole or
in part shall be assessed by the Commission
ers, and the said full value so assessed shall be
paid OF offered TO he paid to the proprietors
of said property, before the said avenue,
street, alley, OF side walk is opened, widcned,
or closed, and that any proprietor who NAV
G. ,-ol l,ru l1l, ortin e ~
missoners shall he entitled to an appeal ai
any time within thirty days, after such offer
of payment, to the Circuit Court for Hartford
county, and such appeals shall be heard and
determined as appeals from Justices of the
Peace are now heard; and the Commissions
ers in assessing the value of damages to said
land taken, shall take into consideration the
benefits and advantages derived by the pro.
portions thereby.
SEC g. And Je il enacted That the said
Commissioners shall have authority elect
Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, from
among their own number, and all ordinances
passed by the said Commissioners shall be
signed by the Chairman and attested by the
Secretary; and no compensation shall be made
to the said Commissioners for any service
rendered as such; provided, that the said
Commissioners shall have power to fix and
provide for the payment Of such salary or
compensation to their own Secretary as they
Of }hc bonds o hc civs,' Inv ~ ~, aG
Troos,,ror and tha Tav CoIoot l SS''.'
rnont;oncd and other officors whom, ,I,n saii
observation-disclosures may in lin oxnrcso nf ,I'a;'
d;onr.t;nn roonirn 70 niyo hnnJ tn ,I,a naii
Town observation-disclosures and to annrovn ,I of ' tt,a
same and provided further, that nothing in
this Act shall be construed to prevent the
snn,o ncrson from holdinr tb. ntficn of Sooro
,"r,o r"s,,rar AMI aeo,n "''''' u ''''c-
Src 1DIbe Henncto1 Thot oil t,,,..
shall be Carlv laid, md shall not exceed TWEEN,
,u cont, in nvery ono hnnJrea dollar. of Inv
Lo ,ronor,v in any omn vca, nmd tIio '" A.
toyahle ba:is Of said nro1erty shall he , ,i'o
soMo oe thnt for county md Siotn tnras o ','I
tInt tIo Cnnniso;nnnrs sl'oII h"yo $500 n',u
onnoint such nersnn ~ nersons nc to, tLir W.
a. ~ na1 I he Snd taves nnd 40 t ,S ,,th
sa;d Coloctor such solarv ~ pSo ;no
=. thoy ~, wv thinL nromay. nroviIn5 ,h"t om
The nron.riv within the cornor,te limits "" nr
aia Nv sh"ll hnronr,o, ho ro WING f VI
tana,ion r,r white district ~ oo,,nt, ,,o
nnrnoses outside Of the said corporatc m ,Gt
SpC dndbs II enact.5 Thot tlo Trna
n0 :" nov C"lIoot"r oMnnimIo e ,''I w. ii tI
Tnrvn Uommiseonors may fGrca tho ,a o,,t
af or,ornt;o,, ,"Vns in ivy soo na,im pay u,
iii, To ofInot nc CnlIoclnrs ~ Sin,a any
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SounS '"A'' '' '"'">0 WY l'' ''''''' VI '''c
'''s Src n ln51e il ono,tca That . r,o;o,,
tv nf t'o Observation-Disclosures sha ii' "on "so,i
w um' ~ ,ranonot hns;nns , ma ,hot
ddio ui shal slwo~s Govern aud Inv IN oas "' a
vacancv in lhc Roay1 of Commissione rS'I DIV VI
vino thee yeor the remaining TnmmiScior u"
sha7 horo ,n,yar 10 fijl ,hn 2ooa,,n ,,r,,ii ~,
nn1, rorniar toun e,oni;on fnr nIon;;r u' Ta we
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0o Srn In5b> Il -oo.te,1 That ,,o 0f,ro
os;d Comn.s;oners or ,;nr;,v ' az I ho
nov, MON, ,mTo,icr ot encn t;S,ns w oo mti