The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-05-20
Public Local Laws.
CHAPTER 500.

re-enaet the following in lieu thereof
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections ~, SO,
a. IS, So, s., So, 50, 30, 81, %, 90 and "a Of
the Public Local Laws which relate 10 the
incorporation Of the town Of Uniontown, are
hereby repealed.
Section SO. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the ci,izensand
inhabitants of the town OF Uniontown, in
Carroll county, are body corporate by the
name OF Burgess and Commissioners Of the
town Of Uniontown, and by that naIno shall
be capable in law TO sue, and be sued plead,
and be implicated, in any Court of Law or
Equity, and shall have perpetual succession
and may make all By Laws necessary for the
purposes herein mentioned
Section SO. Be it enacted, That the cor
porate bounds and limits Of said town Of
Uniontown shall be described as follows -
Commencing at the Alley, or Lane west Of
Mt Joy Meeting House. (eolored,) at the
west.end of Uniontown, running south fifty
five perches; then parallel with the Main
Street Of said town TO the county road at the
east end Of said town, leading from the Union
town Turnpike, TO Wakefield; then due north
one hundred and FIVE (105) perches; then with
a straight line to the southwest corner of j.
G. Brubaker's barn; thence with straight
line TO what is known as the Red Gate, situa-
ted on the County road leading to Taneytown;
then with straight line to the place of be.
ginning.
Section 81. Be it enacted, That all persons
who have resided in the said town of Union.
town for six l6) months, and who are quail
red TO vote for Delegates 10 the General As
sembly, and all persons who may hold Real
Estate in said town, but non-residents, shall,
on the first Saturday in April, 1876, and on
the same day and month in each year there
after elect by ballot one person for Burgess,
and four persons for Commissioners, al of
whom shall have resided in said town one
year previous to the day of election, and who
shall each be the owner in bis own right of
Real or Personal Estate, therein assessed, at
not less than two hundred and fifty dollars,
and the said Officers shall be known as the
Burgess and Commissioners Of Uniontown,
Carroll county, Maryland.
Section IS. Be it enacted, That Edwin G.
Gilbert, John A. Brown, and j. T. H. Davis,
be, and are hereby appointed Judges to hold
the first election under this Act, and who
shall give at least iiyr DAYS notice BY posting
not less than three notices in public places in
said town, Of the time and place at which
said Election shall be held, and the said
Judges OF Election before opening the polls
shall take an oath or affirmation before some
Justice of the Peace of the said County to
permit every qualified voter as aforesaid to
vote and none other, and majority of said
Judges shall have power to do all things
named under this Section, in case one or
more, or all of the aforesaid Judges shall re.
fuse to Act, then q Justice of the Peace of
said town or county shall be hereby empower
ed to appoint Judges sufficient TO fill the va.
eancy or vacancies, and they shall proceed TO
hold an Election as before specified, and the
Judges shall keep the polls open at least three
consecutive hours, (said Polls shall be open
at one o'clock, p NJ. and shall close at four
o'clock, p. NJ, and the said Judges shall
cause to be recorded the names Of all the vo.
tiers who shall poll at said Election, and after
the closing OF the polls shall count the ballots,
and announce the result, and make and sign
a certificate thereof to be fled among the re-
cords Of the said Corporation; and the Bur.
CESS and Commissioners SO elected shall as
soon thereafter, as convenient, qualify and
serve until the first Saturday in April, 1877,
on until their successorsare elected and quail
he'd; and the Burgess and Commissioners so
elected shall qualify as such before Justice
OF the Peace Of Carroll county, that they will
discharge the duties of their respective Offices.
according to the best Of their skill and judg-
ment, without fear or favor, affection or parti.
atty to any, copy Of which oath shall be enter
ed on the Journal of said Corporation, with the
certificate of the Justice administering the
same, and a failure to qualify within ten DAYS
after their election shall be deemed refusal
on the parts of the parties so failing to ac-
ccpt the Office to which he has been elected
Section sc. Be it enacted, That if the Bur.
CESS or any member Of the Board of Commits.
sioners shall die, resign, remove from said town
or from any cause shall be disqualified during
the year for which they have been elected,
the Commissioners may elect Burgess, ad
interim, from their own number, for the bal
ance OF the term, or the Burgess and remain.
ing members Of the Commissioners may elect
one or more Commissioners to fill the vacan.
cy OF the term.
Section 81. Be it enacted, That all future
elections shall be held and conducted as
shall be from time to time directed by the
Laws and Ordinances Of the said Corporation
and not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act.
Section IS. Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS and Commissioners shall meet at some
convenient place in said town at least once in
every three months or oftener if necessary,
and the Burgess shall preside at all meetings
of the commissioners and have the same
power Of voting and taking part in all DELHI.
Grafton Of the Commissioners as any member
Of said Board.
Section SO. BE it enacted, That the Bur.
CESS and Commissioners, or q majority of
them, shall have power to make all such By.
Laws, Rules, Regulations and Ordinances, the
same not being inconsistent with the laws
and Constitution Of this State, as from time
to time they may deem wise, equitable and
expedient for the comfort, health, convent
ence and propriety Of said town and its in.
habitants, and for the removal and prevention
Of all nuisances, the preservation of health
and the suppression Of vice and immortal.
| ty in said town.
! CESS and Commissioners shall appoint and
qualify Clerk, being one of their own mum
Der, or otherwise, who shall keep accurate
minutes of their proceedings, in well bound
book, and all Ordinances passed BY The Bur.
CESS and Commissioners, and intended to
take effect and operate as Local Laws, in
and for said town, shall be signed by the Bur.
CESS and attested by the Clerk, and the said
Book shall, at any time be subject to inspec.
ton by any person interested therein, and
| Copies of all Ordinances, as aforesaid, signed
by the Burgess and attested by the Clerk.
shall be posted up, in not less than two pub
lie places in the said town before said Ord.
nance shall go into effect and be in force.
Section 81. Be it enacted That all prop
erty real and personal within the corporate
limits OF said town, except such as may be
occupied for Churches and Schools, shall be
subject to such taxes and charges as NAV be
deemed necessary by the Burgess, and Com.
missioners to support, maintain and defray
the costs, charges and expenses, which may
at any time be incurred, in the improvement
of the said town, or for other corporate pur-
poses, not exceeding twenty cents on the
hundred dollars of the assessed value Of all
houses and lands and no land within the
corporate limits Of Uniontown, not fronting
on any street shall be taxed on more than one
acre thereof, and the value Of improvements
on such land, provided-that the General
Assessment for State and County purposes,
shall be taken as the basis for the first collec
ton, but the Burgess and Commissioner
may, at any time thereafter, authorize and
cause an assessment to be fairly made, and
from time to time in such manner as they
shall provide, by an Ordinance therefor.
Section 3d. Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS. and Commissioners shall provide for
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