The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-05-13
Public Local Laws.
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Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections -, 81,
"a, So, SO, 81, IS, SO, 90, 81, 02, W and " oil
the Public Local Laws which relate to the
incorporation Of the town OF uniontown, are
hereby repealed.
Section 81. Bo it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the citizens and
inhabitants Of the town OF Unlontown, IN
Carroll county, are a body corporate BY the
name Of Burgess and Commissioners OF the
town of Uniontown, and by that name shall
be capable in law TO sue, and be sued, plead,
and be implicated, in any Court of Law OF
Equity and shall have perpetual succession
and may make all BY Laws necessary for the
purposes herein mentioned
Section SO. BE il enacted, That the cor
porate bounds and limits Of said town OF
Uniontown shall be described as tollows:--
Commencing at the Alley, or Lane west OF
Mt. Joy Meeting House, lcolored,) at the
westend of Uniontown, running south hity'
FIVE perches; then parallel with the Main
Street of said town to the county road ut the
east. end of said town, leading from the Union
town Turnpike, to Wakefield; then due north
one hundred and five tl05) perches; then with
a straight line to the south west corner of j.
c. Brubaker's barn; thence with n 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 10y months, and who are quail.
fed to vote for Delegates to 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, all of
whom shall have resided in said town one
year previous to the day of election, and who
shall each be the owner in his own right OF
Real or Personal Estate, therein assessed, ut
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 s5 BE it enacted, That Edwin g..
Gilbert, John A. Brown, and j. I. H. Davis,
be, and are hereby appointed Judges to hold
the first election under this Act, and who
shall give at least FIVE days notice by posting
not less than three notices in public places in
said town, of the time and place ut 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 Justice Of the Peace of
said town or county shall be hereby empower.
ed TO appoint Judges sufficient to fill the VA.
cancy or vacancies, and they shall proceed to
hold an Election as before specified, and the
Judges shall keep the polls open at least three
hours, (said Polls shall be omen
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 ali the yo.
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 filed 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 successors are elected and ouali
fed; and the Burgess and Commissioners go
elected shall qualify as such before a Justice
o. the Peace Of Carroll county, that they will
discharge the duties Of their respective Offices,
according to the best Of their skill and judg.
nent, without fear or favor, affection or part.
ailtyioany, copy ofwhich oath shall be enter.
ed on the journal ofsaid Corporation, with the
certificate OF the Justice administering the
same, and failure to qualify within ten DAYS
alter their election shall be deemed refusal
on the parts of the parties so failing to ac.
cept the Office TO which he has been elected.
Section Sc. Be it enacted, That il 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
NE year for which they have been elected,
me Commissioners may elect Burgess, ad
interim, from their own number, for the bal
inee OF the term, or the Burgess and remain.
ING members Of the Commissioners may elect
one or more Commissioners to fill the yacan.
cy of the term.
Section 81 Be it enacted.SThat 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
md not inconsistent with the provisions of
his Act. "
Section SO. Belt enacted, That the Bur.
CESS and Commissioners shall meet M some
place in said town at least once In
every three months or oftener if necessary
md the Burgess shall preside at all meetincs
)f the commissioners and have the same
power of voting and taking part in all Delhi.
sration Of the Commissioners as any member
IF said Board.
Section 80, Be It enacted, That the Rnr.
cess and Commissioners, or majority of
hem, shall have power to make all sucb Rv.
Laws, Rules, Regulations aud Ordinances. ibe
'ame not being inconsistent with the laws
md Constitution of this State, as from time
o time they may deem wise, equitable and
'xpedient for the comfort, health. convent.
snce and proprlety Of said town and its in.
iabtants, and for the removal and prevention
u all nuisances, the preservation of health
md the suppression Of vice and immortali.
y in said town.
section 10. be il enacted, That the Bur.
'ess and Commissioners shall appoint and
luaiiiy CLERK, being one of their own mum.
per, or otherwise, who shall keep accurate
OF their proceedings, in well bound
look, and all Ordinances passed by the Bur.
'ess ana Commissioners, and intended to
axe effect and operate as Local Laws, In
lnd Tor said town, shall be signed BY the Bur.
sess, and attested by the Clerk, and the said
BOOK shall, at any time be subject to insnee
ion by any person interested therein, and
Jopies OF all Ordinances, as aforesaid, signed
,y the Burgess and attested by the Cierk
mall be posted up, in not less than two nub'
&c places in the said town before said 0rd;.
lance shall go into effect and be in force
Section Oh. Be it enacted, That ali nron.
,rty real and personal within the corporate
limits OF said town, except such MS NAV he
occupied for Churches and Schools, shall he
',uoJect to such taxes and charges as NAV he
ieemed necessary by the Burgess, and Com.
nissioners TO support, maintain and defrav
ne costs, charges and expenses, which may
y any time be incurred, in the Improvement
u the said town, or for other corporate nur.
'oses, not exceeding twenty cents on The
hundred dollars OF the assessed value Of nil
Houses and lands; and no land within The
corporate limits Of Uniontown, not front;ng
IN any street shall be taxed on more than one
icre thereof, and the value Of improvements
N such land, provided-that the General
Assessment for State and County pnrnosag
hall be taken as the basis for the f;rst colIac'
aon' bnt the Burgess and Commissioners
nay, at any time thereafter, authorize and
..ause an assessment TO be fairly made. and
rom time to time in such manner as ,hav
nall provide, by an Ordinance therefor.
section w. BE it enacted, That tho Rur.
sess and Commissioners shall provide Far
evyinlg and collecting an annual tax ON does
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