The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-04-15
CHAPTER no.

and tifty-0ne, of Article eight of the Code %
Public Local Laws, title Cecil County, ant
relating to Chesapeake city; also to repeal
an Act entitled An Act to repeal section
forty-siX of Article eight of the Code of Pub
lie Local Laws relating to the Collection o
Taxes, Fines and Forteitures in Chesapeake
city, passed April, eighteen hundred and
slXty-one, chapter eishty-sevei', and to re
enact the same with amendments.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That sections thirry-siX
thirty seven. thirty eight, thirty.nine, forty
forty -one, toriy-two, forty-three. toriy-four
forty five. forty-seven, torly-eight, forty-uine
fifty and tifty-one, of Article eight of the code
of Public Local Laws, title Cecil County, and
relating to Chesapeake City; also an Act to re-
peal section forly-six of the Code of Public
Local Laws, relating TO the collection of taxes
fines and ;Orfeitures i'll CheSapeak City, passed
April, eighteen hundred and sixty one, chap
ter eighty-seven, be and the same is hereby
repeaedan re-eaacted SD as to read as fol lows:
81. The inhabitants of the town of Chesa peak G
city, in Cecil county, are Il corporation ny the
name of The President and Commissioners OF
Chesapeake City" and by that maine Shall have
perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, may
purchase, hold and dispose OF real, personal
and mixed property for the use and benefit OF
said town. and may have and use Il common
seal, which may be altered at pleasure.
81. All male Inhabitants of said town, citizens
of the United States, above twenty-on wears
of age, who shall have bona fde resided in said
town for the space of six months, and twelve
months in the state next preceding the cleo
tion. shall, ON the first Monday in May annu-
ally, at such place as shall he designated bv
the President and Commissioners, by II notice
to be put up in at least five of the most public
places OF said town at least one week before
the day of election elect by ballot five juIicouS
and discreet persons, citizens of the United
States. who shall have ideu within the limits
of said town for at least twelve months next
preceding the election, as Commas SSionprS OF
said town. the persons TINS elected as Commits
sloners shall within one month after their
all. tin,, ali i,,-t l.
10y the sixth section OF the first ARTICLE Of H.,
Constitution of Maryland, before IA justice. t,i
the Peace IN and for Cecil county; and at their
first meeting, which shall he within one month
after the election, they shall choose from Iheil
own body President, who shall preside at all
meetings OF the Com IN ISSionerS ANA vote on
all questions before them.
IS. If any of said Commissioners after they
are elected shall refuse TO qualify, shall after
they have qualified, die, resign, remove from
said town, or be otherwise Disqualified an
election to fill said vacancy shall be held after
two weeks previous public notice to he put up
as aforesaid by said President and Commits
siOners, by hand-bliS, and p Sled at the post
Office and at three other public places in said
town; provided, that no election to fill vacan-
cies shall be held SO long as three of the Com
mlSsiouerS shall remain who have been duly
elected ana qualified, and the said remaining
Commissioners not less than three-Shall ha We
all the powers conferred upon said President
and commissioners as fully. to all intentS and
purposes, as If the whole five were in office
duly qualified.
80. All such elections shall be held and con-
Quoted as shall from time to time be directed
by the bylaws of the corporation, not incon-
SlStent with the provisions OF this article II
the inhabitants OF said town shall at any time
neglect to make an election at the time herein
mentioned, the power OF electing Commissions
erS shall not cease, but the right and power oi
said inhabitants in that respect shall continue
and the President and Commissioners for the
time being shall continue in Office until such
election snail be held.
40. The plat of said town Oh file aud of record
nj hal 't..pt
for cell county, shall be deemed and taken as
evidence of tho limits and boundaries of said
town.
IL. The said President and Commissioners
may appoint Secretary, who shall also be the
Treasurer of the corporation, he shall give bond
IN such sum and manner as shall be required
OF nm by the said President and Commission
ers, who shall prescribe his duties, and allow
him such compensation for his services as they
think proper.
y. All ordinances passed by the said presi.
dent and Commissioners shall be entered by
the Secretary in II book to he kept by him f0i
that purpose, and said ordinances, or printed
copies thereof, shall be kept Tor the inspectiop
OF any person interested.
q. The President and Commissioners shall
have power to pass ordinances regulating the
market, measurement and weight ot all provi-
Slons sold in. and To be consumed in Sa i'll town.
to suppress all diSoFderiy meetings; to prevent
hrlng guns, SqulbS, or any kind of firearms or
fireworks in said town. TO suppress and abat.
all nuisances; TO punish parties for exposing
for sale or selling unsOund provisions to pre-
vent swine, ducks and geese from going at
large TO prevent any immoderate driving or
riding through the streets, in any carriage
stage, cart, wagon, or other veh cle or on horse.
back, so as to endangcr the lives, or limbs or
property of the citizens of said town. or disturb
the quiet enjoyment OF the streets and thorough
fares; to prevent the p;trading and Indecent Gx-
hibltion OF any stud ho.Se through the streets.
and to impose tax upon all circuses, mcnag-
erles, ana like travelling exhibitions when eX-
hibiting within the limits OF said town; and to
pass All other ordinances and bylaws neces-
sary TO give effect and operation to the powers
vested IN said corporations; and To preserve
order and secure property and persons from
violence, danger, or distractions; and may i'm
pose fines penalties or torfeiturS for the breach
thereof but no ordinance of said corporation
shall impose J fine, penalty or forfeiture for
any oiieEse o. mage Than ton dollars; and they
may provide by ordinance for the Immediate
arrest, without warrant, OF any person yiolat-
lngany town ordinance by rotouS or disorlerIy
conduct or driving or riding through the streets
when the delay necessary TO The issuing of !,
warrant would be dangerous to the peace and
quiet of the town, or the lives limbs, or prop
erty of its citizens and when il shall appear
that the offender is Intoxicated so us to render
II unsafe 10 permit him TO drive or ride through
the streets, sh:t! prGFGe for the removal OF the
horse, or horse and vehicle without the limits
OF the town. or for the deposit thereof in some
place of safety until the offender shall be sober:
provided, that nothing herein contained shall
authorize the passage OF any bylaws or adver-
tisement in conflict with the Constitution and
laws of the state.
a. The President and Commissioners Shall
lave p,wtr 70 Dnllu lookup or l1ll in said
town, for The purpose CT ccnHping therein such
persons as they may be authorized 10 commit
thereto by the laws of this State or the orIi-
nances OF said town.
10, The President and Commissioners shall
have power to levy and collect taxes in said
town, not exceeding in any one year thirty
cents in the hundred dollars on the assessable
property OF said togn! they shall once in every
five years or oitener'i if they think proper ap-
point an assessor who shall under bath value
and assess the property in said toYn, in the
same manner and with like authority as county
assessors proceed to assess in the county pro-
vided that in assessing any of the lands with in
the limits OF said town which may be occupied
and used as farms, or may be part or parts OF
farms, such lands shall be valued and assessed
as lots OF five acres of ground with the build
ings and improvements thereon and shall not
be valued and assessed by the number of acres
therein; II any owner of property assessed in
said town shall feel aggrleved by the assess.
the said President and Commis sioneis, who
may make such deduction therein as 10 them
may seem just and rea sopable.
AZ. The said President and Commissioners
may annually appoint an active and discreet
person to be Bailiff and Constable within the
limits of said town, Who before he shall pro-
coed to the execution of his oftie, shall take an
oath before Justice OF the Peace for said
county, that he will faithfully and impartialiy
perform the dut les qrire1 OF him as Baii1fand
Constable within the limits of aai,i toHn, with
out favor affection, or partiality, according to
the best of his skill and Judgment and Shall
also give bond in the same manner, in the pen
atty OF hVe hundred dollars, as the several Con-
stables OF the county, and shall within the
limits of said town have all the authority of a
Constable, and shall enforce all ordinances of
said Fresdent and Commissioners; and the
said President 2:.f Commissioners may also
once year appoint a Suitable ,,e.sGn, residing
in said town, to collect the taxes by them
levied or ass SSed, who, before he proceeds to
act shall take an oath before Il Justice of the
Peace, that he will faithfully and impartially
execute the office ofcollector flown taxes with
in the town OF Chesapeake City; said Collector
shall also give bond to the said President and
Commissioners in such penalty and with such
sqreties as they shall direct and approve, which
bend shall Ge in the form MS nearly as possible
the same as that siys.. by COLLECTORS of county
taxes, but nothing herein con!Giaad stall PIE
vent the said President and Comm iSSiofers
from appointing the same person to be both
Bailiff, Constable and Collector.
46. The said Bailif and the said Collector
shall attend the meetings of the Commissioners
whenever they shall be required, and shall
perform such Services as may from time to
time be hy them directed.
IS. The said President and Commissioners
and the Collector by them appointed for the
collection of taxes, shall have all the powers OF
distress and sale OF real and personal property
siveI to CauHty commissioners and Collectors
OF State and county IL. GS hT article eighty
of the Code of Public General Laws If ,idr, land
for the collection OF State and county taxes, to
be by the said President and Commissioners
and said Collector used and exercised in col