The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-20
Public Local Laws.
CHAPTER 4Ga.

town. in Carroll county, State of Maryland.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the citizens of
the town of Taneytown, in Carroll county.
Maryland, are hereby constituted body cor.
porate by the name Of the Commissioners of
Ianeytown, and by that name may have per-
petual succession, sue and be sued, and have
and use common seal, and may purchase
and hold real, personal and mixed property,
not 10 exceed the sum of one thousand dol
lars, and may dispose of same for the benefit
of said town.
Sec. ?. And be it enacted, That the taxa
Bile limits of said town shall be as follows -
Commencing at the west corner OF William
Hill's residence and running along the main
street to the residence Ct Adam Clark and
John Baird, including both the dwelling
houses of said Adam Clark and John Baird,
and including all the lots now improved and
lots laid out for building purposes on both
sides of the street, and including the machine
shop and grounds of William T. Haugh, and
one hundred feet of the northern part of Geo.
A. Flickinger's lot, known as ''The Lime
Kiln Lot" and all the lots on the northern
| part of said street as far as the road com
monty known as the EMIL Road" and then
starting at the southwest corner of the Cath
olic Church lot and running along said street
to the northeast corner of Jacob Lambert's
/ lot, including all the lots on both sides of the
| streets; and for sanitary purposes and to pre-
vent the introduction of contagious diseases,
/ the powers of the corporation shall extend 10
the distance Of one mile from the outside
limits of the corporation herein described
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the male
citizens of Taneytown above twenty-one years
of age, who shall have resided in said town
twelve months next preceding the election
shall, on the third Monday in April, annually,
elect five commissioners, each one of whom
shall be thirty-hve years of age, residents of
and holding real or personal property IN said
town above the value Of FIVE hundred dollars,
and in case of tie vote at any election, the
President of the Board of Commissioners
shall give ten days notice of a new election,
to decide the choice between them.
Sec 4. And be it enacted, That all cleo
tons shal! be held by one or more judges, in
such manner as shall from time to time be
directed by ordinance of the corporation, and
the polls shall be kept open from one clock
until four o'cloek, p. Nj.
] Sec 5. And be it enacted, That If the in
habitants of said town shall, at any time,
neglect to make an election at the time herein
required, the power of electing the commits
sioners shall not therefore cease, but the
power of said inhabitants in that respect shall
/ continue, and the commissioners for the time
ton shall be held and their successors are
| qualified.
Sec. 6. And be il enacted, That in case of
the death, refusal to act, disqualification, res
| ignation, or removal of any of the commits
sloners out of the limits of the corporation,
| the commissioners, or a majority of them, for
/ the time Leing, shall elect q commissioner 10
fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
and until successor shall be elected aud
qualified.
Sec. Z. And be il enacted, That the com:
missioners and every other officer, who shall
be directed by ordinance to do so before be
enters upon the duties of his Office, shall take
and subscribe the following oath 81 do sol.
emnly swear that will faithfully execute the
Office of -- to the best of my judgment
and ability, without favor, affection, or par
tiality.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the com
missioners, or a majority of them, may ap-
point their own clerk, prescribe his duties,
and allow him such compensation as they may
think proper.
Sec. Q. And be it enacted, That the clerk
shall enter all ordinances by the commission
ers in a book to be kept by him for that pur-
| pose, which shall be open at ali times to the
| inspection of any person interested. The
President Of the Commissioners shall sign all
ordinances, and copies thereof shall be put
up in the most public places in the town.
Sec. 10. And be il enacted, That the said
commissioners may meet from time to time,
as often as occasion shall require, on the
business of the said corporation. and not less
than once in every three months; and they
shall at their first meeting after an election
choose one of their number president of the
board, whose duty It shall be to preside at all
meetings otthe commissioners, preserve order
laf, sta = IL. l.
and four commissioners shall constitute a
| quorum for the transaction Of business; they
may compel the attendance of absent mem
| bers IN such manner and under such penalties
rs they may by ordinance provide.
Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That the com
missioners shall have power to enact and pass,
subject to the approval of the president of the
commissioners, all laws and ordinances, pre-
serve the health thereof to prevent the intro
duction of contagious diseases therein or
within one mile of the town, to prevent and
remove nuisanees, to prevent and extinguish
hres, to regulate fire companies, to impose
and appropriate fines, penalties and forfeit
ures for the breach Of their bylaws and ordi-
nances, to regulate party walls and partition
fences, to provide for licensing and regulating
OF sweeping or burning of chimneys, and fix
| ing the rate thereof, to restrain and prohibit
gaming, to provide for licensing and regula-
ting or restraining theatrical or other public
| exhibitions or amusements within the town
and within one mile thereof, to regulate and
tax dogs, and IN all cases, when the public
safety may so require, to prevent them from
going at large, TO regulate and prevent horses
and cows and sheep and hogs from going at
large in said town, to pass all ordinances ne
eessary for paving or otherwise improving or
keeping in repair the streets, lanes, alleys and
footways thereof, and to lay and collect an
| equal tax upon the personal and real estate
within the corporation for all purposes neces-
sary for carrying into effect the bylaws and
the ordinances of the town.
Sec. II. And be It enacted, They shall not
levy a tax exceeding twenty cents on the
! hundred dollars OF assessable property in any
one year.
Sec. IS. And be it enacted, They may di.
rect by ordinance all or any of the fcotways
in said town to be laid off and leveled, paved,
curbed and mended with any material which
| to them may seem best, at the expense of the
proprietors of the different lots or portions of
lots before which the president of the COM
missioners shall direct the same to be done
Sec. II. And be it enacted, If the owner
of any house, lot, or part of lot, where such
levelling, curbing, paving or mending shall
be directed TO be done, shall not reside in
said town, the tenant, or person occupying
the same, or who has charge thereof, shall
cause the same to be done before the front of
such possession, and the money expended by
such tenant, or other person, in and about
said work, in obedience to the ordinance of
the corporation, shall be allowed By the
owner, and deducted from the rent due or to
become due.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That if the
owner or tenant of any house or lot, or part
of a lot, or the person having the care of the
same, shall refuse or neglect to have such
work done in obedience TO the ordinance of
the corporation, the president of the commits
sioners may contract on reasonable terms for
such work, and recover the expense thereof,
with costs, by distress on the property.
Sec. lG. And be it enacted, That consta-
BILE may be appointed for said town in such
manner and with such compensation as may
be directed by ordinance, who shall, within
the limits of the corporation, except in cases
of civil process, have all the powers of con
stable, and in like manner a collector Of taxes
imposed by the corporation, who shall have
power 10 collect the same BY distress upon
either real or personal property.
Sec. II. And be it enacted, That the said
collector, before making any distress for
taxes, shall leave with the party by whom the
taxes are to be paid, or at his usual place of
abode, or on the property, if the party does