The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-30

O'Clock P. NJ. Said Judges shall quail
ify IN the same manner that Judges
of Election for county and State Of
ficers qualify, and shall certify the
result Of the election held by them to
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Garrett county.
1O5. If any vacancy shall occur in
the office of Burgess Or Commissioner
by death, resignation, removal or
otherwise, the remaining Commits
sioners shall cause an election to be
held to supply the same, and ten
days notice shall be given of such
election.
LOG. 1.-THE citizens of said town at
any time neglect to make an election
at the time before mentioned, the
power of electing burgess and COM
missionerssshall not therefore cease,
but the power of the inhabitants of
said town in that respect shall con-
tinue the same as though such an
election had been made and the
burgess and commissioners for the
time being shall continue and remain
in office until such election, shall be
held.
107. The said Burgess and Com
missioners may levy and collect taxes
in said town not exceeding in any
one year, twenty-five cents on the one
hundred dollars on the assessable
property of said town, and for the
purpose of making said levy they
shall once in every three years APP
point one assessor who shall under
oath value appraise and assess the
property in said town, including all
property liable to state and county
taxes.
los. If any of the owners of prop
erty assessed within said town shall
conceive themselves aggrieved by
the assessment made by said assessor,
they may appeal to said Burgess and
Commissioners who may make such
reduction in their assessments as
they shall deem just and right, pro-
vided the person so aggreived shall
take such appeal within sixty days
after such assessment is made by
notifying the said Burgess and Com
missioners of said appeal.
100. The said Burgess and Com
missioners may pass all by laws and
ordinances necessary, to give effect
and operation to all the powers
vested in them, and the corporation
may impose fines for the breach of
their ordinances and recover the same
in the name of said corporation before
any Justice of the peace of said cOun-
ty in the same manner as small debts
are recovered, but no such ordinance
shall impose fine for any offence
exceeding ten dollars.
10 Said Burgess and Commission
ers may make all such by laws and
ordinances not contrary to law as
they may deem eXpedient for the
protection of the health, comfort,
convenience and prosperity of the
town and its inhabitants, for the pre-.
venti0n or removal of nuisances, and
suppression of vice and immortality
within the town.
Ill. If any person shall neglect or
refuse to pay any fine imposed on
him for a violation of any ordinance
of said corporation, the burgess and
commissioners may commit him to
the county Jail, or town lookup, for
space of time not exceeding ten
days.
112. The Burgess and Commits
sioners may pass ordinances proyid-
ing for laying out, leveling, repair
ing or building foot-ways in said
town, and direct the waterfalls out of
which the same may be made, and
provide for collecting the cost thereof
from the owners of the different
lots bordering on such foot-ways.
1l3. The Burgess shall be Treasurer
of the corporation, and shall give
bond thereto approved by the Com
missioners, or majority of them, in
the penalty of two thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful discharge
of his duties as treasurer, and he
shall receive and pay away all monies
that be shall be directed to receive
and pay away by the ordinances of
said corporation, and said bond
shall be recorded in the office of the
clerk of the circuit court for Garrett
county.
ia. All elections shall he held and
conducted as shall from time to time
be directed by the by laws ofthe cor
poration not inconsistent with this
charter.
lis. The Burgess shall qualify as
directed by section six ofarticle sixty
eight of the code of public genaral
laws, the Commissioners and all other
officers of said corporation before en-
tering upon the duties of their re-
spective offices shall take and SUBJ
scribe before the Burgess, the follow
ing oath: IL do solemnly swear
that 1 will faithfully execute the
Office of - to the best of my
knowledge and ability, without
favor, affection or partiality, so help
me God"
116. The Burgess and commits
sioners shall meet for the transaction
of corporation business on the first
Monday in each month, at seven and
a half O'Clock in the evening and the
burgess may call special meeting
whenever in his judgementit is abso-
lutely necessary.
III. 1t shall be the duty of the
burgess. to preside at all meeting,
but if he should be temporarily
absent, the Commissioners present
shall designate one of their number
to precide pro tena., and such designa.
ton shall be entered upon the jour-
nal.