The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-07-27
Public Local Laws.
cHAPTER ara
AN ACT to incorporate the town of fancy
town, in Carroll county, State Of Maryland.

Assembly VI maj 1Aauug 4Hdt tlt clHLeuS o.
the town Of Taneytown, in Carroll county
Maryland, are hereby constituted body cor
porate by the name of the Commissioners O.
Ianeytown, and by that name may have per
petual succession, sue and be sued, and hav,
and use i common seal, and may purchase
and hold real. personal and mixed property
not TO exceed the sum Of one thousand dol
lars. and may dispose Of same for the benef
of said town.
Sec. 2. And be il enacted, That the taxa
bic limits Of said town shall be as follows =
Commencing at the west corner of William
Hill residence and running along the main
street to the residence Of 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 botl
sides of the street, and including the machine
shop and grounds of William L. Haugh. anC
one hundred feet of the northern part of Geo
A. Flickinger's lot, known as ssThe Lime
Kiln Lot, j" and all the lots on the northern
part of said street as far as the road com
monty known as the "Mill Road, and ther
starting al the southwest corner of the Cath
Ole Church lot and running along said stree
to the northeast corner Of Jacob Lambert
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 t
the distance of one mile from the outside
limits of the corporation herein described.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the male
citizens Of Taneytown above twenty one year
Of age, who shall have resided in said towr
twelve months next preceding the election
shall, on the third Monday in April, annually
elect five commissioners, each one of whom
shall be thirty-ive years of age, residents Of
and holding real or personal property in sale
town above the value Of FIVE hundred dollars
and in case of tie vote at any election, the
President of the Board Of Commissioner
shall give ten days notice of new election
to decide the choice between them.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That all elec
tons shall be held by one or more judges, il
such manner as shall from time to time b,
directed by ordinance of the corporation, anC
the polls shall be kept open from one oiclocl
until four o'clock, 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 hereir
required, the power of eleeting the commits
sioners shall not therefore cease, bat the
power of said inhabitants in that respect shall
continue, and the commissioners for the time
being shall continue in office until such elec
ton shall be held and their successors ar,
qualified.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That in case O
the death, refusal to act, disqualification, res
ignation, or removal of any of the commits
sioners out of the limits of the corporation
the commissioners, or a majority of them, fol
the time being, shall elect a commissioner tc
fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term
and until a successor shall be elected anC
qualified.
Sec. Z. And be it enacted, That the com
missloners and every other officer, who shall
be directed by ordinance to do SO before he
enters upon the duties of his Office, shall take
and subscribe the following oath IL do sol
EMMY swear that | will faithfully execute the
Office Of 10 the best of my iudgmen;
and ability, without favor, affection, or par
TALLY.
Sec. s. And be it enacted. That the com.
missioners, OF a majority of them, may ap
point their own clerk, prescribe his duties
and allow him such compensation as they NAV
think proper.
Sec. 8. And be il enacted, That the clerk
shall enter all ordinances by the commission.
ers. in book to be kept by him for that pur.
pose, which shall be open at all times to the
inspection OF any person interested. The
President of the Commissioners shall sign al
ordinances, and copies thereof shall be put
up in the most public places in the town.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the said
commissioners may meet from time to time,
rs 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 of the commissioners, preserve order
and enforce the provisions of this charter
and four commissioners shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction of business; they
may compel the attendance of absent mem
bers IN such manner and under such penaltie:
as they may by ordinance provide.
See. 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.
ductlon OF contagious diseases therein OIL
within one mile of the town, to prevent and
remove nuisanees, to prevent and extinguish
fires, to regulate fire companies, to impose
and appropriate fines, penalties and forfeit
ures for the breach of their bylaws and ordi.
nanees, 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 al
large IN said town, to pass all ordinances ne
keeping IN repair the streets, lanes, alleys and
footways thereof, and to lay and collect m
equal tax upon the personal and real estate
within the corporation for all purposes neces.
sary TOR carrying into effect the bylaws and
the ordinances Of the town.
Sec. u. And be IL enacted, They shall not
levy tax exceeding twenty cents on the
hundred dollars of assessable property in any
one year.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, They may d.
rect by ordinance all or any of the footways
in said town TO be laid off and leyeled. 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. IA. And be it enacted, If the owner
of any house, lot, or part of a lot, where such
dwelling, curblng, paving or mendng shall
be directed TO be done, shall not reside In
said town, the tenant, or person occupyine
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 ol
the corporation, shall be allowed by the
owner, and deducted from the rent due or tc
become due.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That if the
owner or tenant of any house or lot, or part
of 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
slOners may contract on reasonable terms fol-
such work, and recover the expense thereof
with costs, by distress on the property.
Sec. l6. And be il enacted, That a eousta.
bic may be appointed for said town in such
manner and with such compensation as nav
be directed by ordinance, who shall. within
the limits of the corporation, except in cases
of civil process, have all the powers of n con.
stable, and IN like manner a collector of taxes
imposed by the corporation, who shall have
power to collect the same by distress upon
either real or personal property.
Sec. IL. And be il 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
not reside IN the town, a statement showing
the aggregate amount of taxes due thereon,
with notice annexed to said statement that
unless the taxes so due are paid within thirty