The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-04-21
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW
RELATING TO HARTFORD COUNTY.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1892
pIrRIIsnRn ny AIrrunRIrY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 90.

CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT to repeal Section four, Chapter two
hundred and seventy-three, of the Acts of the
General Assembly, passed at the January SEES
sion, eighteen hundred and seventy four, enti-
tied AN Act to incorporate Bel Air in Hartford
county," and re-enact the same with amend
ments, and to add two additional sections there
TO. namely, number seventeen and eighteen.
SECTION lie it enacted by the General AS
two hundred and seventy-three of the Acts of the
General Assembly, passed n the January session,
eighteen hundred and seventy-four. entitled IAN
Act to incorporate Bel Air, in Hartford county,"
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enact-
ed to read as follows:
SECTION And be it enacted, that all taxes
shall be fairly laid and shall not exceed fifty cents
in every one hundred dollars of taxable property
in any one year. and that the taxable basis Of said
property shall be the same for county and
state taxes; that the Commissioners shall have
power TO appoint such person persons as they
think fit to collect the said taxes, and to pay the
said collector such salary compensation as
! they may think proper; provided that all the
| property within the corporate limits Of said town
| shall hereafter be exempt from taxation for pub
lie district or county road purposes outside Of the
| said corporate limits.
SECTION 2.-And be it enacted, That the follow
| ing sections are hereby added to said Charter of
| said town of Bel Air, to he numbered seventeen
and eighteen. to read as follows:
| SECTION T.-Be it enacted. that the Commits
| sloners of the town of Bel Air, or majority of
them, shall annually appoint an active and dis
Greet person TO act ms hailii within the corporate
| limits Of said town, who. before he proceeds to
act as such. shall make oath or affirmation before
| the clerk OF the Circuit Court for Hartford cOun-
| ty that he will faithfully and impartaly per-
form the duties required of him as bailiff Of said
| town without favor, affection or partially, ac-
cording to the hcsr of his skill and judgment and
the said bailif shall have, within the corporate
limits of the town Of Bel Air. all the power held
and exercised by the constableS of this State; and
the said bailitf shall give bond, TO be approved by
the county commissioners, as other constables.
for the faithful performance of his duty rs con-
stable: and the said bailiff shall also execute a
bond, with good and sufficient securities to be
, approved by majority of the commissioners of
said town. in such penalty as they may require
| for the faithful performance of his duties as
town ballif, and for his accountability TO the
town commissioners for all taxes, assessments,
fines or penalties collected by him and the said
haif or his deputies shall have power TO arrest,
! without warrant. any person or persons engaged
In violating any of the ordinances of the town OF
disturbing the public peace and shall, without
unreasonable delay. take them before some JUS
tice of peace for trial.
SEC. Is. BE il enacted, That the County Com
miss0ners Of Hartford county may, at their dis
erection. levy, an "ualy. upon the asSessable pro-
perry of the county, and pay over to the treasur-
er OF sad town, the sum of one hundred dollars,
to aid in keeping the streets of said town. as part
OF the public rondS of the county, in good repair
SEC. g. And he il enacted That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage Ap-
proved March q. 1SS2.
Ne ht,jy cett,fy That the atOregoing is a cor
rect copy of an Act Of the General Assembly of
Maryland. passed January session. lSa2.
J. VI. MILLER.
Secretary of the Senate,
JOSEPH b. SETH,
clap chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates