The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-05-05
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW
TO HARTFORD COUNTY
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1852.
PUBLISHED ny AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER QS.

CHAPTER 9S.
AN ACT II repeal Section four, Chapter two
hundred and scycnty-three, of the Acts of the
General Assembly passed at the January SEES
sion, eighteen hundred and seventy-tour cnti-
lied An Act To incorporate Bel Air, IN Hartford
county," and rr-GTact the same with amend
ments. and To add two additional sections there
30 namely, number seventeen aud eighteen.
SECTION lie IL enacted by ne General As
sembiy of Mary land. that section four of Chapter
two hundred and scveDty-thIee OF the Acts ut the
General Assembly, passed at the January session,
Act To incorporate Bel Air in Hartford county,
uc and the same is hereby repealed ana re-cndct-
ed To read as follows:
SECTION 4-Ahd be II onactea, thai MI taxes
shall be fairly laid and shall not exceed nifty cents
in every one hundred dollars of taxable property
in any one year and that the taxable basis of said
property shall he the same for county and
state taxes th9t the Commissioners shall have
power to appoint such person or persons as they
think III TO collect the said taxes and to pay the
said collector such salary or 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.-Anl be ii enacted, that the follow
ing sections are hereby added to said Charter of
aad town of Bel Air, To be numbered seventeen
and eighteen, to read as follows:
SECTION l7.-Be it enacted, that the Commits
siOners Of the town Of Bel Air, or majority of
them, shall annually appoint an active and dis
Greet person to act as baih 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-
~, that he will faithfully and impartially per-
form the duties required Of him as baf ~ said
town without favor, affection or partiality. ac
cOrdng to the hest of his skill and judgment; and
the said bGilf 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 baif shall give bond to be approved by
the county commissioners AS other cOnStahea.
for the faithful performance of his duty as con-
stable; and the said ban shall also execute n
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 balli1f and for his accountability 10 the
Town commissioners for all taxes assessments,
fines or penalties collected by him ; and the said
haiff or his deputies shall have power to arrest,
without warrant, any person or persons engaged
In violating any Of the ordinances of the town or
disturbing the public peace. and shall, without
unreasonable delay. take them before some JUS
tice of peace for trial.
SEC Is. Be II enacted That the County Com
missioners of Hartford county may, at their dis
erection. levy. "ually. upon the assessable pro-
perty of the county, and pay over TO the treasur-
or OF said town. the sum of one hundred dollars,
10 aid in keeping the streets of said town. as parr
of the public ronds of the county. in good repair
SIC. 3. And be 1t enacted. That this ac, shall
take effect from the date Of its passage. Ap'
proved March q. 1882.
Ne hereby ce1Gfy, That the af0rogoing Is a cor
rect copy of an Act Of the General Assembly oil
Maryland passed January Session, 1877.
j. N. MILLER,
Secretary of the Senate,
JOSEPH b. SETH,
Clap Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.