The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-31
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


missiOners shall meet once in every two .
months and more often If they think proper,
and majority shall constitute a board for
the Transaction ofbusiness they shall attheir
first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be
possible, elect one of their number president
who shall preside at the meetings OF the board
when present, give directions to the clerk and
| baliff by the advice of the Commissioners,
and superintend such improvements Of the
| town as may be ordered by the board.
SEC. Q. And be it enacted, That the said
| Commissioners may appoint clerk, being
oftheir own number or otherwise, and pre-
| scribe his duties; the said clerk shall keep %
| book or record of the proceedings and Ordt.
| nances of said Commissioners which shall be
| open at all times for the inspection Of any
| person interested; and the said clerk shah
make out and furnish the collector once in.
| every year, list Of taxes for collection al d
| he shall paste up in at least three pulie places
| in said town copies of all ordinances passed
| by said Cor" missioners and intended to take
| effect and operate as Local Laws, previous to-
| to their going into effect.
| SEC. 10. And be it enacted. That the said
| Commissioners may pass ordinances to pre-
serve the health ofthe town, to prevent and
| remove nui9anceS, to prevent, restrain and
| regulate the running at large ofhorses, cattle,
| swine and geese within the limits ot said
| town. to prohibit the firing Of guns and PTS
| tolls within the said town; to prohibit and
! disperse the tumultuous or disorderly meet
| ings ofidle, dissolute or druken persons, TO
| provide for working and mending the public
| streets, to open, close. alter and widen the
streets, TO provide for the making and repair
| ing of side walks, and cutters and generally
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| ment and improvement of said town, ana
| may enforce the observance thereof under
| such penalties, fines and forfe'tures ms they
| shall deem proper, not exceeding ten dollars
| for any one offence, and all such penalties,
fines and forieitures may be recovered I'd, before
aJustlce OF the peace ny a Warrant uliu JUICY
! ment, and in case of failure or refusal to pay
| the same, the party so fined shall be com"
| nl.teu lor p9Ii9u ny eAceeuims uoli ua ~
same manner that commitments are made
Ior nnes imposed ny me C iIcuII oo 'tt, 'u
inns STARE on cohNlcIlol ior iliiSueideanoIy
put IhG sag nIllilssioIers OF Vo'rc, ~
mem shai nave power ~ any tli 49, ~ ,eii,Lo
or reiease me mes pehaines anu Io,It,eu'uItss
or any part thereoi, ~ lneir uiScIC Gi ouV
any party llheu or SunJecG 10 any MY VI lol
Ieltnre may Wll1ln nEe naEs tI,ea tny Ssiuo
shall 6e imposed ahu luusnent recoI I S SUI
Perseue OF s'y inc sllie loi w, y "S
giving ample personal security 10 Ii't JuStlce
ol IiG IedcS anu any ptIt euuJCC " e'iio'
penalty OF forfeiture, ny virtue I ailS % We
| provisions OF inns ACT, snall htVe II IlSht 70
| appear Wltnlh I'VE dttNs lheTealteT 90 NE Nlr-
| cult Court LOT Garrett county anu Slian nave
! a rght, II ne SO eiect, 10 II trlal ny Jury ana
the IheS ahd iorleltuies lulpOSgu 'tIlu ooIleGt-
eu y any ~ Clc VI nj IL iS 20
! palu by Sald ColnnllSSlOnerS 10 the palllH aS
Ior ms services or I'll onG salo
| Commissioners may make such other dlspo-
| sition or SAID lines and iorteltures they may
| deem best.
SEC. H. And be 1t enacted, That the SAID
! Commissioners may provide for leNylng ana
! collecting an annual tax OF fity cents ON me
| owner OF every dog and one dollar on the
| and the killing of every dog and bitch whose
! owner cannot be ascertalned, orwhose owner
| shall refuse to pay, or who shall tait 10 90 so
| within one month rom the time ne snail DE
notified,
| SEC II. And be 1t enacted, That the said
Commissioners may cause each male inhabi-
tant OF SAID town, OF tWenty-one years OF age
and upwards, to work In the streets, lanes
/ and alleys OF SAID town undert the supervision
OF the baill1f one day IN each year anu II any
person as afol esald, after having been sum
| moned in writing one day previous tothe day
| appointed by the balliH for working the
| streets shall fail to appear or provide some
one in his stead the said person shall upon
| cOHv iction before Justice OF the Peace be
fined one dollar and costs and the baillHshalI
| receive for his services under TINS section not
exceeding one dollar per day that he is actu-
ally engaged in working said streets.
SEC. Ii. And be 1t enacted That the Com
| mlSSloners may annually levy lax Tor the
expenses OF the Corporation upon she taxable
property within the town llmItS real ana
personal, except public and private securities
and book accounts and such properties as
may be occupied by churches and public
schools, and the same shall be collected by q
collector appointed by the SAID COMMISSION
ers for the purpose, whose compensation for
cohectlng SAID taxes SNAIL not exceed 1ve per
centum, ana VINO ShaIl give oonq IN such
amount as they shall prescribe ana nora his
ONCE during their pleasure; and the said col
iector IN colIecllhG me Sitl9 IaXeS, snail nave
the lull power 10 uislTaln lor the same IN the
same manner as liie collectors OF St'te ana
county IaSes now 10 p.t tle Si.lu lax shaIf
| nor exceed zen cents on the one huhored dol
| IdIS iOr any one year.
| SEC. ~. Ana pc IL enacted Ihat the basis
OF taNatlon. unII new assessment snail be
maze rs hereinafter PROVIDED Ior' snail be the
assessment as now mace LOT county purposes
SEC. 10. Ana pc u enacted lnat Inc COM
miSsloherS OF Salu 10 II may, whenever they
MINK IL necessary, rom Jine 10 Iltne, cause q
new assessments OF the real ana persona prop
erty Wlthlh lle UNITS OF Ihe Town, and for
| that purpose slail appoint TWO OF the quail
ned voters Oh the town. belng ireeholders
; lhereln, 10 make such assessments. who be"
lore proceeding IN me execution OF their du-
Ties shall make oatn oclore Justice of the
Feace, that tney Will ulllgently, without fear,
favor, parIlally OF preluulcr assess all the
taxable property Wlthln the limits of said
!. town, taking as the basis of said assessment
the market value OF said property, according
TO the pest OF their skill ana Judgment land
the said assessors snail return TO the said
commissioners ialr copy OF their assessment
in well bound book, written one month
their work as assessors such compensation as
: said Commissioners shall have power to alter
and amend the said assessments whenever
they think tina justice requires 1t.
SEC. 49, And be II enacted, That the said
, Commissioners shall annually elect treas
urer of the corporation, who may be one of
their number and who shall keep an accurate
account Of the receips and disbursements of
the funds of the corporation in a well bound
, book, and shall render annually TO the Com
miSSiOnerS % Succinct and detailed statement
! thereof, which statement shall be posted in
/, some public place in said town annually. but
before the said treasurer shall act = such he