The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-01
DUBLIc LOCAL LAW
PASSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
AT THE
JANUARY SESSION, 1886.
CHAPTER NO. 122.


five, entitled an Act to incorporate the
town of Manchester, in Carroll county, and
sections seventeen and eighteen of the Act
of eighteen hundred and seventy-two. chap
ter ninety-six. relating to the charter OF
said town. and to re-enact the same in an
amended or different form.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland, That sections four
teen and fifteen Of the Act of eighteen hum
dred and seventy, chapter one hundred and
thirty.fve, and sections seventeen and eigh-
teen of the Act of eighteen hundred and
seventy-two, chapter ninety six, relating to
the charter of the town of Manchester, in
Carroll county, Maryland, passed by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, be and the same
arc hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to
read as follows
Section II (Act of 1870. That the Mayor
and Common Council of the corporation of
Manchester shall have power to grade and
pave streets, and lay flag or stepping sto mes
across the same, to provide the width of the
sidewalks on such streets to be paved, and
the materials to be used in paving, and to re-
quire the owners of lots of ground in front of
which such grading or paving is to be done to
do the same at their own expense respectively;
and if the owner of any lot or parcel of
ground in front of which said sidewalk has
been required to be graded or paved as afore-
said, shall neglect to grade nr pave the same
for the space of two months after notice has
been given by the Mayor, the Common Coun-
Gil may direct the Mayor to cause the same
to be done at the expense of said owner; and
the cost or expense thereof shall be lien on
such lot or lots respectively, and may be re-
covered by said Mayor and Council from said
owner or owners of such lots as other debts
of like amount are recoverable by law.
Section Is (Act of 1870. That the said
Mayor and Common Council shall have power
to provide for laying out, opening and ex-
tending altering or widening any road, street
or alley in the limits of said town, and to fix
the dimensions thereof, which, in their iudg-
ment, the public welfare and convenience
may requires; to provide for ascertaining
whether any, and what amount in value OF
damage will be caused thereby, for which the
owner of any property through or over which
such road, street or alley may pass, ought to
be compensated and paid; and for assessing
and laying, either generally on the whole
assessable property in said corporate limits,
or specially on the property of persons bene-
flied by such improvement. the whole or any
part of the damages and expenses which may
be incurred in laying out, opening, extending,
altering or widening such road, street or
alley; to provide, in case they shall determine
to levy and assess the whole or any part of
said damages and expenses upon the owner
or owners of the property in said town spe-
cially benefited by such improvements, for the
apportionment among them of the amount of
such damages and expenses so determined to
be levied upon them in due proportion to
the amount of benefits by them respectively
raoaiva1. IN Tr0xIda for tba n
two or more Commissioners, who when sworn
shall be authorized to value and assess said
damages and benefits upon and among said
property holders accordingly, and to prescribe
the duties and the compensation of said Com
missioners to provide for the condemnation
of all land and property so taken for public
use in laying out, opening, extending, alter
ing or widening any road, street or alley as
aforesaid; to provide for the notice to be given
in relation thereto; for the payment of the
damages to the respective parties so awarded,
and for the collection and mode of payment
of the benefits so assessed by said Commits
sioners, which, when not paid ON demand,
may be recovered against the several parties
liable thereto by the said Mayor and Common
Council in any action allowed by law, and
with power to pass all ordinances necessary
and proper to the exercise and enforcement
ofthe powers granted in this section; PfOUided,
That if any person or persons owning lands
or property taken or condemned for public
uses under the powers vested in the said
Mayor and Common Council by this section,
may feel themselves aggrieved, or be dissatis-
fed with the amount of damages allowed
them by said Commissioners as aforesaid,
when returned to and adopted by said Mayor
and Common Council, and desire a jury trial
to determine the same, they shall have the
right to appeal therefrom to the Circuit Court
for Carroll county within twenty days next
thereafter.
Section II (Act OF 1922. That any Justice
of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and
for Carroll county, resident in said town of
Manchester, and if none so resident, then any
such Justice of the Peace resident in the
sixth election district of said county, on com
plant made before him of the violation of
any ordinance of said corporation, shall issue
process in the name of the said Mayor and
Common Council to recover the fine or pen
atty imposed for the violation of such ordi-
nance against the person or persons so offend
ing; and said Justice Of the Peace may hear
and determine the matter of sitting within the
limits of said town as any case arising under
the laws of this State can be heard and deter
mined, and shall receive the same fees there
for. Said process may be issued to any con-
stable of said county, or the bailiff of said
town, returnable before said justice; and if
issued to said bailiff to be served, he shall
have in such cases all the powers of a consta-
BILE, to serve summons and execute commit
ment, and receive the same fees.
Section Is (Act of 1922. That the said
Justice of the Peace may, in default of pay
ment of any fine or penalty imposed by him
for the violation of any ordinance of the said
corporation, commit the party so convicted
and fined to the lookup or place of confne
ment in said town provided by said corpora
ton, or to the county Jail at Westminster, in
said county, as the case may be, for period
not exceeding ten days; and the Sheriff of
Carroll county shall receive and confne the
party so committed in the same manner as
other prisoners are kept by him, and shall be
entitled to the same compensation therefor.
SECTION 2. ARd be 1t enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the day of its passage.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
President of Senate.
Approved this first day of April, 1886.
HENRY LLOYD,
apr24,3t Governor.
nUBLIC LOCAL LAW
PASSED by THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,