The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

event OF the Mayors absence from any meet
ing, the Common Council may from their own
number select presiding officer pro tempore;
and the Mayor with TIE advice of the Common
Council shall give directions to the clerk ana
bailiff, and superintend such improvements
of the town as the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil may order.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the Mayor
and Common Council may appoint Clerk,
being one OF the Common Council or other
wise, and prescribe his duties; the said Clerk
shall keep book or record of the proceedings
and ordinances of said Corporation, which
shall be open at all times for the inspection of
any person interested; and said Clerk shall
make out and furnish the collector once in
each year list of taxes for collection and he
shall post up in at least three public places in
said town copies of all ordinances passed by
said Mayor and Common Council and intend
ed to take effect and operate as local laws pre-
vious to their going into effect
SEC. TO- And be il enacted, That the Mayor
and Common Council may pass ordinances to
preserve the health of the town to prevent
and remove nuisances to prevent restrain
and regulate the running at large of horses,
cattle, swine and geese, within the limits of
said town; to prohibit the firing of guns and
pistols within the limits of said town; to pro-
hibit and disperse the tumultuous or disor-
derby meetings of idle, dissoute or drunken
persons; toprovide for working and mending
the public streets; to open, close, alter and
widen and to open and improve any proposed
street or alley upon condemnation of property
including within such street or alley as pro-
vided for by the general law of the State: to
provide for the making and repairing ofsde-
walks and cutters and generally to provide
for the regulation, good government and i'm
provement of said town, and may enforce the
observance thereof under such penalties fines
and torfeitures as they shall deem proper not
exceeding ten dollars for any one offense and
all fines, penalties and forfeitures may be re-
covered before n Justice of the Peace by war
rant and Judgment, and in case of failure or
refusal to pay the same, the party fined
shall be comm tilted for a period not exceed
Ing ten days to the public Jail of Garrett
county, in the same manner that commit
ments are made for fines imposed by the cir
cult courts of this State on conviction for mis-
demeanor; but said Mayor and Common
Council, or a majority of them, shall have
power at all times to remit or release the
fines, penalties and forfeitures, or any part
thereof, at their discrel ion but any party
within five days after the same shall be i'm
posed and Judgment recorded, supersede or
stay the same for thirty days by giving am
pie personal security to the Justice Of the
Peace; and the fines and forfeitures imposed
and collected by any of the provisions OF this
act may be paid by the Mayor and Common
Council, to the Bailiff as compensation for his
services, or the said Mayor and Common
Council may make such other disposition OF
said fines and forfeitures as they may deem
best.
SEC. II. And be it enacted, That the said
Mayor and Common Council NAV provide for
levying and collecting an annual tax of fifty
cents on the owner ofevery dog and one dol
lar on the owner of every bitch within the
Sblu lONus anu blCy shall cause 10 be Killed
every dog and bitch whose owner cannot be
ascertained, or whose owner shall refuse to
pay such tax, or who shall fail to do so within
one month from the time he or she shall be
notified.
SEC. Il. And be it enacted, That the Mayor
and common Council may cause each male
inhabitant of said town of twenty one years
OF age and upwards, to work in the streets.
lanes and alleys of said town. under the SUI
pervision of the Bailiff, one day in each year:
and If any person as aforesaid, after having
been summoned in writing one day previous
to the day appointed by the Bailiff for work.
ing the streets, lanes or alleys, shall fail to APP
pear or provide some person in his stead, the
said person shall on conviction before n Jus-
tce OF the Peace, be fined one dollar and cost
ana IN case of failure or refusal to pay the
same, the party so fined shall be committed
for period not exceeding two days to the
public Jail of Garrett county, or town lock-
up; and the Blailiff shall receive for his SER
vices under this section, not exceeding one
dollar per day that he is actually engaged in
working on said streets, lanes and alleys
SEC. Ii. And be 1t enacted, That the Mayor
and Common Council may annually levy a
tax for the expenses of the Corporation upon
the taxable property within the town limits
real and personal, except public and private
securities and book accounts and such prop
critics as may be occupied by churches and
public schools, and the same shall be colec-
ted by acollector appointed by the said Mayor
and Common Council for the purpose. whose
compensation for collecting said lakes shall
not exceed five per centum, and who shall
give bond in such amount as they shall pre-
scribe and hold his office during their pleas
ure; and the said Collector, in collecting the
said taxes, shall have full power TO distrain
Tor the same in the same manner as the col
lectors of State and county taxes do, but said
tax snail not exceed ten cents on the one hun
bred dollars in any one year.
SEC. II. And be it enacted, That the basis of
taxation, until new assessment shall be
made as hereafter provided for, shall be the
assessment now made and existing.
SEC 10. And be it enacted, That the Mayor
and Common Council ofsaid town may. when
ever they think it necessary, from time to
TIME, cause new assessment of the real and
personal property within the limits of the
town. and they tor that purpose shall appoint
two of the qualified voters of the town, being
free- holders therein. to make such assess
ments, Who before proceeding in the eXecu-
ton of their duties, shall make oath before a
Justice of the Peace that they will diligently
and faithfully without fear or .avor. partial
lty or prejudice assess all the taxable prop
erty, within the limits of said town, taking as
the basis of said assessment the market value
OF sald property, according to the best of their
skill and Judgment; and the assessors shall
return 10 the said Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil fair copy of their assessment in we'll
bound DOCK, written one month after their
and shallreceivesuch compen
satlon for their services as the said Mayor and
Common Council NAV allow; and the said
Mayor and Common Council shall have power
to alter and amend said assessments when
ever they thiuk Justice requires,
SEC. II. And be it enacted That the said
Mayor and Common Council shall annually
elect treasurer of the Corporation who may
be one of their number, and who shall keep
an accurate account of the receipts and the
of the funds of the corporation
in well bound book, and shall render annu-
ally to said Mayor and Common Council n de-
tailed and full statement thereofwhich state
ment shall be posted in some public place in
said town annually, but before the said Treas
urer snail act as such, he shall give bond to
the state of Maryland in such penalty as the
said Mayor and Common Council may pre-
scribe with sureties, to be approved by them
that he will well and faithfully
account for all moneys received by him from
the collector of said corporation, or any other
person for the use of said town, and will also
well and truly pay over to the said MayOrand
Common Council or their order, all sums of
money so received by him. and deliver over
the books and papers of his office. whenever
required so to do by said Mayor and Common
Council. and the said bond shall be recorded
IN the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Garrett county, and the said Mayor and
Common Council shall allow their treasurer
such compensation as they may deem reas-
enable and just.
SEC. II. And be it enacted, That the said
Mayor and Common Council shall annually
appoint Bailif of said town and prescribe
his duties, and for compensation for his SER
vices as bailiff they shall allow him all or
part of the fines and forfetures received for
The violation of the town ordinances and no
more. The said Bailifshall enforce the ordi-
nanceS of said town, and in the execution OF
the dutiesiof his office shall have all and the
same power as constables in criminal cases,
ihe said BailiH, upon entering upon the du-
lies of his office shall make oath before the
Mayor that he will faithfully and impartially
execute the duties of his office according to
The best of his skill and judgment, without fa-
vor and predujice, and shall give bond to the