The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

voters of said town after twenty days public
notice By handbills or otherwise, ana two
thirds OF the legal votes cast upon such Ques-
ton being in favor thereof; To prevent SWINE,
cattle, dogs or other animals from running at
large on the public street and 10 prevent hog
pens within certain limits within the town;
to levy tax on dogs; To- pHss all ordinanees
necessary to define the duties 81 the uhcefs or
the Corporation, and have power % enforce
their ordinances by fines and pHNa'li$es, they
shall have power 10 appoint oNr 90 Wore as
SCISSORS, who shall under oaih. W. ur BN'nihls-
tered by the Mayor value ana uS Tess hrprop-
erty of said town. including an Uf9UrrSy IiHuIc
| to State and county taNts, uuu tiiaIl uaNe
power to collect the same as other deoAs are
SEC. lis. No persons elected and aunuecd as
Mayor or members OF the Council shHis. dur
ing the time for which he WAS elected FTia
any other office of profit or trust. created or
be created by the Mayor and Council 90 Oak
land or by any law relating 10 said town, or
hold any employment or position, the cuIn-
pensatioD OF which shall be paid directly or
indirectly out of the town treasury, nor shall
any such person be interested, either directly
or Indirectly in any contract 10 which the
town is q party, nor shall IL be lawful for any
person holding any office under the town TO
be interested while holding such Office, in any
contract to which the town is party.
SEC. ll5 The said Council may nom time to
time cause an ASSESSING nt to be made of all the
property, real and personal, in the town by
three persons appointed by them, and any
person may appeal from the valuation made
by said assessors to the Council, and said
Council shall meet on the first Monday in
June in each year. ana remain in session one
day or longer, if necessary, for the purpose Of
hearing and determining such appeals; due
notice of such meeting having first been CIV
en- and they may at such meeting after ex-
aiming the party appealing, or any other
person, on oath touching the particular value
OF the property assessed, reduce or increase
the assessment, as mayiseem Just.
SEC. Il6. Whenever the said Council shall
lew II tax, an alphabetical list OF the perFonH
chargeable therewith Shall De made OUT aud
on fbarptO the rpSnectiNe sums he coll
lected from each person, and annexed 70 saId
list shall be n warrant TO the Balm or OOllec-
tor to collect the same, and said Baiih or
Collector shall within ten days after receipt
of such warrant and list, render TO eAcn per-
son named herein, an account of his lax, and
may unless the same be paid within thirty
daysa ter the delivery ofsuch account, collect
the same by distress and sale OF thegoods and
chattels Of the delinquent. and the said Bail
| if or Collector shall account for the amount
of such assessment with the Mayor and Coun-
Gil within three months from the receipt of
such warrant and list, and pay over the sums
collected, under the penalty OF double the
amount thereof to the Treasurer ofsaid town.
SEC. III. All fines penalties and forfeitures
imposed by this charter, or for the violation
of any of the ordinances OF said town, shall be
recoverable in the name OF the corporation
as small debts before such Justice ofthe Peace
ofthe State of Maryland residing in said town,
asmaybe dpoliceMaglstrale Tor sald town
by said Council, and no other; and said mon
| les so collected shall be paid over into the
hands of the Treasurer ofthe town; land should
| the Bailiff arrest any one for violating any or
dinance of the Corporation or provision ofthis
charter he shall carry the offender before the
Mayor or Police Magistrate, who shall hear
| the charge and determire the fine according
| to the ordinances OF said corporation OF the
said provisions of this charter.
| SEC lIS. All taxes levied by said Mayorand
| Council for the general purposes OF said town.
| shall be a lien on the property OF the party or
| parties against whom said tax may be charg-
| ed, whether such person be a resident ornon-
| resident of the town, whether adult or infant,
| nj
| if said tax cannot be made out of the personal
| property of such person or corporation, then
| the same may be collected out of the rents OF
! his, her their or its real estate byjudgment and
| attachment or the RailiffOr Collector may sell
such real estate for payment of taxes by com
| plying with the same requirementsas county
| collectors are directed to comply with by the
general laws of this state, in order to sell real
estate for the payment of State and county
| taxes.
SEC. 1I9. The Bailiffo or Collector shall collect
| and pay over to the town Treasurer at least
| twenty five per centum of the levy placed in
| his hands for collection quarterly, dating from
| the date of said levy, and shall give bond con-
| ditiOned accordingly and on all taxes remain
| ing unpaid for sixty days after the same shall
have been levied, he shall charge and collect
! interest from the date of the levy, at the rate
| of six per cent. per annum, to be accounted
| for with the tax and in all suits by the said
| Mayor and Council, upon the bond OF SAID
Bailitf or Collector, for any neglect OF duty OF
for his-defaal in not collecting amy tax plac=
ed in his hands according to law, or Tor Dreacn
| his duty in not paying over money collected
| by him. proof of the delivery of the levy list
shall be sufficient pifnld Jdcie evidence to en-
| title said Mayor and Council to receive ludg-
| ment in such suit. unless the said BallfH or
| Collector shall show that ne has discharged
his duty i'm such case accOrdtngto law; II shall
| be the duty of the said Baili1 or Collector 10
assess from time to time, subject to an appeal
to said Council, any properly IN sald town
liablc-to taxation, and which shall come to
his knowledge aS having been omitted rom
the assessment books of said town, and all
| property brought into said town from time to
| time and becoming liable to taxation.
SEC 100. The Mayor and Council shall have
| power to provide by ordinance for the laying
| out, opening, extending, widening, straight
| ening or relocating of any street or alley or
parts thereof which in their opinion the pub
lie welfare or convenience may require TO
| provide for ascertaining whether any or what
amount in value Of damages will be caused
thereby for which the owner or possessor OF
any property through which said street or al
ley-way may pass, ought to be compensated
| by the appointmentofcOmm issioners to assess
the same, the number of said commissioners
to be designated by the Council, to provide
for assessing and levying either generally up
od'the whole assessable property within the
town or specially on the property ofpersons
benefited, the whole or any part OF the dam
ages and expenses which shall be licensed in
laying out, opening, extending, widening,
Strengthening or re- locating such street or al
ley or parts thereof and grading the same, to
provide for collecting and paying the compen-
sation awarded TO any such street oralley, or
part thereof shall be laid out, opened, extern
ded, widened Strengthened or relocated and
to enact all ordinances from time TO time
necessary for the proper carrying out Of the
powers hereby granted, provided That before
| they shall proceed to execute any OF SAID pow
ers, at least thirty days notice shall be given
il any application which may be made for the
passage OF any such ordinance, by advertise
ment in at least two newspapers published in
said town or by hand bills; and. provided,
further. that upon the return of any assess
ment of damages or benefits, or both, made
| al gn1
ton the clerk of said town shall cause copy
thereof to be published once week for four
| successive weeks in two newspapers printed
in said town or by hand bills; and, provided,
further, that whenever said Mayor and Coun
cil'open, layout extend ,straighten or re- locate
any street or alley or any part or parts there
of,they shall establish andifin Acknowledgement
proper to do they shall grade the same.