Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-06-01

80 upoh iu'ofhla''on that any per.o.
has any swine confined in ~ rs.'oa
other enclosure within said Yin nv psu %
within two hundred and fifty r,rds 4. ~ o
Of. shall give notice to such person :, , ~
move snch sty, pen or enclosnra y =
upon failure to 50 do within tom IA. guy
ter snch notice the person i s',. y
shall forfeit the sum Of ten dollars a !
recovered in the name % the STATE n y y !,
the commissioners Of the Village ~ d.. y
Tobacco, before a Justice Of III p..n
tor Charles coanty. which amount sLan
be used for tue Improvement If -; M
village. s''l
Sec 10 And be it e6acted Tb,t,h.
commissioners for the county. ius,ico. ~ =
the peace, sheriff, constable aud all o,lo !.
county aud State officers shall have bnii
and exercise their offices and iuri.d;e,;a.
in said town as if this charter bad -,
been granted, and the commissioner e
Charles county shall appropriate annn,l
ly one half Of the tax levied or imnosas
upon the assessable property within H.
corporate limits of said village. far ~
improvement of the streets within III
corporate limits Of said village, and shall
order the county collectors, whsrss
collect the taxes within said cor
limits to pay said one half thereof
treasurer Of the commissioners o
said village for that purpose.
Sec. Ii And be it enacted. TfWE
majority of the commissioners shall
stitute a quorum for the transactio
business, and shall at their first meeh
which shall not be more than ten dan
after their election, select one of then
number president, who shall preside at Il
meetings of the commissioners, preserd
order, vote on all questions before theI
and remain in office until superseded b
the appointment of a new president an,
after new election Of the commissioners
and at the same meeting ;hey shall select
one of their number secretary, who shsI
keep an accurate reeo.d Of all bushes.
transacted at each meeting, record al
ordinances and by laws, adopted by
said commissioners in a book to be bro.
vided by sand COMMISSIONS for said
purpose.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That Ii,
same meeting the commissioners shal
appoint one of their number treasurer
, who shall keep an accurate account Of al
money received and expended by him
and who shall, whenever required by th
commissioners, furnish report settin,
| forth the financial condition of the village
: See. 16 And be it enacted, That til
person appointed to collect the taxes o
; the said village shall be required to Civ
hond in such sum as said commissioner
: may deem sufficient and the bond Of sal
t collector shall be liable to be sued in th
| same manner as the bonds of collector
) of State and county taxes in tile name .
! the State use Of the commissioners Of tn
} village Of Port Tobacco.
/ Sec. II. And be it enacted. That d
! male citizens Of Port Tobacco above ID
age of twenty-one years, who shall bar
| resided in the said village for the pcre
$ Of three months and twelve months witt
in the State nest proceeding the electa
i, shall be eligible to election as comm
f sioners and shall be entitled te vote I,
: the same.
j Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That
r any commissioner shall die, resign orsr
y move from said village or be otherXs
e disqualified during tho term for g2
: he may have been elected he r,,ntiSV
b commissioners shall have power td.l
n the vacancy.
e Sec 10. And be it enacted That I'll
X said commissioner or maj ri,y Of then
d may anNually appoint an active aud ii,
:. erect person to be baiIliI within tie In
i its Of said village, who before he sAa
!, proceed to the execution Of his olft
l. shall take an oath to be administered !
d Justice Of the Peace for the sail cau
d ty that he VIII faithfully and impartial
t perform the duties required by him
o baiIiT and the commissioners may regaii
,. the said baiiiff to give bond in tie Sau
Ie manner and under the penalties that Il
Is several constahlcs Of said county 10; al
IT it SHALL be the duty Of said baiiif to a
u tend the meetings Of said commissions
II when so ordered; to reform such SCI vi,
i as he shall from time to time be
a them directed; to prevent the tumultuo
IF and irregular meetings Of all idle. disS
d lutte and drunken persons within Il
d limits of said village and the said bail
n shall be invested with the same pow
: that constable now has under the Ia,
IS of the State of Maryland, and tbe COZ
f. missioners may allow him such compe
ii sation as they may think proper
IS Sec 90 And be it enacted, That VIII
r the health, comfort. convenience or pre-
J. perity Of said village shall require t
IS taking of private property for the pr
J. pose Of opening streets widening t
same or for any other purpose, the col
lie missioners shall issue their warrant
= the sheriff of Charles county to SUNNI
, a jury of twenty persons, who have
l. pecuniary interest in the property to
D condemned. residents Of the county q
,e from the panel Of jurors, each party.
'e commissioners and the owner or own
lie of the property to be condemned his, h
or their agents or attorney or if eitl
lie party be not present in person or
RS agent or being present in person or
3 agent refuse t. strike, the sheriff. !
lie him, her or they, shall strike off.
l. persons for each side respectively. !
lie the remaining twelve shall act as 81
jury, and they shall meet on the pre-
lie ises on day fixed by the sleriff, al
lie within ten days from the date of the va
g rant of the commissioners Of which d
j. of meeting the owner shall have mott
l. from the sheriff and having been swoI
X by the sheriff without Partially or pr
II judice to value the land and damag
Of sustained by the owaer of such eonder
g nation according to their best skill al
n judgment shall proceed to make su
valuation.