Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-11

which the same are now allotted the Judges
OF the several Courts shall continue TO hold
their Courts In the Court House as heretofore
the commissioners for the county Justices OF
the Peace Sheriff, Oonstables and all other
county and State officers shall have, hold and
exercise their offices and jurisdiction in said
town and the Commissioners for Montgom-
e.y county shall appropriate annually two
thirds oil the tax levied upon the assessabe
property within the corporate limits OF the
town for the Improvement of the streets with
in the corporate limits of said town, and shall
order the collector Of the fourth collection dis
trict TO pay the same to the Council for that pur-
pose.
20. The Council may issue certificates of in
| debtedness not exceeding FIVE thousand dot
lars, but shall make provision for their pay
| ment in accordance with section twenty three
26. The Council shall have the same powe
| MS are now exercised by the State Board of
| Health of this State, restricted, however, to
| the limits of the town
27. The Council shall have full power to
regulate privies and direct the character of the
boxes or other fixtures for them, and the mode
| in which they shall be emptied and their con-
tents removed, and shall prohibit the con
sirnction or maintenance of prvy sinks, cess-
pools or other repositories for filth within the
corporate limits.
%. The Council may appoint annually II
scavenger, and prescribe his duties and fix
compensation, which shall be paid by a spe-
cial tax for that purpose to be imposed on the
occupants of the respective buildings and col
lecied rs other taxes are collected provided,
nevertheless, that the owner or owners of prop
erty shall be responsible for said tax In case
the same cannot be collected from the occu-
pants thereof. And the Council may pass
suitable ordinances to enable such scavenger
to remove all fifth from the town, and may
require or such scavenger bond for the faith
ful performance of his duties; provided, how
ever that said special tax shall not exceed
iiity cents per month on any one house, to be
paid by the owner or occupant thereof ms
aforesaid.
20. The Conncil may pass suitable ordi-
nances for the protection OF the public build
ings, churches, private buildings trees and
fencing from deihcement or injury.
30, The Mayor and Council are authorized
empowered and required to pay for all work
and improvements that have been done and
made by the Commissioners for Rockville not
paid for at the time this charter shall take
effect.
81. All existing ordinances Of the town of
Rockville shall remain in force until repealed
or amended by the Council, and all books,
papers and property In possession OF the Com
mlssioners for Rockville shall be delivered TO
the Council when organized.
80. The Council shall keep and annually
publish tabular statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the funds OF the corpora
ton.
33. The Council shall have power 10 open
and keep open Streets lanes and alleys with
the consent OF the owners OF the land through
which the same may pass, or upon paying
damages therefor to be assessed by three dis
interested persons to be by the Council APP
pointed, who shall, In making such assess-
ta In
hts that may accrue to the owner or owners of
said property as the damages that may occur
by reason of said opening to said owner or
owners, which said persons shall report their
proceedings to the Council whose proceel-
ings shall then be similar to those OF County
Commissioners of this State 10 such cases,
with right of appeal to the Circuit Court for
the county,
81 Whenever the opening, grading, pix
ing or paving of any street or streets, or part
ot any street or Streets shall be done, the
Council shall after due notice thereof by them
given, award the work to be done to the low
est responsible bidder or bidders therefor.
35. The parts of the several county roads
within The limits OF said town are hereby
made and declared to be streets or avenues Of
said town, and shall be from time TO time im-
proved and repaired as In the discretion OF
the Council the public interest may require
and the resources Of the town will justify.
Section o. And be II enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage
provided, however, that until the election
hcreinbelore provided for, and tho qnali.ica-
ton OF the Mayor and Council elected there
under, the Commissioners for Rockville shall
have and exercise all the powers and authority
conferred by this charter on the Mayor and
Council 30 to be elected and qualified. the
President Of the Commissioners to act az
Mayor until such election and qualification.
Approved
ELiIU Il. JACKSON,
Governor.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR,
Speaker OF the House Of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
President Of tho Senate.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy Of an Act Of the General Assembly of
Maryland passed January Session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk House OF Delegates.