Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-04-20
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
az ACT to incorporate tho village Of
paslIA.lI-g A.l1sllly


IN ACT to incorporate tho village Of
la Plata IN Charles county.
SECTION ] Be d Cd J5 Ms Ca,-al Az
( emily " M9rgad That tie citizens 81 ,ae
town OF Ia Plata IN Charles county. be-
aud they are hereby created body cor
porate by the name of commissioners OF
b. Plata with all the powers aud Phi
viIeges Of a boly polite nd corporate
name. may have perpetual succession.
sue aud be sued plead aud be implelded
IA any court Of law, or in equity n sail
county, aud may have aud use a common
s2al
Sec > TIE corporate limits Of the
town shall be a. follows. Beginning at
an oak tree at Matthew's gate. and ran
ming south 800 yards, theme northeast
to locust tree On farm Of John Chap.
mans lonl, thence northwest 500 yarl>
% white o4k tree az Flrrl's mill. then
across in straight line to ,hc commence
ing poin'
Sec. 3 Anl be IL eul.tal. That tha
citizens Of said town, having resided
therein six months and in the State
twelve months previous to any election.
shall, on the first day Of Nay next, or as
soon thereafter A. con .euientv nav bc
and annually thereafter, on the same
lay of the weak .elsst five o,n,pisSionar.
OIL Plata. to serve for one wear or nm
Ill their successors shall be elected and
qualified The commissioners -ust i.
substantial citizen. r.i lent in said cor
porate limits and must have resided there.
IN foe at ieast six months next proceed
ing their election. Must be owners Of
real estate within said cornorate limits
and continue TO reside therein during
their term of Office.
Sec. 4 Anl be il enacted That liz
five commissioners elected shall cho,se
one Of their number president and All
vacancies in the commissioners shalt bo
filled bv an election bell after ten da,s'
notice eiyen by M. remaining commits.
sioners
Sec. s. Ana i, i enacted That the
commissioners shall meet in some convc-
nient place il. said town. on or before the
first Monday of June newt ,ncaoo3ipg
their election and as often thereafter Az
nav be necessary to discharge the duties
of their Office.
Sec. 6 And be it enacted. That the
commissioners shall onnpgllv nm Or he.
fore the FIRST Monday of A6ril arpojnt
tbrac ipdoes who ANAL conju.t tba .Ioc-
tion accord;n, - tLa oIoo+ioo I.rsofdo
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comm;ssionors j. N .now tso;, i, IL IA
-5aiIiff sTcR compensation as-,,,,,y -n re-,
think proper not exceeding to each the
sum Of twenty dollars per annum.
Sec 10. And be it enacted. That the
commissioners. and all other officers IL
the corporation shall. before they enter
upon the duties Of their offices, make
oath that thew will diligently and faith
fully perform the duties of their office,
ard shall file certificate thereof Of the
officers before whom the same was made
among the records of the corporation
Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That the
clerk and bailiF shall give bond to the
comm ssioners in such penalties, and
with surcties as said commissioners NAV
raouire conditioned for the faithful per-
tOrmAnep OF .hpIr rpSDeCtlNe 0lUtHS.
Sec II And be it enacted. That the
commissioners shall receive all returns
Of elections and determine all questions
arising thereon, but any person aggriev-
ed nav appeal from such decision to the
Circuit Court for Charles county. which
court shall have and determine such an
neal and decide who shall pay the cost
thereof
Sec IL Md he it enacted That the
commissioners shall mass such ordinances
NOT inconsistent viii law a. thew may
doom beneficial to tbc town. NAV omen
and close streets lanes alleys; grade and
nave the same remove nuisances and OBJ
structjons tberefrom restrain all disor-
ders and distnrb.nces prevent concreoa-
tions Of disor5erlv nersons in pubIjc
nt,oos a,rrehsnd aud fno an tran,ns and