Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-05-18

,'ge' upon Information that any persoi
has any swine confined in a sty. pen q
other enclosure within said village O
within two hundred aud City yards there
o. shall give notice to such person to re
move such sly. pen or enclosure. and
upon failure to 50 do within ten DAYS sf
ter such notice the person so failin.
snail forfeit the sum Of ten dollars, to b,
recovered in the name os the State use o
the commissioners Of the village Of Por
iobaecn, before a Justice Of the Peac,
tor Charles cosnty. which amount shall
be used for the improvement Of sale
village.
Sec. l3 And be it enacted. That tho
commissioners for the county, justices Of
the peace, sheriff, constable and all other
county and State officers shall have hold
and exercise their Offices aud jurisdiction
in said town as if this charter had not
been granted. aud the commissioners d
Charles county shall appropriate annual.
y ono half Of the TAX levied or imposed
upon the asscssable property within the
corporate limits Of said village, for the
improvement Of The streets within the
corporate limits Of said village, aud shall
order the county collectors. who shall
collect the taxes within SAID corporate
limits to pay said one half thereof to the
treasurer Of the commissioners of the
SAID village for that purpose.
Sec. ii And be it enacted, That a
majority Of the commissioners shall con
stitute quorugi for the transaction of
business, and shall at their FIRST meeting
which shall net be more than ten days
after their election, select one of their
number president, who shall preside at all
meetings Of the commissioners, preserve
order, vote on ali questions before them
and remain in Office until superseded by
the appointment OF new president and
after a new election of the commissioners;
and at the same meeting they shall select
one Of their number secretary, who shall
keep au accurate record of all business
transacted at each meeting, record all
ordinances and by laws adopted by
said commissioners in book to be pro-
vided by SAID commissions for said
purpose.
See IS. Aud be it enacted, That the
same meeting the commissioners shall
appoint one of their number treasurer.
who shall keep an accurate account of all
money received and expendad by him,
and who shall, whenever required by the
commissioners, furnish report setting
forth the financial condition ofthe village
Sec. l6 Aud be it enacted, That the
person appointed to collect the taxes Of
the said village shall be required to give
bond in such sum as said commissioners
may deem sufficient and the bond Of said
collector shall be liable to be sued in the
same manner as the bonds of collectors
of State and county taxes in the name of
the State use ofthe commissioners of the
village of Port Tobacco
Sec. IT. And be it enacted, That all
male citizens of Port Tobacco above the
age Of twenty-one years, who shall have
resided in the said village for the period
of three months and twelve months with
in the State nest proceeding the election
shall be eligible to election as commits
sioners and shall be entitled tc vote for
the same.
See. lS. And be it enacted, That if
any commissioner shall die. resign or re-
move from said village or be otherwise
disqualified during the term for which
be may have been elected the remaining
shair- have power 20 fill
the vacancy.
See. 10. And be it enacted, That the
said commissioners or majority OF them
may anXually appoint an active and dis
Greet person to be bailiif within the linz
its of said village, who before he shall
proceed to the execution of his office
Shall take an oath to be administered by
Justice of the Peace for the said coun-
ty that he will faithfully and impartiallY
perform the duties required by him as
bailiff and the commissioners may require
the said bailif to give bond in the same
manner and under the penalties that the
several constables Of said county do; and
4 it shall be the duty of said baIlitf to at
tend the meetings Of said commissioners
when so ordered; to reform such services
as he shall from time to tlme be by
them directed; to prevent the tumultuous
and irregular meetings of all idle, disso-
lutte and drunken persons within the
limits of said village and the said balllH
shall be invested with the same power
that a constable now has under the laws
of the State of Maryland, and the com-
missioners may allow him such compen-
satlon as they may think proper.
Sec 20. And be it enacted, That when
the health, comfort, convenience or pros
perty of said village shall require the
taking of private property for the pur-
pose of opening streets widening tn
same or for any other purpose, the com
missioners shall issue their warrant t
the sheriff of Charles county to, summon
jury of twenty persons, who have nc
pecuniary interest in the property to b(
condemned, f6slueuLs VI VIZ N"""NJ
from the panel of jurors, each party, thu
commissioners aud the owner or owners
of the property to be condemned bis, her
or their agents or attorney or If ethe
party be not present in person or tn
agent or being present in person or b,
AGENT refuse to strike. the sheriff, toi
him, her or they, shall strike oil fou
persons for each side respectively, ant
the remaining twelve shall act as suci
Jury, and they shall meet on the prem
iises on day fixed by the sheriff, AM
within ten days FROM the date Of the war
rant of the commissioners of which da..
of meeting the owner shall have motto
from the sheriff aad having been swor
| by the sheriff without Partially or pre-
iGdiee to value the land and damage
sustained by the owaer of such eondem
nation according to their best skill an,
judgment shall proceed to make sue