Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-04-18
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
AN ACT 10 incorporate the town OF Brooke
vile, in Montgomery county
CHAPTER lis.

privileges of II body polite and corporate
and by said corporate maine may have per-
petual succession, sue and he sued, plead and
be implicated in any court OF law or equity
in said county, and may have and usea com
mon sea
| Sec. 2. And be it enacted That the cor
porate limits OF said town shall be as follows:
Beginning on the east side of he Brookeville
and Washington turn pike at the end of the
dividing lire between the lands of John w
Metz aud Mrs. Caroline Edmondstoue, then
westerly through the lands of William b
Miller and Elisha j Hall to a large branch
willow Tree on the west bank Of Meadow
Branch, then with the east bank OF said
branch TO its intersection with Reedy Branch,
thence with the east side of Reedy Branch to
the point where IL is crossed by the road lead
ing TO the farm OF Mrs Catharine Riggs, then
with the east side oil Back street 10 It's inter-
section with Spring Branch, then with said
branch through the lands OF the Protestant
| Episcopal Reciory and Mrs Caroline Edmon-
stone TO the dividing line between the lands
of said Caroline Edmonstone and John W
Metz. rhehce with said line 10 the place Of be-
ginning.
Sec. =. And he il enacted. That the cili-
Gems OF said town, having resided therein six
months previous any election, shall, on the
first Monday in May, in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety, or as soon thereafter rs
conveniently may be, and on the first Monday
| in May in every second year thereafter, elect
three Commissioners Of Brookeville 10 serve
| for two years and until their successors shall
be elected and qualified The commissioners
must be substantial citizens, resident In said
| corporate limits, and must have resided there
| in tor al least six months next preceding the l.
election must be owners OF real estate with
in said corporate limits and must continue
to reside within said corporate limits during
their term Of Office. They shall receive no
pay for illrir services, except the President,
who shall receive the fees hereinafter allowed.
Sec. 4. And he II ensced, That the three
commissioners elected shall choose one OF their
number rs president. and all vacancies in the
boa,d OF commissioners shall be filled by an
election TO be held after ten days notice Civ
en- by the remaining commissioners.
Sec. b Aud he il enacted, That the COM
| missiOnels shall meet in some convenient
place in said town on or before the FIRST Mou-
day in June neli succeeding their election
and as often thereafter as may be necessary,
10 discharge the duties oi their office.
| Sec. & And be II enacted, That the COM
missioners shall, every two years, On or be-
fore the fra, Monday 10 April, sppoint three
Judges Of Election, who chail conduct the
election according 10 the election laws Of this
Stale, except that the polls shall he opened
| al two o'clock, p. NJ, and closed n; six
O'Clock, =. VI p, and the judges and clerk shall
make their returns 10 the commissioners, but
| ehnll receive no compensation for their serv-
ices The first election shall be held before
| DR.. james : Martin. Marshall p Howard
aud Leonard Wver. Jr., who are hereby mp
pointed judges ior HAT purpose, and If either
| OF them should br absent On the ny appoint
ed tor said election, the vacancy or vacan-
cies shall he lilird by The judge or Judges
present
Sec. 7. And he ii enacted, That the CON-
mssoners shall annual appoint Il clerk
who shall keep the minutes Of their proceed
| ings in n well bound book, which shall be
| open to the insl eclion OF MI persons inter
ested therein, and shall perform such other
| duties ms the commissioners shall assign him
| to.
Sec s. And be IL enacted, That the'eom-
missioucrs shall also appoint q bailitf and
| such number oil under bailihs as they NAV
deem necessary
Sec o Aud be il enacted That the COM
missioners shall allow tue clerk, chei bailifr
and under bailiis such compensation as they
may think proper
Sec. 10 And be ii enacted. That the cam
missioners and all other officers of the cor
pOratiOn shall, before they enter upon the
duties of their Offices make oath thai they
will diligently and faithfully, without pre-
JUDGE, parlialiiy or favor, perform the duties
Of their respective Offices, aud shall file cer-
tificate thereof signed by the justice of the
peace or other officer before whom said oath
wag iakpn, among the records OF tho corpo-
ration.
Sec. II Aud be IL enacted, That the clerk
and the chic bsiliff shall give bond 10 the
commissioners ia such penalties and with such
sureties ns snic commissioners may require.
coRd ilioned for the faithful performance OF
the duties OF their respective offices.
Sec. ~. A nd be IT enacted, That the com
missOners shall receive all returns Of election,
and determine all questions arising thereon /;
but any person feeling himself aggrieved by
such decisions may appeal therefrom to the
Circuit Court for Montgomery county, which
conrt shall hear and determine such appeal
and decide who shall pay the cost thereof.
Sec y Aud be il enacted, That the COM
mssioners may pass such ordinances, not in
consistent with law, MS they may deem bene.
fetal to the Town, may open and close streets
lanes and alleys; Strengthen, grade and pave
the same remove nuisances and distractions
therefrom; restrain all disorder and disturb
ances prevent all congregations OF disord-
ery persons ia public places; apprehend and
fine all ,ramps and vagabonds; impose a tax
on dogs, geese, hogs aud other animals run
ming at large on the streets, or totally prohibit
the same, and may impose fines, penalties and
forfeitnres for The violation OF their Ordinan-
ces, and commit all offenders to the county
Jail until the same he paid with costs.
Sec. ID Add be il enacted, That the COM
mssioners NAY pass such ordinances as they
may deem necessary Tor the preservation OF
the health OF the town, and re move all NUS
ances from or prohibit all business within the
| corporate limits thereof as shall in their opin-
ion injuriousiy affect the sanitary condition
thereof.
Sec. II And be il enacted, That the conf
missoners may, rs often as they deem adyisa-
BILE cause AN assessment 10 BIZ made of all rea
and personal property within said town or
the Corporate limits thereof by person to he
appointed and paid by them, which assess
ment shall not exceed the assessments for
State and county purposes and the commits
sioners may levy n tax thereon not exceeding
ten cents on the hundred dollars' worth OF as
sessable property.
Sec. 10 And he il enacted, That any per-
son may appeal from LIBERALIZATION Of the as
SCISSOR 10 the commissioners, who shall meet
on the firsl Monday in June after any such
assessment, and remain ia session as long as
may he reasonably necessary, 10 hear and de-
termine such appeals, and shall give reasona-
BILE notice of such meeting, and shall increase
or abate such assessment as they may deem
just.
Sec H. And be il enacted, That whenever
the commissioners shall levy a tax they shall
cause TO he made out an alphabetical list Of the
persons charged: therein, and shall cause to be
affixed thereto the respective sums to be col
lected from such persons, and warrant 10
the Chief bailitf to collect the same.
See. IS. Aud be it enacted, That the CHIEF
bailif shall. within ten days after the receipt
of said list and warrant, render to each per-
son named therein an account or tax bill,
showing the amount due by him, il he be a
resident of the town; and If be be q non
resident, ard in consequence thereof cannot
, he conveniently served with said account or
tax bill, the bailiA shall publish such account
or tax bill in some newspaper published in
Montgomery county, attbe expense of the tax
payer, and unless the accounts or tax bills so
rendered or published are paid within thirty
days after the delivery or publication thereof
the bailiG may collect the same, with all costs
; by distress and sale OF the real estate anl
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