The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-26


l3s A. Said board shall have power and au-
thOTity ii in their judgement the protection OF life
and property demand it, to pass all proper and
necessary ordinances to require any railroad
company or corporation running its locomotives,
engines OF trains across any OF the streets within
the corporate limits OF the town, to keep watch
man or tiagman at the said crossings Of said
streets, To warn persons of the approach OF said
locomotives, engines or trains and the said board
shall have full power and authority to impose
such penalties ms they may deem proper or nee
cSsaTy to carry out and enforce the powers given
by this section; provided such penalty shall
exceed the sum OF nifty dollars for each violation
OF said ordinances by such railroad company
corporation; and such penalty shall be recovered
before Justice OF the Peace in and Tor Cecil
County, as other small debts are recovered.
l59. Said President and Commissioners shall
have power to provide Tor the payment of the dam
ages and expenses of opening widening, laying
out, grading, paving, draining, sewering and re-
pairing OF streets. lanes, alleys and sidewalks in
the town. by ievying and assessing the same gen
orally upon the whole OF the assessable property
OF the town, or spec hcaly mot beyond one-half
OF such damage OF expense) upon the assessable
property persons benefited thereby, and in the
event that the same shall be so assessed upon the
property of said persons, the amounts so assessed
shall he collected by the said treasurer under the
authority conferred upon him in Section l34 b,
and the said board shall have power to pass all
necs ssary ordinances to that end.
LAG. The said board shall have power to levy
and collect taxes in the town not exceeding in any
on the assessable property OF the town; and said
board shall have power TO pass ordinances regul-
atng the time and manner OF payment OF said
taxes. and to provide for an early payment of the
same by making provisions for the allowance of
such discounts as may be necessary thereto; and
once in every ten years, or oftener II they Shall
think proper they snail appoint an assessor who
shall under oath assess and value the property in
the town in the same manner and with like au
thOrity as county assessors; and the said town
treasurer shall with the authority given in this
add "A
property OF said town, such new or missed pro-
perry or buildings as may be brought into or
erected therein; provided that said assessments
shall not include real or personal property situat
ed beyoLd its boundaries, nor personal property
only constructively in the town though owned by
persons residing in it; and provided further that
in assessing any OF the lands within the town
which may be occupied and used as farms. or may
be part parts OF farms, such lands shall be
valued and assessed as lots of four acres of ground
with the buildings and Improvements thereon
and shall pot be valued and assessed by the num-
Der OF acres.
14s. The President and Commissioners may
from time to time, under such conditions as they
may by their ordinances direct, appoint such Off
GERS as they may deem necessary 10 carry into Ell
Iect their ordinances; and as soon as practicable
fter their election and qualification shall annu-
ally appoint town bailit who shall continue in
office until his successor has been appointed and
has qualified but shall be subject to removal by
said board Tor neglect OF duty disobedience OF its
orders or mdleasance in office and shall have
within said town all the authority of a constable
in making arrests and serving warrants. He shall
preserve order in said town, superintend all work
bciug done for or by said town corporation within
its limits obey and perform the orders and Ordi-
nances of said board, have charge OF and care for
the fire engines, apparatus and other town
property; light care Tor and charge OF the street
lamps of said town and perform such other duties
as said board may prescribe, and as the entire
compensation for all the services which he shall
render under this Act, and said subtitle and the
ordinances and orders of said board, he snail re-
ceive annually sum not exceeding hive hundred
dollars, provided, that no person holding the
office OF Balit aforesaid, shall directly or indi
rectly furnish teams, carts or wagons for the use
OF said corporation, during the term for which he
may be appointed"
1853. Hereafter not less than three hundred dol
lars Of the annual levy by the County Commits
sioners of Cecil County, Tor keeping in repair the
highways in said County, as may be levied or
taxed upon the assessed values OF real and lease
hold property within the limits OF said town. shall
be annually turned over to the said President and
Commissioners OF said town, by the County Com
missioners aforesaid, and belong TO AID become
part OF the income of said town, to be by sad
President and Commissioners of SAID town appro-
priated ior the repair ana Improvement OF the
public highways or streets within the limits OF
said town; and it shall be the duty OF the SAID
County Commissioners IN estimating Tor any
annual levy to ascertain what proportion OF the
said levy Is applicable alone to the construction
and repair .! highways within said County.
1854 A. The President and Commissioners OF
said town are hereby authorized to issue proposals
and make contracts to build or otherwise provide
suitable house for the storage OF its fire engines
and apparatus and other town property and a
place OF meeting Tor said board at cost not to
coed threa thousand dollars, and may levy such
special tax (beyOnd said thirty-ve cents if neces
sary which may be levied under Section lie,
hereui,) on the assessable property Of SAID town
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section and the next two sections hereof :;
provided that the amount to be levied shall not
in any one year exceed hve cents on the hundred
dollars OF such asSessaDle value and in no event
shall more he so levied than shall be actually
necessary to pay the bonds to he issued under the
next section hereof and to meet the interest
thereon.
l54 b. To carry into effect the preceding section
the said President and Commissioners are hereby
authorized and empowered If in their judgment
they deem it expedient and proper to Issue on the
credit OF SAID town, bonds 10 an amount not eX-
ceedlng three thousand dollars or SO much thereof
may be necessary to carry INTO effect the pro-
visions oi the preceding section, to be redeemable
at "A period not eXceeding twenty years from the
date at which they were issued at the discretion
al said board ut a rate OF interest not exceeding
hyc per cent per annutn, payable semi-annually
and the faith and asSesSlble property Ui said town
are hereby pledged Tor the payment and redemp-
ton Ui the principal anu interest OF said bonds:
said bonds shall be of denominations to be deter
mined by said board and shall be signed by the
said President, sealed with the seal OF said cor
pOration and atteSted by the Secretary.
l54 G.. The said bonds shall be exempt from
county and municipal taxation.
l54 ID. All Acts and parts OF Acts inconsistent
hereby repealed.
l54 T. Said President and Commissioners shall
have authority to Contract Tor the lighting OF the
streets and alleys of said town and they shall also
have authority to contract with some responsible
company, corporation or persons Tor a water sup
ply iOr said tuwn, and shall have iull authority
to make and prescribe ali regulations rest lotions
and penalties necessary and proper thereto. Said
Pres dent ana Commissioners snail not have au-
thoritY in making such contract to bind said cor
pUration Oi klhton to pay Tor SAID water supply Il
sum eX, ecdmg eight hundred dollars annually:
provided that the authority to contract Tor water
is Aforesaid shall not be construed as giving said
board power to build or construct system OF
water works at the expense on the credit OF said
town.
l54 F. This act shall take effect from the date
OF Its passage. but the President and Commits
Sonei ; and ualiif and all otne officers appointed
y them, now i'll office, shall continue in office
under the provisions OF the existing char ter OF said
town. until after the President and Commissioners
to he elected hereafter shall have been elected
and have qualified, when the terms OF said board
and officers now office snail cease, and all acts
now in office done according to the existing
charter sail be valid until that time and that
purpose it shall continue to determine their
powe. : and duties until that time. except i'll re-
gard to the giving oi the notice OF election and ap
pontment OF Judges OF elect on prescribed III Sec
ton l3l hereof, which shall be as therein.
Approved April Sta, 1890
Office OF the Secretary OF the Senate,
Annapolis, Nd, April 18th, 1890.
The aIOrcgOng il correct copy OF an act passed
ut the recent session OF the General Assembly.
VIC. PURNELL,
Secretary.