The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-03
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
Chapter 623.
AN ACT

one hundred and thIIis-iati'e, oi;e hun
ured aud rort, -s:<, ON" hundred and
forty eight aud one lnndIeG and
fiity-three, of A"tici~ eight, of the
Code of Public l. C: l. WIS, title, Cecil
County," suo-.itl" ''Ekton,' and to
add additional s. ctiohs to said A':icle
to be known as st ion one hundred
and thirty A one hundred and thirty
four A; ere hundred ard thirty-four
B: one hundred and tbi,ty four { !;
one hundred and thirty icur d; one
hundred aud thirty four f one hun
dred and thirty e'ght A i; one hundred
| and iftv four A one bundled and
fifty four b one hundred and fifty
four c.; one hun,'rpd and tiftv four d
| one hundred and fit, four f and our
hundred and fifty tour F; and 70 re-
| neal sectious ole huudre, and fort, -
nine, and one hundred and fifty of said
Article.
| SECTION l. Be enacted By the General As
| ssrn6ly of Maryland That sections one hundred
| and thirty, one hundred and thirty-one one hun
| dred and thirty-two. one hundred and thirty
three one hundred and thirty four, One hundred
| and thirty eight. hundred and thirty-nine.
| one hundred and 10 ty-s'x. ore hundred and
| forty-eigh and one hundred aud fity-three; OF
| the Code OF Public Local Laws. title. Cecil
| County, subtitle Eikro". be and the same are
| hereby repealed ami rr-enartrd with amend
| ments as follows: And additional sections hc and
| the same are hereby added to said Article to be
| known sections one hundred and thirty one
| hundred and thrty-iou A one hundred and
| thirty-four b: one hund red ltd thirty-iou G.;
| one hundred and thirty-!aur ID: one hundred and
| thirty-our one hundred ami ;htrty-einht
| one hundred and t!ty-our A; on" hundred and
| tifty-iour b ; one hurd cd and fifty lonr G: one
| hundred and fifty four ID zone lu dred and fity-
four + one hundred and hftr-tOur +; as follows
and that sections Que hundred and iorty-nne, and
one hundred and fifty, be and the same are Eere.
| by repealed.
| 1870 Said board shall consist Of five persons, a
President, and four Commissioners. who shall be
citizens OF the United States at least twenty five
| years of age and bona-h residents OF said town
Tor at least two years next preceding the date OF
| their election, and Snail each in his right. or
| in the right o! his vile own real estate in the
| town assessed at net less than six hunired dol
| lars and all male citizens OF the United States
| above twenty years OF age who shall own p o.
| perty ssessed in he limits o pc town and shall
| nave paid their tax. and all nh inhabitants OF
| the town, citizens ~ the Unite: States. above
| twenty one years of aye. who shall have bon tide
! resided in the town two yea next preceding the
election at which Il ey shan OF r to vote. Sha be
entitled to vote for said President and COmlnis-
| sionerS.
| 1870 A. On the Second Monday in April $50
(and on the same date bieniatly thereaiter.) said
| voters shall elect resident OF SAID board. who
| shall serve for the tw" years tnence ensuing, or
| until his success or is duly elected AMI qualified
also on the second Monday of April 1890. said
voters shall elect four COmmiSsio ers for terms to
| ha hatn rni ID. ~ n as ~lI nm
! missonerS have been elected and gualited, they
shall by lot divide themselves into two classes,
two OF said commissioners to serve fer two years
from the date Of their ee TOR, untI! the sue
cesSors are elected and qualified, nd two to 5 rye
for year from the date oi their el ectOn or
until their successors are duly elected and quail
| hcd: and on the secuId Monday of Apri 1891, and
that date annually the eaiter, said voters shall
| elect two commissioners 20 serve for two years
from the date of their ,ctIon until their sue.
| cessors are elected and qualified.
49, The President and Conmis4 oners of said
to" n, shall! annually designate IheS;ne nd place
OF holding said e ection, and Civ" at least ten day
notice thereof by notices set upat five OF the most
| prominent places in the town: and AT some meet.
rg prior to the second MONDAY OF April in each
year, shall appoint sJ1re person 10 act Jui OF
| said election. WIN before ctin sch. sha Il
qualify in the same IN tnner Judges OF election
| for State and County Offices in this State are re-
| quired to qualify he or" IA Justice OF the Peac>
| and shall open the polls at two O'clock p. m, on
| the second Mondhj in Apnl in each year, and
clos the at O'Clock L. and the person
| voted Tor President slSfe>dtd at said cleo
tion who shall receive the highest number oivotes
shall he Pr Sident tUrcSa Il and the persons in
| number acc0rdiue IL The preceding section voted
| or AT lid election or Comm ;iOnerS Tor said
| town, who shall respectively receive the highest
number OF votes, snail be commissioners as tore
| said.
1872. fiat any ELECTION to he he d as aforesaid it
shall appear by thGcrtiticate of the jude OF said
| election. that any two moe persons voted fIr
as President, any Two or more persons voted lOr
| as Commissioners, have received the same mum.
| Der OF votes 50 that / ere shall be choice Tor
President or no choiue Tor an entire BOARD Of Com
missiOnerS il there siIil be two o said hive office
| duly elected tie persons - elected to%ether with
| the President amt iOmmiS >iDlSrS holding over
III any, shall assemble imm, diaIe Y, and having
| qualified, shall proclaim II " election to supply
the vacancies uccasu'!ed by the failure 10 elect,
giving at least five days notice ui sad ele:tiul.
| 1873. Ii at the election to he hell on the second
| Monday of April lSya. 1t shall appear tn II less
| than two OF said ntti ers have heeu elected, tuen
the board OF cominis siOner> now in Uttce, any
three OF them shall proclaim new election. CIV
| ing at least five days Estice thereof. In case OF
| the failure TO elect four missoners the
| second Monday in april ls9u. the division into
| classes pres Iihed in section Isl sha nat take
| place until after the vacancies hllei: and
| should vacancy arise i'll any ii said offices be
cause of the death, resi-: nation. refusal y,
or otherwise OF the elected TO NIL them he
said hoard shall proclaim new election To I'LL the
same, giving at least i've day notice thereof.
| l3l The President and Commissioners SO elect
| ed may meet and adjourn from tine to time as
/
| President (or In MS 'seh'e OF III case OF tenn
po-ary vacancy IL the office Of President, sucn
| other member OF the board as it snail name J
| shall preside and vote on all questions before
| them.
| 1874 A. The said board n Il annually appoint
| by ballot a treasurer. who shall not be selected
| from the members OF said bUarl. whose duty it
shall be to receive and receipt for all moneys be-
.onying to said Corpora to WHICH it shall in
any wise be entitled to collect and receive all
taxes general or special levied upon the assessed
value OF all property within said town and to
ceive all fines and penalties imposed by said
board, and to discharge such other duties per
| tanning to his Office may be imposed by law
| or any ordinance OF said board provided that be-
fore entering upon the duties o. his office, the
said treasurer shall annually give bond to the
| said President and Commissioners, with surcties
| TO be approved by said board in double the
| amount Of money which said board shall eStl-
| mate, will come into the hands oil said Treasurer
during the term for which he shall be appointed
| conditioned Tor the faithful discharge Ol his
duties sad treasure and tine said board shall
| have authority at any time, to require the said
treasurer to give additional bond or security, con-
| ditioned as Aforesaid, when the amount OF money
in hiJ hands or to come into his hands during his
term OF office shalt be eater tIIn vas estimated
| as aforesaid by id board Said treasurer shall
continu in office until MS successor is appointed
and qualified, but shall be subject to removal b..
| said TO I'd | neglect oil duty, dis0hedence to
its ord rs or other m:tIeIsance IN office; as the
entire compensation iOr all Inc services which he
shall render under and by virtue OF the powers
and duties conferred and laid on him by TINS Act,
or the ordinances oi said board. Ge shall receive Il
sum not exceeding two hundred and II ~ dollars
annually or pro Ia "a Tor II shorter period TO be
paid as said board 81 all direct said board shall
nave power any time to nj a vacancy i'll said
office OF treasurer caused by death, resignation,
removal OF otherwise ami the preceding portion
OF this section shall tppiy to treasurer So ap-
pointed except as to lne term OF his Office which
Shall be only to hill the unexpilei term OF his
predecessor.
1874 b. Said Treasurer may and shall enforce
the payment OF town taxes, general and SPECIAL.
with the same power md with the like effect as
collectors OF State an County taxes. may enforce
payment OF State aud County taxes under Inc
Pubic General Laws OF the State OF Mary land.
1874 G.. All moneys belonging To tue sad CO.
poration, which snail come into tie hahdS OF the
said treasurer during each eh, shall be deposit
ed by him by the close OF said week i'll one OF the
National Banks Of bkton, to the credit OF the
said President apd Commissioners, anu the
MONEYS thus deposited shall he Il avn out only
10y check signed by the SAID Treasurer and cOun-
tersigned by The SAID President: and in Case OF
the absence or disability Oi ei.he1 or both or Il
vacancy III ither u 5otl vi SAID positions, then
by check signed ami countersI2ned By suca per
son persons as said board may drSis nate. All
docuu.ents hooks ard papers belonging To the
office of Treasurer are hereby declared to be the
property vi said body corporate and at all times
Ject to she exaruiustio- oi said board, aud TO-
gethef with the money i'll his hands belonging To
said corporation snail at the end OF his term or on
his REMOVAL from his SAID Olicr be turned over 10
his successor soon as he shall have quilihed as
aforesaid, or TO SUCH person as said board msy
designate.
l34 IL. Inc sdlu lIcdsu CT Shdi pay iuu uis=
charge the obligations and debts ui SAID corpora
ton with the moneys 50 as aforesaid III his hands
and diSburse the same only uu'tcr the orders
and directions OF the board aforesaid, but obi
cation shall be discharged Or debt paid without
the same has been first duly exhibited to and
passed and ordered 10 lie p Id by the said board;
and in no case shall said deposit he withdrawn
rom said banks 10 any other purpose except
upon resolution passed 10y said board and entcred
upon its minutes.
1874 Z. The said board shall appoint Sacre
"A M his duties
co pcnsation for all the services which lie SIali
render as aforesaid, lie shall receive sum not
ceeding twenty-five dollars annually. lie shall
have charge OF the seal OF said town and shall