The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-03

public advertisement Tor proposals from the
lowest re~Uuu-i1tle bidders.
iSs 4 Sad board nal. have power auI aII-
thoriiy il in their Judgement the pr"tcctio of lie
aud T. upcrry demand it, To - all proper and
nee, ssary ordinances to require any railroad
company I CO. pordtiOn running is locomotives
engines . trains across any OF the streets within
the corporate limits ct the town, To keep watch
man or hs"man at the sid crossings Of said
streets, tO warn persons of tlc approach ~ sli
locomotives. engines trains: and the sIid boaId
shall h We full power 1t "a authority To impose
such penalties as they NAV deem proper nee
c-sHry To- carry out and eniO &c the powers given
by tSSs c'ion provided no such penalty shall
exceed the OF nifty dollars Tor each violation
oi said ordinances by such railroad company or
corl Grafton; and such penalty shall be recovered
ref re Il Justice OF the Peace in and for Cecil
County, as other Ill debts recovered.
139 said President and COMM siDners shall
have over to provide Tor the payment OF the dam
ages and expenses Of opening widening. lay ing
out . aiding. paving. draining, SeweTiug and re-
paIring streets. lanes alleys and 81 iewalks in
| the town. by levyiuy and assessing he same
e arly upon the " hole OF tie accessible property
OF the town. or specifically (nOt beyond One-h If
| OF such damage or eNpen'e) upon the aSSesSabie
| property persons benefited there ", and IL the
| event that the same shall be so assessed upon the
property OF said persons. the amounts So ASS Ssed
shall be collected by the sal treasurer under tie
! autt GRITTY conferred upon him in Section l34 Il,
and the said oa'd shall have power to pass all
| nee Ssary ordinances TO that end.
l46. The said board shall have power to levy
and cole ct in the town not exceeding in any
| one wear tnlIty-nYe "entS on The hundred dollars
| on the aSscSsable property oil the town: and said
board shall have power TO pass ordinances regul-
ating the time and manner OF payment OF said
| tax. g. and to provide for an early payment of the
| same by making provisions for the allowance of
| such discounts IS IN ~ he necessary theretO and
once in every ten years, OF otener il they shall
| think pro cr they snail appoint an assessor who
shall under oath assess and value the property in
| the town III the same manner and with ike au-
| thOrity as county assessors: and the said town
| treasurer shall with the authority given in this
|
| property oi said town, SUCH new or missed pro-
| perty or buildings may lie brought into or
| erected therein: provided that said asses -ments
shall not include rea! personal property situat-
| Ell beyo;,d its bound ries. nor personal property
| only coisructively in the Town though owned by
persons residing in 1t; and provided inrfh"r tiat
| in assessing any OF the lands within tie town
| which may be occupied and used aS farms or inay
| lie part parts OF farms such lands shall be
valued and assessed lots OF four acres Of ground
with the buildings and improvements thereon
and shall not be valued and assessed oy the nun
| Der OF acres
| l4S The President and Commissioners may
| from time time, under such conditions as they
| may by their ordinances direct, appoint such OH
| GERS they may deem necessary to carry into Ell
| 'ect their ordinances: and as soon as pracIca! lie
a tier Their election and qualification shall annu
| ally appoint Il town b&iitf who shall continue in
| office until his successor has been appointed and
| squalihcd bur shall 1e Subject TO removal by
said board Tor neg ect duty dsObedIencc OF its
| orders m lie Isauce in office and shall have
| within said town all the authority OF cons able
| in makII = arrests iid serving warrants He shall
| preserve order in i'll towa. >uperintend all work
| being done for or by SAID Lowu corporation within
its limits, obey ani pcti'fn the orlers ana ordi-
| nances of said board have charge oi and care for
| the fire engines, apparatus and other 10 Yn
| property light care Tor and charge Gf the street
| lamps of said Town and peufJrn sucA other duties
| said board may prescribe. and as the entire
| compensation for all the services which he sh all
| render under this Act, and sai subtitle and the
| ordinances ana orders OF said board he all re-
| ceiye annually Il sum not exceeding hVe hundred
| dollars provided, that no person holding the
office OF Balif aforesaid, shall directly or 'ndI
| rectly furnish teams, carts or wagons Tor the use
| OF said corporation, during the term Tor which he
| may be appointed"
| 153 Hereafter not less than three hundred dol
| lars OF the annual levy by the County Com mis-
| soners of Cecil County, Tor Keeping i'll repair the
| highways in said County, 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
| CommiS SiOners of said town, by the County Com
| miSsiOnerS aforesaid, and belong To aid become
part oi the income of 5 i'd town. TO be by said
| President and Commissioners OF said town apprO-
| priated O- the repair and improvement oil the
| public highways or streets within the limits of
| said town and it shall be the duty OF the sand
| County Commits toners estimating for any
| annual levy. to ascertain what proportion OF the
said levy is applicable alone to the construction
and repair oi highways within said County.
| l54 A. The President and Commissioners Of
said town hereby authorized to issue proposals
| and make contracts to build or otherwise provide
suitable house for the storage oi its tire engines
| and apparatus and other town property ami Il
place OF meeting for said board ut cost not TO ex-
| coed three thousand dollars, and may levy such
special TAX (beyOnd said thirtyive cents if neces
Sary which may be levied under Section l4t.
hcreOi) on the aSseSSible property 81 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 snail not
| in any one year exceed i've cents on the hundred
dollars OF such asSessa lie value ana in event
| shall more ne 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.
ISL b. To carry into effect the preceding section
| the said PreSi lent and commissioners are hereby
| authOrz ID and empowered if in their judgment
they deeu it eXpedient and proper to Issue on the
credit OF SAID town, bonds 10 mount not ex.
ceeding three thousand dollars or so much thereof
as may be necessary to carry into effect the pro-
visions OF the preceding section, to be redeenable
at IA period not rXcee ling twenty wears from the
date at which they were Issued ut the discretion
OF said bo'rd at Il Fa OF Interest not exceeding
hve per cent. per anRum. payable Semi-annually
anu the faith and assess bie properly OF said town
are hereby pledged Tor the payment AMI redemp-
| on Of the principal ami interest OF said bonds
said bonds Sh IL 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
| porltion and attested by the SecretIry.
| l5i c. The said bonds shall be exempt from
county and municipal taxation.
ISL ID. All Acts ald pats OF Acts Inconsistent
with Sections l54 a, ISL b. and l54 &, her, OF arr
| hereby repealed.
l54 T. Salt President and Commissioners shall
aud alloys VI SAID town and thew shall also
| have !.ority to contract with reSponsb e
| company, corporation or persons Tor Il water sup
| ply Tor said town. and shall have tull uthority
10 make and prescribe all regulations. rest let
| AMI pcnalt cS necessary and proper thereto. Said
| President and Commissioners snail not have au-
tHo~tT in naNtng such contract to bind said cor
poIatiun al lhton to pay tor saii water supply Il
| sum eN eed II eight hundred dollars annually
| provided tIat the authority to contract or water
az 20 eS,iId lall not Ice construed giving said
| board power to build construct system OF
water works at the expense ON the credit of SAID
| town.
| ISL F. This act shall take effect from the date
OF It's ,,ISSa.e, but the L. eSident and Com mis-
| an hallti AM all othe officers appointed
| them, in office. snail continue in office
undes the provisions OF the existing cha te oil said
| town. until alter the President and Commas Oncrs
to be elc tel hereafter shall have been elected.
ami have qualified, when the terms OF said board
an office ; now in office shall cease, and all acts
| done ami 10 be done 10y said board and office 5
now i'll Office, done according to the existing
cha tc stall be valid until that tine, and Tor tnat
| purpose it shall continue to determine their
powers and dates until that time. except in re-
gard to the giving OF the notice ol election an ali
10 ntment OF Judges o election present. ed IN see
| ton 1871 he col. VIII cn snail Ue therein.
| Approved Apr st D., 1890.
| Office tie Secretary OF the Senate,
| Annapolis, Nd. April 18th, 1890.
The aiO 20 NJ is Il correct cop OF an act passed
at the recent Scss ON OF the General Assembly.
| W. Ii. PURNELL,
| Secretary
| CilaHter 474