Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-04-25
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.


AN ACT TO incorporate the town Oi Brooke
vile, in Montgomery county,
SECTION | BE it enacted by The Genera
Assembly Of Maryland, Thatthe citizens o
the town of Brookevlle, in Montgomery coun
ty, be and they are hereby created body
corporate by the name of "The Commission
ers Of Brookeville" with all the powers anC
privileges of body polite and corporate
and by said corporate name may have per,
petual succession, sue aud be sued plead and
be implicated in any court Of law or equity
in said county, and may have and use II com.
mon seal
Sec. 2. And be ii enacted That the COR
porate limits of said town shall be as follows:
Beginning on the east side of he Brookeville
and Washington turnpike AT the end of the
| dividing lire between The lands of John w
Metz and Mrs. Caroline Edmondstone, 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 10 its intersection with Reedy Branch,
thence with the east side Of Reedy Branch to
| the point where it is crossed by the road lead
ing 10 the farm OF Mrs. Catharine Riggs, then
| with the east side OF Back street 10 lis inter-
section with Spring Branch, then with said
branch through the lands OF the Protestant
Episcopal Recory and Mrs Caroline Edmou-
stone 10 the dividing line between the lands
| of said Caroline Edmoustone and John W
Metz, thence with said line 10 the place of he
| ginning.
Sec. ,. And he il enacted. That the citi-
| zens oil said town, having resided therein six
months previous TO any election, SHALL on the
| first Monday in May, in the year eighteen
| hundred and ninety, or us soon thereafter as
conveniently may be, and on the first Monday
in May in every second year thereafter elect
| three Commissioners of Brookeville, 10 serve
| tor 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 hete-
in for AT least six months next preceding the
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 their services, except the President
who shall receive the fees hereinafter allowed.
Sec. And be il enacted, That the three
commissioners elected shall choose one OF their
number as president and all vacancies in the
board of commissioners shall be filled by an
election 10 be held after ten days notice Civ
en- by the remaining commissioners.
Sec. And be ii enacted, That the COM
misSonets shall meet in some convenient
place in said town On or before the first Mon
day in June nesi succeeding their election
and MS often thereafter rs may he necessary,
to discharge the duties of their office
Sec. 6 And he II enacted, That the COM
missioners shall every two years, on or be-
fore the frs. Monday in April, appoint three
Judges OF election, who Cmll conduct the
election according to The election laws of this
State, except thai the polls shall I've opened
at two O'Clock, p. NJ, and closed al six
o'clock, p. NJ ., and the judges aud clerk shall
make their returns TO the commissioners, hut
shall receive no compensation for their serv-
ices. The frs, election shall be held before
DR.. james $ Martin, Marshall p. Howard
and Leonard Weer, Dr., who are hereby APP
pointed judges for that purpose, and if either
of them should be absent On the ay appoint
ed for said election, the vacancy or vacan-
cies shall he filled by The Judge or judges
present
Sec. I. Aud be il enacted, That the coni-
missioners shall annual appoint II clerk
who shall keep the minu'es of their proceed
ings in well bound book, which shall be
open TO the insI etiion OF all persons inter-
esled therein, aud shall perform such o,her
duties MS the commissioners shall assign him
to.
Sec 8. And he n enacted That the com
missioners shall also appoint a bailif and
such number Of under baiitfs as they may
deem necessary.
Sec. .. And he it enacted, That the com
and under-bailiIs such compensation MS they
may think proper
Sec. To- And be IL enacted. That the com
missioners aud all other officers of the cor
poraton shall, before they enter upon the
duties of their offices, make oath that they
will diligently and faithfully, without pre-
udice, pariinlity or favor, perform the duties
of their respt Give Offices, and shall file GER
tifi;ate thereof signed by tho justice of the
hat.
was TAKEN among the records OF the corpo-
ration.
Sec. II And be il enacted, That the clerk
and the chic bailiff shall give bond TO the
commissioners la such penalties and with such
sureties as said commissioners may require.
ondiioned for the faithful performance OF
The duties OF their respective offices.
Sec. ~ And be 1t enacted, That the com.
missioners shall receive all returns OF election,
and determine all questions arising thereon
but any person feeling himself aggrieved by
such decisions may appeal thereirom to the
Circuit Court for Montgomery county, which
court shall hear aud Determine such appeal
and decide who shall pay the cost thereof.
Sec % And lie il ennced, That the COM
missioners may pass such ordinances, not in-
consistent with law, ms they may dnem hene'
fetal to the Town, may open and close Streets
lanes and alleys; straighten, grade and pave
the same remove HulSHntcS anu OD5lTuCllUu3
therefrom; restrain all disorder and disturb
ances prevent all congregations Of disord-
erly persons in public places; apprchend and
fine all tramps and vagabonds impose n tax
on dogs, geese, hogs and other animals run
ming at large on the streets, or totally prohibit
the same and may impose fnes penalties and
forfeiturcs for the violation OF their ordinan-
ces, and commit all offenders to the county
iail until the same be paid with costs.
Sec ID And be il enacted, That the com
missioueis may pass such ordinances AS they
may deem necessary Tor the preservation Of
the he,lh OF the town. and remove all nuts
aDces from or prohibit n business within the
corporaie limits thereof as shall in their opin-
ion injuriousIy fleet the sanitary condition
thereof
Sec. IL And be il enacted, That the COM
missoners may, rs often as they deem advsa-
Bile, cause an assessment 10 be made OF all real
and personal property within said town or
the Corporate limits thereof by person to be
appoin ted and paid by them, which assess
ment shall not exceed the assessments for
| State and county purposes, and the commits
sioners may levy tax thereon not exceeding
| ten cents on the hundred dollars worth OF as
sessable property
| Sec 10 Aud be it enacted, That any per-
sou may appeal from LIBERALIZATION Of the as
SCISSOR 10 the commissioners, who shall meet
on the first Monday in June after any such
assessment, and remain in session as long as
| Ia ,oaoonahiv neppaaarV IN hear and de-