The Monitor., 1890-04-25

| public places in such borough for like period,
| stating the sum of money necessary TO be
! raised and the purposes and uses for which
such money is needed, and upon obtaining
the written consent OF persons representng
one-half or more of the taxable property IN
| said borough, as represented by the duplcates
| of the borough assessor for the previous year,
| said members of council may proceed to vote
thereon; and every sum of money so voted by
any resolution of said council to be raised ny
| tax in said borough shall be assessed and col,
| lected the same as othertaxes are assessed ana
| collected.
90 And be it enacted, That it shall and may
| be lawful for the said council to make ana
| establish ordinances and regulations for the
| laying out, extending, opening, altering or
widening G street road hhghTaiy iyyde or aes tS
public good requires, the same to be done only
on the application in writing to the said eoun-
ell of at least ten property holders of such bor-
| ough; and there shall be three commissioners
| appointed by the said council Immediately
pose aforesaid who shall be in every case resi-
| dents in such borough and entirely free from
pecuniary interests in any houses or lands to
| be affected by assessments orawards by reason
of any such laying out, opening, extending,
| altering or widening, and who in laying out,
| opening, extending, altering or widening any
street. Road, highway or alley within such
borough, shall perform like duties and he sub
ject to like requirements and penalties as the
| to perform and are subject to by the law of the
| state concerning roads, and the law of this
| state Is hereby made applicable in all such
| cases.
81 And be it enacted, That the council of
| said borough shall have power by ordinance
| or resolution to grant or allow such fees or
| compensation to the several officers of said
| borough as to them shall seem necessary and
| proper; provided that the mayor shall not re-
ceive salary exceeding three hundred dollars
| per annnm tor the performance of his official
| duties, other than the fees which appertain to
his Ofhce as justice of the peace; that the
| members of council shall not be paid, directly
or indirectly, any compensation for the per-
| formance OF their official duties; the fees of
the assessor and collector to be as now pro-
vided by law.
o. And be it enacted, That the said council
| shall and may make and impose fines and
| pena lties against all persons who shall offend
| against the bylaws and ordinances of said
| council; and the mayor of said borough is
| hereby constituted court of record to take
| cognizance of oil offences against such bylaws
and ordinances and punish all offenders
| against the same by fine not exceeding fifty
| dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty
| days in the jail of such borough or in the
| county jail or both together with the costs of
| conviction; and it shall and may be lawful for
the said mayor, on complaint made on oath or
M alllrInail0n ~ on OF an ouence committed against
yfctfon thereof to issue his warrant to the
marshal or any policeman of said borough,
commanding him, in case any offender or Of
tenders be sentenced to imprisonment,t to con-
vey him, her or them to the Jail aforesaid,
there to remain until the term of imprison-
| ment shall have expired and the costs of con-
| vfction shall be paid and in case the offender
or offenders shall be adjndged to pay a fine,
| then 1t shall and may be lawful for the said
| mayor to issue an execution to the borough
| marshal or any policeman of said borough,
|
| and costs of goods and chattels of said offender
or offenders. and the said borough marshal or
| policeman is hereby authorized and required
to execute the process aforesaid; that the
jailor of the county in which such borough is
situate shall receive and safely keep all such
| offenders as shall be committed to tne iaiI Of
| said county by the mayor of said borough for
| the term of his, her or their Imprisonment as
| expressed In the warrant of commitment, and
all the expenses of keeping said offenders in
| saidjail shall be borne and paid by the county.
| %. And be it enacted, That the assessor shall
| assess and the collector collect the taxes in
| the same manner as the assessors and colec-
| tors OF townships in this state are required by
law to assess and collect and III case of the
| non-payment of taxes the said collector shall
| proceed to enforce the collection thereof rs
now required by law OF township collectors in
| this state.
| a. And be it enacted, That the commission
| ers of appeal in cases of taxation shall meet
annually on the fourth Tuesday of November,
| to hear and determine all complaints Is of unjust
| taxation; they shall sit from ten O'Clock in the
forenoon until FIVE O'Clock in the afternoon
or longer II found necessary to dispose of ali
| cases submitted to them for consideration
| ana shall give public notice of the time and
place of such intended meeting, in any news
| paper printed IN the county, il any there be,
| at least ten days previous to such assembling,
and by hand-bils posted in five of the most
public places in said borough.
| %. And be 1T enacted, That il shall be the
duty OF the mayor of such borough to see that
the laws OF the state and the ordinances of the
| borough are faithfully executed in such bor-
| ough, and to recommend to the council such
| measures as he may deem necessary or expc-
maintain peace and good order in the Dor.
ouSh, ana shall have power to suppress all
riots and tumultuons assemblies, and cause to
| be arrested on his view, without process or
| warrant, and to commit for trial all persons
violating, or whom he has reason to believe
| have violated the laws of this state or the or
dinances of the borough; he shall have au-
| thority, on complaint made to him on oath or
afhrmatl4n' to cause any person or persons to
peace or Violation of any law Of this state com
mitted within said borough, or for disturbing
the puDilc tranquility in the borough and
| shall require such offender or offenders to en-
| ter into recognizance or commit them to the
county court; he shall be entitled to the same
fees and possess the same power authority
and jurisdiction that is by law vested in jus
| tlces of the peace of the several counties of
| this state in both civil and criminal causes;
the borough marshal and policemen of said
in which said borough is situated, all and
| every process issued by said mayor in pur-
suance of the authority conferred, and shall
| without warrant, any offender or offenders
against the bylaws and ordinances of said
Offenders IN place provided by said council
until hearing can be had before the mayor
or one OF the Justices of the peace of said
county; provided, that such hearing shall be
| held within twenty -four hours unless Sunday
should intervene. and in such case. within
| forty,eight hours after the arrest of the Of
fender or offenders; that said borough mar
| shal shall possess the same powers, take the
same obi1gation, perform the same duties, be
|
same fees as any constable of any township in
this state.
26. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
| lawful for any person or persons to sell, with
in the corporate limits of any borough incol-
porated under this act. any spiritnous or malt
| liquors in quantities less than five gallons
| without having first obtained license there
| Tor from The mayor and council of such bor-
| ough, or majority thereof in council CON
| vened, in WHOM shall by this act be vested the
exclusive right and power of granting the
| same, ana imposing such restrictions and
penalties as they deem necessary in relation
| this section contained shall enable the bor-
| ough councils of boroughs situate in counties
OF the first and second class to grant licenses
for the sale of liquor
| q. And be it enacted, That for the purpose
| OF laying out, grading or improving the streets
or sidewalks of any borough Incorporated un-
der this act 1t shall and may be lawful for the
| counci OF said borough, upon obtaining the
W1tten consent OF persons representing one
half or more OF the value of the taxable prop
| erty IN said borough as represented by the du-
pl1cate OF the borough assessor, to borrow such
sum or sums or money, in the name of the
| borough, us may be necessary to carry out and
| complete the laying out, grading or improve
| ment OF any street or streets, sidewalk or side
| walks in said borough, ana to secure the paw
| ment thereof by the issuing of bonds or other
| instruments, under the common seal of the
| borough and signature of the mayor attested
by the clerk said bonds not to run for IL longer
period than twenty years from the date there
OF, ana 10 Dear interest at q rate not exceeding
| the legal rate.
2s. And be 1t enacted, That when the coun-
| ell fany borough shall issue bonds as herein
| provided that il shall and NAV ha la IA fnl for