The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-10

lowest responsible bidders.
1873 A. Said board shall have power and au-
thority if in their judgement the protecto OF LIE
and property demand it, to pass all proper ana
nee, sSary ordinances to require any railroad
company or corporation running its locomotives,
engines o trains across any OF the streets within
the corporate limits OF the town, TO keep watch
man or fiagman at the said crossings of said
streets. to warn persons of the approach OF said
locomotives engines or trains; and the said bolld
shall have full power aud authority TO impose
such penalties as they may deem proper or nee
eSsary to carry out and enfO;ce the powers given
by this section; provided no such penalty shall
exceed the sum OF nifty dollars for each violation
o. said ordinances by such railroad company or
corpoTatiO n: and such penalty shall he recovered
hef re a Justice of the Peace in and Tor Cecil
County as other small debts are recovered.
l39 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, sewerlng ana re-
pairing OF streets. lanes, alleys and sidewalks in
the town. by levying and assessing the same gen
orally upon the whole OF the assessable property
OF the town. or specifically (not beyond one-hhli
OF such damage OF eXpen,e) upon the assessaDle
property OF 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 be collected by the said treasurer under ne
authority conferred upon him in section l3l b,
and the said board shall have power to pass all
necs ssary ordinances TO that end
l46 The said board shall have power to levy
and coll CT taxes in the town not exceeding IN any
one year thirty-fiye cents on the hundred dollars
on the assessahle property OF the town; ana 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 o!tener II they shall
think proper they shall appoint an assessor who
shall under oath assess and value the property III
the town in the same manner and with ike au.
thority county assessors: and the SAID town
treasurer shall with the authority given in this
section. annually assess and adj to the asseSsahle
property ot said town, such new OF missed pro-
h,,Tl ha
erected therein; provided that said assessments
shall not include real or personal property Stuat-
ed beyond its boundaries. nor personal property
only COnStrUctively in the town though owned Oy
persons residing in it; and provided further that
in assessing any OF the lands within the town
which may be occupied and used a. farms or may
be part or parts OF farms, such lands shall be
valued and assessed as lots OF four acres oil round
with the buildings and improvements thereon
and shall not be valued and ASSESSED by the nun
Der oi acres.
AS The President and Commissioners may
from time to time, under such conditions as they
may by their ordinances direct, appoint such ON
GERS as they may deem necessary to carry into ell
sect their ordinances: and as soon as practlcaole
a tier their election and quaillcatl0n shall annu
ally appoint town bailih who shall continue In
Office until his successor has been appointed ana
has qualified but shall be subject to removal by
said board Tor neglect OF duty, dlsObedience OF It's
orders or malieasanee in Office and shall have
within said town all the authority oil constable
in making arrests and serving warrants He snail
preserve order in said town, superntend all Work
being done for or by said town corporation WITHIN
its limits. obey and perform the Orders anu orui-
nances of said board, have charge OF and care Tor
the fire engines, apparatus and other Town
property light care for 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 whlch ne hail
render under this Act and said subtitle and the
ordinances and orders OF said board, ne siali re-
ceiye annually sum not exceeding nve hundred
dollars, provided that no person holdlnS tne
Office OF Baiif aforesaid, shall directly or maj
rectly furnish teams carts or wagons LOT tne use
OF said corporation, during the term Tor which he
may be appointed"
1853. Hereafter not less than three hundredHol-
lars OF the annual levy by the County Com MIS-
siOners of Cecil County for 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 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 i'd town, TO De Dy sa'd
President and Commissioners of said town appro-
priated for the repair and Improvement oil the
public highways or streets WITHIN the llmltS OF
said town; and it shall be the duty oil 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 OF highways within SAID county
I54 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 OF its hre engines
| and apparatus and other town property and
place OF meeting for said board at IA cost not TO ex-
| ceeu three thousand dollars, and may levy such
special tax beyond said thirtyhve cents if neces-
| sary which may be levied under Section lac,
| hereby on the assessable property CT sadnown
rs may be necessary to carry out the provlS9ns OF
| this section and the next two sections i&Teoi;
| provided that the amount to be levied siMll not
| in any one wear exceed i've cents on the hundred
| dollars OF such assesSaDle value and in no event
| shall more tie so levied than shall be actually
necessary to pay the bonds 10 Delssued 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 i'll their Judgment
they deem il eXpedient and proper To Issue on the
| credit OF said town, bonds TO an amount not eX-
ceeding three thousand do lars so much thereof
as may be necessary to carry into eifec' the pro-
visions OF the preceding section, TO be redeelnaDle
| at IA period not exceeding twenty years from the
| date at which they were issued at the discretion
oi said board at a RI OF interest not exceeding
| hve per cent. per annum, payable seml-annually
and the faith and sSable property OF said town
are hereby pledged Tor the payment and redemp-
| ton OF the principal ami interest OF said bonds
| said bonds shall be Of denominations to be deter
| mined by said board and shall be signed by the
lid President, sealed with the seal OF said cor
| poration and attested by the Secretary.
| l54 G.. The said bonds shall De exempt from
| county and municipal taxation.
| l5i ID. All Acts and parts OF Acts inconsistent
with Sections l54 A, ISL b, and l5l q, hereof are
| hereby repealed. -,
1854 b. Sail President and Commissioners shall
have authority to contract for the lighting OF the
streets and alleys of said town and they shall also
| have authority to contract with some responsive
| company, corporation or persons Tor water sup
ply Tor said town, and snail have iull authOrtty
to make aud prescribe ali regulation restrictions
| and pcnat. eS necessary and proper thereto Said
| resident and Commissioners shall not nave au-
t.oritr in making such contract to bind said cor
| poratiun of klktun to pay ior SAID water supply
| sum ex. eed'ns eight hundred dollars annually;
| provided that the authority t. contract or water
| S aio- eSi!d shall not he construed as giving SAID
| bOaci power to build or construct system OF
water WORKS ut the expense or ON the credit oil SAID
| town.
| l54 F. This act shall take effect from the date
| of its paSSa.e, but the President and Commits
sonerS and Uallif and all Othe officers appointed
| y them, now in office, shall continue IN once
under the provisions oil the existing charte' oil SAID
town until after the President and Commissioners
to be ele ted hereaitc- shall have been elected.
| and have qualified when the terms OF said board
AMI officers in office Snal cease, and all acts
| done and to be done ny said board and oihcers
now in office, done according to the existing
chatter snail be valid until that time and tor that
| purpose it shall continue to determine their
| powers and duties until that time, except III re-
gard to the giving OF the notice OF election ana ap'
| DO ntinent OF Judges OF election prescribed IN sec
| ton ISL he col, VIII ich shall be as therein.
| Approved April st >, 1890.
| Office OF the Secretary OF the Senate
Annapolis, Nd, April l2th, 1890
| The aioregong a correct cop! OF an act passed
| at the recent session OF the General Assembly.
| VIC. PURNELL,
| Secondary