The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-04-16
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
Amending the Charter of Taneytown
CHAPTER 33l.

CHAPTER 331.
AN ACT to repeal Section one hundred and
ffty.fve of the Code of Public Local Laws
of the State of Maryland, entitled "Carroll
County, subtitle "Taneytown," and re-
enact the same so as to read as follows:
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section one
hundred and fifty-6ve of the Code of Public
Local Laws of the State of Maryland, emit
tied ''Carroll County, subtitle "Taneytown,"
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
SECTION l55. The said Commissioners
shall cause to be made an assessment from
time to time OF all property, real and personal,
within the limits of said town, and shall levy
a tax upon all such property, not to exceed
in any one year thirty cents on the one hun
dred dollars, as they may deem necessary for
the said corporate government expenses ana
said Commissioners may borrow, to be used
for corporate purposes, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars, which debt shall be
cancelled as rapidly as the collection of taxes
succeeding said borrowing will permit, alter
paving all the necessary expenses incident 10
the necessary and proper government OF the
said town.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That the
Burgess and Commissioners of Taneytown be
and they are hereby authorized and empow-
cred to take the sense of the people of Tan
eytown, in relation to the increase of the rate
Of taxation from twenty to thirty cents, IN
the discretion of the said Commissioners, on
the one hundred dollars, and the empowering
of the said Commissioners with the authority
| to borrow a sum of money, not exceeding
five thousand dollars, as provided for in this
| Act, by submitting the question to the quail
| fed voters of said town, at an election to be
| held for that purpose, under such regulations
as the Burgess and Commissioners may direct,
at which all registered and qualified voters
residing within the corporate limits OF SAID
town shall be entitled to vote, which election
shall not be more than ninety days after the
| passage of this Act, and at such election the
| Qualified voters of said town are authorized
| to cast a ballot "For the power to increase
levy and to borrow not exceeding five thou
sand dollars or ballot against the power
to increase levy and to borrow not exceeding
FIVE thousand dollars and the result OF such
| election shall be certified under the hand and
seal of the judges of said election to the said
! Burgess and Commissioners of Taneytown,
who shall cause such certificate to be recorded
among the ordinances of said town; and II
the majority of the votes cast be for the author
! ity to increase the rate of taxation and to bor-
| row a sum of money not exceeding i've thou
sand dollars, the said Commissioners shall be
forthwith authorized and empowered to exer.
else the authority vested in them by the pro-
visions of this Act; provided, however, that
in case the majority of the voters as aforesaid
of said town shall decide against the power
| to increase the levy and to borrow not exceed
ing five thousand dollars then in that event
Section l55 of the Code of Public Local Laws
Of the State of Maryland, entitled Carroll
County," subtitle "Taneytown," shall remain
and be in full force and effect in law.
SECTION 8. And be it enacted, That this
| Act shall take effect from the date of its pas.
sage.
Approved April 4th, 1892.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
MURRAY VANDIVER,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.