Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-04-15
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
JANUARY SESSION, 1892.
AN ACT to incorporate the town OF Laytons-
vile, in Montgomery county.
CHAPTER 497.

vile, in Montgomery county.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General
AssemblyRof Maryland, That the citizens of
the town of Laytonsville, in Montgomery
county, be and they are hereby constituted
body corporate by the name Of the "Commis-
sioners of Laytonsville, and by that name
may sue and be sued, and have and use COM
mon seal.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the corpo-
rate limits of said town shall be as follows:
Beginning on the south side Of Laytonsville
at point where the Olney road intersects
the road leading from Laytonsville to Gath
ersburg, thence by straight line, in north
easterly direction, through the lands of H.
B. Penn, II. Weeks, T. L. Bell, Joseph Simp-
son and U. II. Griffith to the summit Of stone
quarry hill on the road leading from Laytons-
vile TO Unity; thence by straight line in
northwesterly direction through the lands Of
U. q. Griffith and W. B. Mobley to point
on the road leading from Lay louisville to Da-
mascus, marked by gate just north OF the
house occupied by B. Taylor thence by a
straight line in a southwesterly direction,
through the. lands of W. B. Mobley, ]. NJ.
Cue and |. G. Warfeld to the summit Of the
hill west of the lane leading to |. G. War
fields dwelling house on the road leading
from Laytonsvile to Goshen thence by
straight line in a souheasterly direction,
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Brown to the place Of beginning.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the male
citizens of Laytonsville, of the age Of twenty
one years and upward, who have resided in
said town for six months next preceding the
election, shall on the first Monday in May,
annually elect three freeholders who have re-
sided In said town for six months next pre-
ceding said election, as Commissioners of Lay
louisville, to serve for one year or until their
successors shall be elected and qualified
They shall receive no pay for their services.
Sec. A And be 1t enacted, That the three
commissioners SHALL at their first meeting
after an election, elect one Of their number
TO be president of the board, and all vacan-
cies in the board of commissioners shall be
filled by an election held after ten days no.
tics given by the remaining commissioners.
Sec. 5. And be i, enacted, That they shall
meet in said town on o. before the first Mon
day in June succeeding their election, and
from time to time as occasion may require.
Sec. 6. And be IL enacted, That they shall
annually appoint clerk, who shall keep the
minutes of their proceedings in well bound
book, which shall be open to the inspection
Of all persons interested therein, and shall
perform such other duties as the commission.
ers may assign him.
Sec. Z. And be il enacted, That they shall
annually, on or before the first Monday in
April, appoint three judges Of election, who
shall conduct the election according TO the
laws of the State, except that the polls shall
be opened at three O'Clock, p. M, and closed
at FIVE o'clock, P. NJ. The FIRST election held
under the provisions of this act shall be held
on the first Monday in May, in the year 1892,
and Edward o. Browa, Samuel Ii. Easton
and Joseph q. Higgins are hereby appointed
judges for that purpose.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That they may
appoint annually bailiR for said town, who
shall perform such duties as may be required
Of him by said commissioners, and preserve
the peace and good order In said town and
for that purpose he shall have all the powers
oil a constable.
Sec 8. IND be il enacted, That the COM
missOners and all other officers OF the corpo-
ration shall, before they enter upon the duties
of their offices, make oath that they will dill
igently and faithfully, to the best OF their
skill and judgment, perform the duties OF
their office, and shall file a certificate thereof,
signed by the officer before whom said oath
was made, among the records of the corpo-
ration.
Sec. 10. And be II enacted That the COM
missioners shall receive all returns of election
and determine all questions arising thereon
but any citizen of said town interested In
such determination shall have the right to
appeal therefrom to the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county, and the decision Of said
court shall be final.
Sec IL. And be 1t enacted, That the COM
missoners may pass such ordinances not in.
consistent with law, as they NAV deem bene-
fetal to the town; may open and close streets,
lanes and alleys grade and pave the same;
remove nuisances and distractions therefrom;
restrain all disorders and disturbances pre-
vent all congregations Of disorderly persons
in public places, and may impose fines, pen
altes and forfeitures for the violation of their
ordinances, and may commit all offenders to
the county Jail until the same be paid, with
costs.
Sec. IL. And be IL enacted, That they may,
as often as they may deem advisable, cause
an assessment to be made of all the real and
personal property within said town or the
corporate limits thereof, by person TO be
appointed and paid by them, which assess
ment shall not exceed the assessment OF the
same for county purposes, and the commits
sioners may levy tax thereon not exceeding
ten cents IN the hundred dollars worth OF
property.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That when
ever they shall levy tax, they shall cause to
be made out an alphabetical list OF persons
charged therein, and shall cause to be alike
thereto the respective sums TO be collected
from such persons and warrant to the bail
ia to collect the same, and the said baiif
shall have the same power Of distraint as q
collector OF county taxes, and his proceed
ings Hereunder shall be in all respects SINH
lar 10 the proceedings of a collector Of county
taxes ia such cases.
Sec Ia. And be il enacted, That the bail
if shall make all collections required OF him
and pay the same to the clerk within six
months from the time the tax bill is placed Ia
his hands.
Sec. ID. And be IL enacted, That any fines,
penalties aud forfeitures imposed by this char
ter, or by any ordinance of the commission
ers, pay be collected by proceedings 10 the
name Of the commissioners before justice of |
the peace and the justice OF the peace shall |
have power to commit the offender to the |
couaiy Jail on failure to pay such fine and |
forfeitures until the same shall be paid, with |
costs.
Sec. l6. And be IL enacted That the COM
missioners shall not expcnd or contract 10 ex-
pend in any one year more money than the |
amount receivable from taxes and other
sources for that year.
Sec. II. And be 1t enacted, That the coun-
ty commissioners, justices Of the peace, shsr-
iff, constabes, and all State and county Off
GERS shall have, hold and exercise their offices |
and Jurisdiction in said town as IL this char |
ter had not been granted, and the county COM |
missoners of Montgomery county shall, on |
or before the first day Of January, ia the year
1893, and on or before the first day of Janua-
ry in each and every year thereafter, pay over
to the commissioners Of said town that pro-
portion OF the entire county levy for the re-
pair of roads which the total real property
assessed within the limits of Lay louisville
bears to the whole amount OF asse ssed prop
erty in Montgomery county, so that the com
missioners OF I.aytoDsyille may receive and
streets of said town the amount levied upon
the real property within The corporate limits
of the town of Laytonsville for the repair Of
roads by the said commissioners Of Montgom-
cry county.
Sec. II. And be il enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of It's passage.
Approved April 7th, 1892.