Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-06-08

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of the penalties thereunto affixed, they
may afiix thereto such reasonable fines,
not exceeding City dollars in any case
as to them may appear right, and in de-
fault OF the payment of any Inc i'm.
posed, they may provide for the impris
onment of the offenders for period not
exceeding thirty days, or until the line
is paid; provided, that no ordinance
shall be adopted except by yea and nay
vote an Il the names OF the members OF
the council voting for and against tie
same shall be entered in the minutes.
IA The council may, whenever they
think the public interest requires II,
cause an assessment to be made of all
real and personal property within the
Corporate limit, of said town, subject To
assessment for county or State taxes,
and they may prescribe the manner in
which such assessment shall be made,
and provide for adjusting all differences
In relation to such assessment, and to do
all other things necessary for making
such assessment; provided, such assess
ment shall not exceed the assessm ent
ior state and county purposes; and the
council may levy Il TAX not exceeding in
any one year seventy-fve cents on the
one hundred dollars worth of assessable
property.
II. The bailIff shall, within sixty days
after the receipt Of such list and war
rant, render TO each person named there
In an account of the taxes due by such
person, and If he cannot render to any
person such account by reason of his
non s,dence or other wise. during said
Lime, he shall at the expiration of said
sixty days publish in some newspaper
M lhliahnA in lIa W ,hat %
erty lies list of all taxes in default
once in each successive week for three
weeks. giving notice to the parties so as
sessed and in default that unless before
a day to be named within they shall pay
the taxes so due and in default, that he
will offer the same at public sale to the
highest bidder for each to pay said taxes
50 due and IN default, which publication
shall crntain the name or names of the
person or persons to whom the property
Is assessed and shall give brief descrip-
Vi II OF the property to be then sold. On
lIe day name Il in sad publication the
Uall'H shall proceed to sell all prop rLy
upon which taxes have not been paid up
To said date, to the highest bidder for
Cash, provided that no property shall be
sod Tor leSS than the amount of taxes
due thereon and the pro rate costs at
lendant on such sale. The said bailiff
shall within fifteen days after said sale
shall make aud file Il report with the
Court for the county in which
said prop rty lies setting forth the pro
ceedlngs in the premises III detail, with
a copy of the printed list and notice
al uresaid and also showing TO whom.
at what price, and for what sum of
money actually received by him such
several pieces of property were sold re-
spectively: the Court to wherein said
report shall be made shal. order notice
to be given by advertisement published
once in each of three successive weeks
in such newspapers AS the said Court
shall direct warning all persons inter
ested IN amy of the property 80 sold, to
be aud appear by certain day in said
notice to be named, to show cause, If
any they have, why the sale of all OF
any portion OF said property should not
be- coniir med, and If no cause or INSULT
cient cause be shown TO the ratification
OF the sale of any of said property, said
sale shall be ratified and confirmed, and
the purchaser OH the payment OF the
purchase money have a good title 10 the
sold
10. The Mayor shall execute and deiv-
or TO the purchaser n deed of the property so
sold but whenever any land shall be sold
by the bailltf, as aforesaid, the owner thereof
prior TO the sale may redeem the same by
paying into court to be paid to the purcha-
ser thereof, within the period of six calendar
months from the date of such sale the amount
of the purchase money, with interest thereon
al the rate of twenty per cent. per annum
from the date of sale.
"a. The council shall have authority TO
incur Indebtedness not exceeding three per
cent, Of the assessed value OF all property
within the corporate limits, in excess OF the
annual revenue of the town, and shall, when
ever any such debt is created, provide for the
payment thereof by the issuing certificates Of
Indebtedness at such rate of interest as the
council may deem advisable, which shall be
payable within twenty years. in the discre-
lion Of said council provided, however,
that no such debt shall be incurred and no
such certificate of Indebtedness issued except
as follows: the council shall, by ordinance
passed by yeas and nays, specify the particu-
lar purpose or purposes for which the indebt-
edness is to be created, the amount, the rate
of interest and the manner OF payment they
shall thenprovide in said ordinance for submit
ting the question Of the creation Of such debt
to the resident taxpayers Of the town at a
special municipal election TO be called by the
council for that purpose, notice OF which
shall be posted in FIVE conspicuous places in
the town, and published in some newspaper
of general circulation therein for three weeks
next preceding such election, not less than
two insertions each week; the notice and
publication shall recite the ordinance and
describe the Indebtedness to be created. The
ballots shall be printed, ''For the debit and
Against the debt" II two-thirds of the
resident taxpayers OF the town, SO voting at
such election, shall vote in favor of the debt,
and not other wise, the council may incur
such debt and issue the amount of certificates
OF Indebtedness so specified provided, that
the payment OF dOg-tax shall not constitute
any person taxpayer within the intent OF
this section, and provided, also, that resi-
dence of six months 10 said town shall be ne
cessary to qualify a taxpayer TO vote under
the provisions of this section.
The council may in addition issue special
improvement bonds to pay for any work or
i'm provement authorized by the charter, in
The manner following: They shall prepare an
ordinance specifying the nature and estimated
cost of the work or improvement, the manner
of payment by special improvement bonds,
specifically designating the property TO be
taxed TO pay for the same; and said ordi-
nance may provide for an extension of such
work or Improvement within specifically des-
cribed limits, from time to time to be paid by
additional issues of such bonds, and may
provide that certain prescribed parts Of the
work of improvement, or certain percentage
OF Its cost shall be paid by the corporation,
providing for a vote Of the taxpayers as here
inbefore prescribed in this section Said pro-
posed ordinance shall be posted in five con-
spcuous places in the town and published at
least twice in each week for two weeks with
a notice of a meeting BY the council at the
expiration OF that period, TO hear any per-
sons who may object thereto. After such
hearing the council may, ifthey deem proper,
pass such ordinance, and shall thereafter sub
init the question of the issue Of such special
improvement bonds to the resident taxpayers
with such notice and publication and in such
manner as hereinbefore, in this section, pro-
vided and if three-ffths of the resident tax
payers at such election vote in favor thereof,
and not otherwise, the said ordinance shall
become operative, and the work Of improve.
ment specified shall be executed, aud the
bonds issued as therein specified. The said
special improvement bonds and interest there.