The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1894-06-08

lt3St one thousand ulay De ChoStu DS
the voters of said lowr as treasurer OF said col !
loraticn, 10 serve for tv years and until his
successor shall qualify; but before said treas
urer shal. enter upon the duties of this Itfce,
he shall give bond payable to said commits
sioners, i'll such penalty as they may fix with
securities TO be approved by them. conditioned
as they may direct; aud the said treasurer
shall qualify and enter upon the dttes OF his
office on or before the first Monday in June
succeeding his election, and a failure to qial
fly withiE the time herein specified, shall be
deemed a refusal to accept the office; wheIeul
on the commissioners shall order a new elect =
ion to fill the vacancy; and i, shall be the duty
Of the commissioners TO cause TO be issued IA
celt ficate OF Il ,ction TO the person receiving
the highes number of votes for treasurer of
said town: and in case of a tie vo.e flor the
tfce of treasurer the commissioners shall OF :
der new election.
SECTION S. And be it enacted, thu t the
easlller sh;l make all collections of taxes
aud receive all money paid for the use and
benefit of said corporalon; he snail keep All
account of the receipts and disbursements OF
the funds Of the corporation in well bound
book To be provided by said commissioners for
that purpose, and shall render due account 10
the commissioners, when required by item.
for al. moneys received by him and shall
promptly pay to the order of ie commiss on
e,s under such regulations as they may pre-
scribe al sums of money so received by him;
lie shall receive for his services such compen-
satIon as the commissioners may direct not
exceeding ten per cent. Of his COLLECTIONS.
SECTION 9. And be it enacted, that the COM
missioners may also annually appoint a chief
balifland such number OF under bailitf5 as they
may deem necessary.
SkCTIcN 10. And be it enacled, tlat the
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baiItl and under balifls such &C Cmrensaton as
they shall think nro"er.
SECTION 1. And be it enacted that the
commissioners and II ther officers of III. cor
poraton SHALL before ,hey enter upon tie
dI;ii les tf their tfflcaS, make oath That they
viii diligently aud faithfully, to the best OF
their skill and judgment. perform the duties
of their Gtce, and shall file IA certificate there
Of, Of the Cflcer before whom the same Was
made, among the records of the corporation.
SECTION II. And be it enacted. that the
eek and chief ballt' shall give bond TO the
commissioners in such penalty and with such
>uietits as said commissioners may require
conditioned for the faithful peri, rm lnce OF the
duties of their respective otfi lies.
SECTION l:i. And be il enacted, that the com
mssioners shall receive all reiuns of elections
and determine all questions arising thereon
and in case of no election of a commissioner
OF treasurer by reason of tie VT dI- q'lalit-
cat ion or other cause, shall within ten days
thereait II, order a new election, giving ttt
days publ: notice thereof; an appeal may be
taken from Their decisions to the Circuit Court
of Prince Georges county, the losing parties
paying cost thereof.
SECTION II. And be it enacted that the
commissioners may provide by ordinance tnl
the good gOvernmeI of the town, for the
preservation of peace and order therein and fol
securing to The residents of said town all the
rights OF persons ard property, to which they
are by law tntitled; for the surveying. grading
paving, lelaring, drainage, Lying out, ex
lenGing, Widening, opening, closing, straight
enug Cr relocating any streets sidewalk o.
alley in said town, aid may condemn or pu.
chase the right of way for any street or alley
which they may determine SHALL be opened fol
The public good, the process of condemnation
To conform rs far as may be to the condemna-
ton of property for roadHayS by the commits ).
toners of Prince Georges county, as aut loriZ ID
by law; for the removal of nuiSances; for the
removal OF distractions from streets, lane:
al d alleys; for the establishment of building
lines and building regulations; for prohibiting
the carry ing conceal ID weapons; for prohi0iliu!
the discharge of firearms, fire crackers, torpa
does, and other explosives; for preyentine
swine, Cd, l., fowls, dogs, or other anima,:
from running at large on the streets; for llcen
sing theatrical or other amusement ; for the
suppression of gambling, vice and immortality
for appren ending and unisfi ing all tramp:
and vagrant-; they may pass all ordinances nee
esSary from lime to time to carry out and eli
force the foregoing provisions, and t give fa
force and fleet to the powers aud authority
conferred said corporations, and NAV Ell
force such ordinances by reasonable tihes anC
penalties, not exceeding twenty live dollars il
any one case as may appear To them ii ght
they may recover said fine or penalty by al
action of debt and in addition thereto M ~
lmp ison the oflender until the tine be paid
not exceeding thirty days. such imprisonmel
TO be in the town lookup, if one be provided
or in the county nil, and the Sheriff of Prince
Georges county shall receive and contine an,
pc. son so committed.
SECTION Il. And be it enacted, that the
commissioners may pass such ordinances d:
they may deem necessary, for the preseI vatiol
of the heal h of the town and remove all nu
sances from and prohibit all business within
he corporate limits thereof, as SHALL in thei
opinion, injnrions!y affect the sanitary cond
lion thereof.
SEcTI lG. And be it enacted, tat the
commissioners shall, in the year eisl teen hun
dled and niIi, t'-iour, aud each fourth yea
thereafter, al point three assessors fIeeholders
who shall under the direction Ct the said coih
lsissionels make All assessment of all property
real persona and mixed, in said town at
fair cash value It public SAL, rs near as they
may be able 10 determine the same, the sale
commissioners shall provide by ordinance fol
bearing aprea |, from any Val lation which may
be made; they shall cause 10 be made from
time TO time, during the said tour year periods
assessments of improvements made and O
ther p "p-r,, lat contained in the genera
Il nenL LIST, They may in their discretion
appoint the town treasurer as one of said as
SCISSORS; they shall make such other provision:
as i'll Their judgement may be necessary tt
carry into full forc,: aid effect the ass essmenl
herein provided for.
SECTION II. And be it enacted, that the
commissioners shall have power to levy and
collect tlNes, not to exceed forty cents on the
one h1ndred dollars, of The property as as
sessed, in any one year. The levy shall be
made on or before the thirlleth day of JUNE
fyr each year, and all taxes SO levied shall be
lien on any and all property of the person
against whom they may be levied.
SECTION Is. And be it enacted that when
ever The commissioners shall levy a tax they
shall cause to be ma e oct an alphabetical llsl
of the persons charged herewith, and shall
cause to be affixed there } the respective sums
to be collected from such persons and war
rant to the Treasurer to collect the same.
SECTION 10, And be it enacted, that the
rreasuer, shall wit lin ten days after the +, =
crpt Of such list and warrant. render to each
person named therein an account of tax bill
showing the amount due by him, if he he a
resident OF the town, and II he he a nOE- esi-
dent and i'll consequence thereof cannot be
conveniently served with said account or Tax
bill, he shall give public Notice of such accoul
or tax bill, and may unless the me be paid
within one hundred and twenty days ait L the
delivery or publication of such account, c, l.
Iect the same with all costs, by distress and
sale of the -eal and personal property of the
delinquent 1t public auction, after giving at
least ten days public notice OF such sale in
some newspdI er published in sad county.
SECTION 20, Ard be it enacted that The
President of The CmmiSsioners shall eNecut
and deliver to the purchaser deed of the real
properly so sold, and the said deed shall con-
yey to the purcha er the said property, and
shall he rresumptive evidence that all the
n uuirements of the law have been complied
with in making such sale and deed; but the
delIrlrer tax rayer shall have tie right to
redeem at any time within two years, 10y pay
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