The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-25

tion of property for roadways by the commiss-
toner's of Prince Georges county, as autholiZad
by law; for the removal of nulsances; for the
removal of distractions from streets, lanes
and ALLEYS: for the establishment of building
lines and building regulations; for prohibiting
the carrying concealed weapons; for prohibiting
the discharge of firearms, fire crackers, torpa.
does and other explosives; for preventing
swine catll,, fowls, dogs, or other animals
from running at large on the streets; tor licen-
sing theatrical or other amusement; for the
suppression of gambling, vice and immoralit.
for apprehe nding and punsfing all tramps
and vagrants: they may ia S all ordinances nee
essary from time to time to carry out and en-
force the foregoing provisions, and t. give fall
force and effect to the powers and authority
conferred on said corporaton,' and may ell
force such ordinances by reasonable flies and
penalties, not exceeding twenty 1--we dollars III
any one case, as may appear TO them ll9ht:
they NAV recover said fine or penalty by an
action of debt and III addition thereto may
imprison the offender until the fine be paid,
not exceeding thirty days such imprisonment
| to be in the town lock-lp, if one be provided,
| or i'm the county Jail, and the Sheriff of Prince
! Georges county shall receive and conne any
| pei son commttt d.
| SECTION IL. And be it enacted, that the
| commissioners may pass such ordinances as
| they may deem necessary for the preservation
| of the heal h of the town and remove all nui-
slnces from and prohibit all business within
the corporate limits thereof, shall. in their
| opinion, injuriousy affect the sanitary condl-
| ton thereof.
| Sect IN l6 And be it enacted, that the
| commissioners shall, in the year eighteen hun
bred and ninet y-iour, and each fourth yea:
| thereafter, appoint three assessors fleeholderS,
| who shall under the direction CT the said COM
laissioners make an assessment of all property,
nd sal IL Of
fair cash value at public SAL, us near as they
may be able to determine tn same, the said
commissioners shall provide by ordinance for
hearing appeals from any Vel iation which may
be made; they shall cause To be made from
| time to tme during the said four year periods,
assessments of improvements made and oil
| other property, not contained IN The general
| assessment list, they may i'll tier discretion
appoint the town treasurer as one of said as
SCISSORS; they shall make such other provisions
as in tlieir judgement may be necessary TO
carry into full force and effect the assessment
| herein provided for
| SECTION II. And be it enacted, that the
| commissioners shall have power To levy I'd
collect tiXes, not to exceed forty cents on the
one hundred dollars, of the property as ass
| essed in any one year. The levy shall be
| made on or before the tirtIeth day of June
fer 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, thai WHEEL
ever the commissioners shall levy a lax they
SHALL cause to be ma .e oct an alphabetical list
| of the persons charged Herewith, and shall
cause to be affixed Their. t. the respective sums
to be collected from such persons and a wal
rant to he Treasurer to collect the same.
SECTION 10, And be it enacted, that the
Treasurer, shall, within ten days after the IT
| ceipt of such list and warrant. render to each
| person named therein an account OF tax bill
showing tho amount due by him, if he he a
resident of the. town, and II he he a noI!- EST
dent and in consequence thereof cannot be
conveniently served with said account or tax
bill, he shall give public notice of such account
or tax bill, and may unless The ,me he paid
within one hundred and twenty days aft II the
delivery or publication of such account, eel
ect the same with all costs, 10y distress and
sale of the real and personal property OF The
delinquent at public auction, after giving al
least ten days public notice OF such sale III
some newspaper published in said county.
SECTION 20, And be it enacted. that the
President of the commissioners shall execute
and deliver to the purchaser deed of the real
properly sold, and the said deed Shall con-
vey to the purcha er the said property, and
shall be presumptive evidenc. that all the
requirements of the law have been complied
with in making such sale and deed: but the
denqrei tax PAYER shall have the right To
redeem at any time within two years, 10y pay
ing the unpaid tax and costs with legal it,
terest, and penalty Of ten per cent there Oh
SECTION u, And be it enacted, that the
commissioners shall Cause TO be constructed
as they may determine necessary for the pub
lie benefit, sidewalks. on any of the streets Of
| said town not less than four feet in width, of
such material as they may direct, and may
assess upOn the land bulting sid said side
walks, two thirds the cost thereof which ass
essment shall be lien upon such abulting
property, and be recovered from the owners of
such abutting property, by the commissioner,
as ct her debts of like amoun.s are recoverable
in this state by law.
SECTION -. And be it enacted that the
chief baiiti shall attend The meetings of the
commissioners, and perform such duties as
they shall direct, shall preserve the peace and
good order of said town, and for this purpose
is vested with The same power and authority
as any constable now has unCer the ,ws OF
the state.
SECTION %, And be it enacted, that the
president shall preside at al meetings OF the
commissioners, and i'll the absence or Inability
to act of the police magistrate shall have, and
be authoriZ I'd to exercise, all the powers of
said police maeiStr,te: to hear and deter mine
all eases to wlrh said corporation shall be a
ia t., and ov,.l which the police ma gisrale
may have jurisdiction.
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SECTION -, And be it enacted, that the
commissioners shall appoint police maSls-
trate Tor SAID tbWn who snail DE nominated Dy
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