Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04


sa,ion, which shall be paid by special tax
for that purpose TO be imposed on the occu.
pants of the respective buildings, and collect
ed therefrom Provided, that the owners Of
the property shall be responsible for said tax
in case the same cannot be collected from the
occupants of the buildings, and the same
shall be a lien on said property and collected
as other taxes are collected And the council
may pass suitable ordinances TO enable suct
scavenger to collect and remove all filth from
the town, and provide how he shall dispose
| Of the same and may require of such scav.
enger bond tor the faithful performance Of
his duties Provided, that the special tax i'm.
posed TO carry out the provisions of tais Sc c.
ton shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five
| cents per month on any one house, to be paid
by the occupant or owner thereof as afore
said
Sec. 49, That they may, as often as they
deem advisable, cause an assessment to be
made OF all the real ana personal property
within said town, or the corporate limits
thereof, by person to be appointed and paid
by them, which assessments shall not exceed
the assessment of the same for county pur-
poses, and the council may levy tax thereon
not exceeding twenty cents on the one hun
dred dollars worth of assessable property il
any one year.
Sec. 10. That any person may appeal from
the valuation of the assessor to the council,
which shall meet on the first Monday in June,
after such assessment, and remain in session
from day to day as long as may be reasona-
BILE to hear and determine such appeals, and
shall give reasonable notice of any such
meetings, and shall increase or abate such as
sessment as they may deem just.
Sec. 20. That whenever the council shall
levy tax, they shall cause 10 be made out an
alphabetical list of persons charged thereon
and shall cause to be affixed thereto the re-
spective sums to be collected from such per-
sons and Il warrant to the chief baIlif to
collect the same.
Sec. 81. That the chief bailif shall, with
in ten days after the receipt of such list and
warrant, render TO each person named there
on, an account or tax bill showing the
amount due from him if he be resident of
the town and if be be nonresident, and
in consequence cannot conveniently be serv-
ed with said account or tax bill, he shall
mail copy thereof to the last known post
Office address of said nonresident, and if
any taxes shall not be paid within ninety
days after the rendition of the accounts, the
chief bailiff shall return to the council com
plete list of all taxpayers who are delin-
quents, with description Of the property
and the amount of tax due from each and
the council shall then proceed to advertise
'uC pIOptIbJ huhSu III sdiu llsL iOT Shle anu
TO sell the same at public auction for the
amount Of taxes, interest and costs due on
each piece of property, after publication and
notice Of the time and place of sale, for at
least three weeks in some newspaper pub
lished in Montgomery county.
Sec. %. That the Mayor shall execute and
deliver to the purchaser deed of the prop
erty SO sold and the said deed shall convey
TO the purchaser the said property and shall
be presumptive evidence that all the require
ments of law have been complied with in
making such assessment, levy, sale and deed;
and unless the delinquent owner or owners
Of said property SHALL within two years from
the date of said tax sale and conveyance, re-
deem such property by paying to the pur-
chaser thereof the whole amount of money
paid by him for said property, with interest
thereon at the rate of fifteen per cent. per
aunum, said title shall become absolute and
indefeasi BILE.
Sec 49, That the chief bailiif shall make
all collections required Of him and pay the
same 10 the clerk within six months from the
time the tax list is placed in his hands, and
said clerk shall hold the same, together with
all other moneys received by him. subject to
the order of the council.
Sec "a. That the chief baililf shall attend
all meetings OF the council, and perform such
duties as they shall direct; he shall preserve
The peace and good order of the town, and
for this purpose he is invested with the same
power and authority as any constable has
under the laws of this State.
Sec %. That the Mayor shall have all til
powers of justice of the peace in criminal
cases where the Mayor and council are a par
~, and shall receive the same fees allowed
justices Of the peace i'm similar cases, and an
appeal from his Judgment, where the demand
l1 1~ll /.
the Circuit Court for the county, which shall
hear and determine the matter as upon ap-
peals from justices Of the peace.
Sec. &c. That the chief bailiff shall have the
same fees for making distress for taxes as are
allowed county collectors, and for making
arrests or serving process for violations of
any ordinances of the corporation the same
vice: are ara Ways cons!abes for similar SER
any of the duties of his Offices, he mdy' bs
fined not exceeding ten dollars for any one
offence
Sec 81 That any fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES imposed by this charter, or by any
ordinance of the council may be collected by
proceedings in the name of the Mayor and
council before the Mayor or a justice of the
peace, and the said Mayor or justice of the
peace shall have power TO commit the offend
er 10 the county Jail on failure to pay such
fines and forfeitures, until the same shall be
paid with costs.
Sec 2s That the council shall not expend
or contract to expend in any one year, more
money than the amount receivable from taxes
and other sources for that year.
Sec. 80. That parts OF the several county
roads within the limits of said town are here
by made aud declared to be public streets or
avenues of said town, and shall be, from time
to time, improved and repaired as, in the dis
erection of the council, the public interests
may require and the resources of The town
will justify.
Sec. 80. That the council shall keep and
annually publish tabular statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the funds of the
corporation.
Sec 81. That The commissioners of the
county, the board of public school commits
soners, justices OF the peace, sheriff. consta.
bles, and all other State and county officers
shall have, hold and exercise their offices in
said town as heretofore, except as qualified
by the other sections of this act the county
commissioners of Montgomery county shall
on or before the first day ofJanuary, eighteen
hundred and ninety-fve, and on or before the
hrst day of Jan AIRY in each and every year
thereafter pay over to the council OF kensing-
ton that proportion of the entire county levy
Tor the repair OF roads which the total real
properly assessed within :he limits of the
town of Kensington bears 10 the whole
amount OF assessed property in Montgomery
county, so that the council of Kensington
may receive and disburse for the main tenance
of the streets of said town the amount levied
upon the real property within the corporate
limits OF the town of Kensington, for the re-
pair of roads by said county commissioners
OF Montgomery county.
Sec, 80 That the council shall have power
to establish building lines on all the streets
in said town. "a which shall hereafter be
opened therein, and to compel all persons
hereafter erecting buildings in said town TO
conform thereto.
Sec. 80. That neglect or nonuser shall not
work a forfeiture OF this charter.
Sec. "a. That this act shall take effect from
the date of lis nassape