The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-05

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the danger thereof; to make or cause to be
made and repaired, all necessary drains,
sewers, culverts and bridges; to license public
amusements, shows and exhibitions, fix the
sums of money to be paid therefor, and pre-
scribe the mode of collecting the same; and to
provide for the government and general
police of the town: and they shall have power
to enforce the observance of all such ordi-
nances by fines, penalties and forfeitures, not
exceeding twenty dollars for any one offense.
Sec 3d. They shall have power to pass
all ordinances necessary to regulate or pre-
vent the going at large. within the corporate
limits, of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine,
geese, or any other brute, beast or fowl;
10 regulate or prevent the going at large,
within the corporate limits, of dogs. and pro-
vide for the killing of worthless, dangerous
or annoying dogs; to levy a tax on dogs, male
or female, kept within the corporate limits,
to fix the rates Of said tax. and to collect the
same from the owners in the same manner as
other town taxes are in this sub title of this
article authorized to be collected, and may,
in default of payment of said tax, provide for
the killing of dogs whose owners make such
default
SIC 81. They shall have power to provide
for laying out, opening and extending, or
widening any street or alley in TIE town, and
may Tx the dimensions lltTtOis WHICH III
their Judgment the public welfare or conve-
nience may require; to provide for ascertain
ing whether any and what amount in value of
damages will be caused thereby, for which
the owner or possessor ofany property through
or over which such street or alley may pass
ought to be compensated and paid; and for
assessing or laying either generally on the
whole assessable property within the town,
or specially on the property of persons bene-
flied by such improvement, the whole or any
part of the damages and expenses which may
be incurred in laying out, opening extending
or widening such street or alley; to provide,
in case they shall determine to levy and assess
the whole or any part of said damages and
expenses upon the owners of the property in
the town specially benefited by such improve
ments, for the apportionment among them OF
the amount of such damages and expenses SO
determined, to be levied upon them in due
proportion to the amount of benefits by them
respectively received; to provide for the con
domination of all land and property so taken
for public use, in opening, extending or widen
ing any street or alley as aforesaid; for the
notice to be given in relation thereto; for the
payment Of the damages so awarded, and for
the collection and mode of payment under
any action allowed by law, of the benefits so
determined to be assessed; and to pass all
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ercise and enforcement of the powers granted
in this section; provided, that no land or
property shall be taken under the powers
given ii this section, without the payment or
tender of just compensation therefor to the
party entitled to such compensation as agreed
on with the owners of such property, or
awarded by jury summoned for the purpose
by the sheriff of Carroll county, in the mode
and at the time to be prescribed by said mayor
and council
SEC. 81 A. They shall have the power 10
grade and pave streets and alleys within the
corporate limits, and to regulate the width
thereof; to lay flag stones across said streets
and alleys wherever necessary; to provide of
what material the said streets and alleys shall
be paved and curbed, and how the same shall
be done and kept in good repair; they may
require the owners of the lots of ground In
front of which said grading and paving and
repairing Of sidewalks are to be done, to do
the same at their own expense; and II any
owner of lot shall neglect to grade and pave
the sidewalks in front of his lot or premises,
or repair the same when necessary, for the
space of two months after notice has been
given him by the mayor or town clerk, re,
curing the same to be done, the mayor and
council may cause the same to be done at the
expense of the owner of said lot, which ex
until paid and may be recovered from said
owners by the mayor and council as other
debts of like amounts are recovered in this
State by law; they may also require the own
ers of the lots of ground fronting on either
side of the street graded and paved as afore-
said, to pay two-thirds of the expense incurred
in grading and paving the same, to be APP
portioned among them by the mayor and
council, payable whenever said work shall be
finished; such apportionmentt to be in proper
ton to the front feet of said lots owned by them
respectively; and whenever payment thereof
is refused, the mayor and council may recover
the same by law in the same manner as coun-
ty taxes are collected in this State; the re-
naming one-third of said expense shall be
paid by the mayor and council out ofthe taxes
levied by them upon the citizens of the town
generally.
SEC. 81 B. Whenever they think the pub
lie interest requires it, the mayor and coun-
ell may cause an assessment to be made of
all property in the town, real, personal and
mixed, which is subject to assessment for
county and State taxes under the laws OF thin
State; and they may prescribe the manner IS
which such assessment shall be made; provide
for hearing appeals and adjusting all differ
ences in valuation and dispute IN relation to
such assessment; make transfers and abate
sary for making and completing such assess
ment.
SEC. 81 G. Any assessment heretofore
made, and any that may be made hereafter,
under any ordinance passed by said corpora.
ton, shall be chargeable with taxes levied
thereon for the use of the corporation.
SEC. "a D. The mayor and council may
levy annually tax on the property in said
corporation assessed as aforesaid, not exceed
ing TWENTY-FIVE cents on every one hundred
dollars of the assessed value thereof, which tax
shall be lien on said property, real, personal
and mixed, of the tax payers of said town,
respectively. till paid and interest shall be
chargeable on said taxes after thirty days from
the time when the same are due and payable !;
and said taxes shall be due and payable thirty
days from the date of levying the samei the
said mayor and council may also, in their dis
cretion, allow discount not exceeding five
per eentum for prompt payment of said taxes.
Sec. 81 E. The mayor, by and with the
advice and consent of the council, shall annu-
ally, at their first meeting after their election
| and qualification, or as soon thereafter as may
be, appoint bailiff for said town from among
| the qualified voters thereof; before said baiilf
shall enter upon the discharge of his duties
of his Office he shall file with the town clerk a
bond for the faithful discharge of his duties
as bailiff, with security to be approved by the
mayor, in such penal sum as shall be pre-:
scribed by ordinance of said corporation and
within the corporate limits of said town said
bailiff shall have all the powers aud authority
of q constable; he shall pay over to the town
clerk and treasurer all moneys coming into
his hands for and on account of said corpora
ton; he shall be collector of all taxes levied by
said corporation, and shall collect said taxes
by distress or execution in the same manner
as the county taxes of Carroll county are now
collected, and shall for that purpose have all
the powers and indemnities in his office that
the collectors of the county taxes of Carroll
county now have and for any failure on his
part to pay over to the town clerk and treas
urer any taxes collected by him, or other
funds belonging to the corporation, he shall
be subject to suit on his bond and criminal