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

AN ACT TO fP-:ncorpOrate the to"n vi
Hyattsville, Prince Georges County Mary
land.
SECTION 2 Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryl md, that the Act emitted
Gan Act to incorporate the town OF HyattS-
vile in Prince Georges county, approved April
seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty--iN, and
the several acts amendatory thereof, be and
they are hereby repealed and le-enacted to
read as follows:
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, that the citi-
zens of the town of EVANSVILLE in Prince
Georges county be and they are hereby Great
ed a body corporate by the name OF s. he
Commissioners of Hyatisvill." with all the
powers and privileges of body polite and
corporate, and by said corporal, name may
have perpetual succession, sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated in any Court of law
or Equity, may have and use a common seal,
NAV purchase and hold real, personal and
mixed property and sell and dispose of same
for the benefit of the town.
SECTION 3. And be it enact I'd, that the
limits of said town shall be as follows: com
mencing at the centre of the Eastern branch
of the Potion &c river at its jIncture with the
Norlh-west branch and running with the CEN
tie of the said North west branch westerly to
its intersection with the west line of X. L.
Evans addition to Hyattsville extended, tie
same being 3S75 feet from Cartons Dam, thence
running northerly by said west line of said
Evans addition North 30 IL seconds east to a
some on the south side Of the public road
leading to Washington, ID. G. and known as
the old Bladensburg road; thence nOrtherly to
the western terminus of the north line Of Ava
lon avenue as the same is laid down in tie
sub division known as Fllav,l'e; thence east
erly along said northern line of AvaDl avenue
to the western boundary of the Washington
la. Il,
ell boundary of said turnpike souther!y to its
intersection with the southern he of Rivers
dale extended; thel ce with said line eastery
to the Washington branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; thence with the easterly
boundary of said railroad right of way south
el ly to The Alexandria function of said rail-
road; thence with the eastern boundary OF the
right of way of said Alexandria b. anch road TO
the centre of the East branch of the Eastern
branch of the Potomac river; thence with the
centre of said eastern branch TO the place OF
beginning.
SECTION 4. And be it ena tied, that the male
citizens of said town of the age of twenty one
veal S and upwards, having resided therein six
months next proceeding any elect on held
hereunder, and who are qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly, shall on
the first Monday in May next, and annually
thereafter on the same day at the place in said
town designated by the Judges of Eec ion
elect by ballot. for the first year two Commits
sioneIs and tor the second year three Commits.
sioners for said town and so continue for each
al ornate year thereafter; said five commission
ers shall serve for two years and until theil
successors shall be Ell .cLed and qualified, and
the thee commissioners elected in eighteen
hundred and ninety three shall serve until the
end of the term of two years for which they
were elected; no person shall be eligible rs
commissioner OF said town, unless freehOldel
over twenty years of age, and resident
within said corporat limits at the TIM OF the
election and for at least two years proceeding
the same, and his Office shall terminate upon
his removal of residence from The town miis
No commissioner shall during his term oil
office hold or be interest ID in any office under
| the corporation, nor be party directly or i'll
directly in any contract to which the corpora
| ton is party.
SECTION 5. And be it enacted, that the said
commissioners elected hereunder, shall meet
ON or before the first Monday in June next
succeeding their election, aud shall choose oht
| of their number as President; they shall meet
as often thereafter as necessary to a proper
| discharge of their official duties and shall con
| time in Office until their successors shall be
duly Ell ,cted and qualified; they shall receive
| no pay for their services, except the Pres
dent who shall receive the fees hereinafter "a
| lowed; and in case Of vacancy by reason o
death, refusal to act, disqualification, resigna
! ton or removal of any of said commissioner.
out of the corporate limits, the commissioner
| or a majority of them for the time being, shall
| elect a commissioner to fill said varancy, who
| shall serve until after the next succeeding
town election, and until his successor shall
have been elected and qualified, if said vacan
cy shsll occur during the first year of the term
a commissioner shall be elected at the regular
town election for the residue of said term.
| SECTION &. And be it enacted, that the com
missioners shall annually, Oil or before the
first Monday in April, appoint three judges o
FL clIon, who shall appoint one clerk, and the
said Judges shall conduct the election by bal
lot and the polls shall be opened at two ocl 'cl
and closed at six o'cl pck in the afternoon; anG
The Judges and clerk shall make theil returns
| to the commissioners but shall receive III
compensation for their services.
SECTION I. And be it enacted, that on The
same day on which the commissioners Il
| be elected under this act, and on every first
Monday in May, in each and every second
year thereafter, one person legal voter in sall
| town, and owner of real estate of the value a
least one thousand dollars may be chosen b,
the voters of said town as treasurer OF said cor
| pOratiOn, TO serve for tV o years and until HI!
successor shall qualify; but before said treas
nrer shall. enter upon the duties of this office
he shall give bond payable to said commits
sioners, in such penalty as they may fix will
securities to be approved by them, conditioned
az they may direct; and the said treasurer
shall qualify and enter upon the dt.es of hi
office Oh or before the first Monday in JUNE
succeeding his election, and failure to qIal
fly within the time herein specified, shall bt
deemed refusal to accept the office; whereup
| cl,nII rlArn oil
ion to fill the vacancy; and il shall be the duty
of the commissioners to cause TO be issued ;
cert fcate of ell ,clon TO the person rec1ivins
| the highest number of v, ties for treasurer o
said town; and in case of a tie 70 Tor The
office of treasurer the commissioners shall Or
der new election.
SECTION s. Aud be it enacted, that the
+ easllrer shall make all collections of LAKES
aud receive all money paid for the use and
benefit of said corporations; he shall keep AL
| 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 reader du, ac count tt
the commissioners, when required by them
| for al. moneys received by him and sha
| p omptly pay to the order of he commission
| ers under such regulations as they may pre-
| scribe al sums of money so received by him
| he shall receive for his services such compan.
| satIon as the commissioners may direct not
exceeding ten per cent. of his col ections.
SECTION 8. And be it enacted, that the com
missoners may also annually appoint a cbe
bailiff and such number of under bailihf, as they
| may deem necessary.
| SECTION 10. And be it enacted, tat the
| commissioners shall allow their Clerk, chie
bailiti and under baiitl, such compensation a,
| they shall think proper.
SECTION IL. And be it enacted that the
| commissioners and II other Officers of the cor
poration shall, before 'hey enter upon tie
duties Of their offices, make oath that they
will diligently and faithfully, to the best OF
their skill and judgment: perform the duties
of their office, and shall file a certificate there
of, of the officer before whom the same was
made, among the records of the corporation.
SECTION T.. And be it enacted, that the
c'erk aud Chief bailif shall give bond TO tie
commissioners in such penalty and with such
slreties as said commissioners may require
conditioned for the faithful performance the
duties of their respective Off lies.