The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-28
DUBLIC LOCAL Law.
CHAPTER hsl

CHAPTER 5Sl.
AN ACT to repeal the One Hundred and Fifty
fourth Section of Article Seven, of the Code
of Public Local Laws of the State of Mary
land, relating to the town of Taneytown, IN
Carroll county, and to re. enact the same
in an amended or different form.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted 5y the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the One Hundred
and Fifty-fourth Section of Article Seven of
the Code of Public Local Laws of the State
of Maryland, relating to the town of fancy.
town, in Carroll county, be and the same Is
hereby repealed and re enacted so as to read
as follows:
154 A majority of the commissioners shall
have power to enact and pass all such laws
and ordinances not Inconsistent with the laws
of this State, or of the country, or this sub
title of this article, as they may deem wise
and expedient for the comfort, health, order,
prosperity, peace and convenience Of said
town, and the inhabitants thereof; to open
and establish, grade, curb, pave and repair
such roads, streets, lanes and alleys AS have
been or may be laid out for that purpose 70
prevent and remove nuisances to provide
against fires. and the extingnishment Of tue
same to regulate fire companies to provide
for the safety of houses, buildings and chin
neys from fire; to prevent and regulate The
use of explosive materials to regulate party
walls and division fences; to regulate and
provide for the issuing Of licenses or permits
for all hawking, peddiing and vending OF
goods, wares and merchandise of every de-
scription upon the streets, lanes, alleys or
highways of .he said town of Taneytown, and
to issue licenses or permits to all linerant
peddlers who may go from house TO honse 10
vend or sell any goods, wares or merchandise
TO Issue licenses to sny and all persons, enter
ing into or beginning any transient business
in sand town, for the sale Of any goods, wares,
or merchandise to regulate and provide Tor
the issuing of license to all travelling persons
who dispense medicines or medical adviceS
to regulate, license and tax all public shows,
amusements, entertainments or exhibitions;
TO restrain disorders, disturbances and I'M
moralitiesi to regulate. license and tax res
taurants and saloons. and other places where
malt, spirituous. vinons or fermented liquors
are sold; to regulate, license and tax sll
hackney carriages, omnibuses or otheC vehi
cles used in said town for the carriage of pas
sengers to regulate and license all carriages
for private use and all vehicles used for the
carriage, transportation or delivery Of freight
or merchandise, and all carts or other vehl
eies which ply for hires TO suppress yagranelesi
to levy tax and impose license upon dogs
and bitches. and to provide for the killing OF
all worthless, dangerous or annoying dogs
and bitches and Of all dogs and bitches not
properly licensed and to regulate or prevent
the going at large within the limits of said
town of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine,
geese, dogs or any other brute, beast, or fowl,
and to build or secure place of confinement
for persons charged or convicted of violating
the laws and ordinances of said corporation
OF laneytown, and they may pass all ordl-
nances necessary from time to time to carry
out and enforce the foregoing provisions, and
to enforce the observance of such ordinances
by reasonable fines and penalties, not exceed
ing nifty dollars in any one case, as may aP,,
pear to them right, and they may recover said
hne or penalty by an action of debt, and IN
addition thereto they may provide for the i'm
prisonment of the offender for period not
exceeding thirty days or until the fine be paid;
provided, that no greater sum than one hun.
dred dollars be charged for any one license,
and instead of the aforesaid penalties, It shall
be laSfnl, in case of the conviction OF any
person for vagraney, to sentence such person
10 hard work for period not exceeding ten
days.
SEC. 2. And be Il enacted, That all laws
inconsistent with, or repugnant to the proyi-
sions of this Act, be and the same are hereby
repealed 10 the extent of such Inconsistency,
and this Act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved April 9Th, 1884
FRANK brown,
Governor
JOWN WALTER SMITH,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker Of the House of Delegates
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE SENATE.
| hereby certify that the aforegoing is a true
copy Of an Act Of the General Assembly OF
Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY.
apr2l-st Secretary Of the Senate.