The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-14
LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to incorporate the town of Mount
Airy. in Carroll and Frederick counties.

! Airy. in Carroll and Frederick counties.
SEC. /. BE 1t enacted by The General as
sen,bly of Maryland, That the citizens OF
Mount Airy, in Carroll and Frederick coun-
| ties. be and they are hereby constituted body
| corporate by the name of the Mayor and Coun
/ ell of Mount Airy, and by that name may sue
and be sued. and have and use common
seal.
SEC. = And be ii eRscted, That the cor
porate limits of said town shall be as follows:
| Beginning at the intersection of the two roads
at the entrance of Wildwood Park; thence
/ in a straight line to the southeastern line OF
the land purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company from Robert Sellman, fol-
lowing the said line to the Watersvile road;
thence west to the Westminster road following
said road north to the northern line of the
land purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company from Albert Jones; thence
in a straight line to the spring on the land OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company;
thence in n straight line to the northwestern
corner of the land of B. l.. jackson, following
the said line TO the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road bed: thence in a straight line to the
southwestern corner of the land purchased
by L. +. Dayhoff from DR.. B. H. Todd;
| thence in straight line to the nearest point
on the Parrsville road, following said road
north to the place Of beginning.
SEC 3. Ind be IL enacted, That all persons
who have resided within the corporate limits
! of said town for six months preceding the
election. and who are qualified to vote for
/ Delegates to the General Assembly of Mary
! land. shall elect by ballot on the first Monday
4 in May eighteen hundred and ninety four,
and thereafter biennually one person, at least
\ twenty five years OF age, who IS owner OF real
/ estate, or leasehold property within the cor
norate limits of said town, and who has re-
/ sided in said town at least two years previous
10 said election, Mayor of said town, and SIX
/ persons, each OF whom shall be at least twenty
one years of age, and shall have resided IN
I said town at least one year previous 10 sand
/ election, and be owner of real estate or lease
( hold property within the limits OF SAID town;
members of the Council
| SIC f. And be it enacted. That the SIX
| members of the Council shall at their first
meeting after an election, elect one of their
number to be president of the Council, who
shall also be Mayor pro TEN, in the absence
of the Mayor.
| SEc. 5. Ind bel enacted, That they shall
biennually appoint clerk who shall keep the
! minutes Of their proceedings in a well bound
book, which shall be open to the inspection
ofall persons interested therein, and shall per-
/ form such other duties as the Council shall
/ assign him.
| SEC 6. And be IL enacted, That they
4 shall biennually. on or before the first Mon
day in April appoint three Judges of election,
/ who shall conduct the election at such place
and in such manner as they shall elect; the
/ polls shall be opened at s o'clock, ?. NJ. and
closed at o clock, P. NJ. The first election
! under this act shall be held on the first Mon.
| day in May, eighteen hundred and ninety four,
/ and Ernest B. Horn, Andrew j. Baker and
/ Raymond Barnes are hereby appointed Judges
! for that purpose.
! SEC. !. And be II enacted, That the Mayor
I shall appoint annually bailiff for said town,
/ which appointment shall be subject to the APP
proval of the Council; before said bailitf enters
| upon the discharge of his duties, he shall tile
with the Clerk OF said Corporation a bond.
with security TO be approved by the Mayor
| and Council, made to the said Corporation for
1 the faithful discharge and performance of his
! duties under this article, and under the ordi-
nances passed by said Council; and in the ex
/ ecution of the duties Of Office within the Cor
porate limits of said town, he shall have all
/ the powers and authority of a constable; he
/ shall pay over to the Clerk and Treasurer all
moneys coming into his hands, for and on nc
count of said Corporation he shall be Collec-
| tor of all taxes levied by said Corporation,
and shall collect said taxes by distress or ex-
ecution, in the same manner as the County
taxes for Carroll county are now collected,
and shall for that purpose hsve all the powers
| and indemnities in his Office that tax Collec
tors of County taxes of Carroll county now
| have he shall Immediately upon the collec-
ton of any money for taxes pay the same over
to the Clerk and Treasurer of the Corpora
ton, and he shall be subject to suit on his
bond and criminal prosecution as the tax Col
lectors of Carroll county now are; he shall
receive the same fees in the performance of
his duties as bailiffs or constabes do in like
cases and for like services, and such com
] pensation for the collection of taxes and other
I duties as shall be provided by ordinance OF
the Corporation.
SEC. S. Ind be IL enacted, That the Coun-
Gil and all other officers of the corporation
shall before they enter upon the 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 certificate thereof signed by
the officer before whom said oath was made
among the records of the corporation.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the Coun.
Gil shall receive all returns of Election, and
determine all questions arising thereon, but
any citizen of said town interested in such
determination, shall have the right to appeal
therejrom to the Circuit Cours of Carroll or
Frederick county, and the decision of said
court shall be final.
SEC. 10. And be ii enacted, That ma
iority of the Council shall have power to enact
and pass all such laws and ordinances, not
inconsistent with the laws of this Slate, or the
County or of this article, as they may deem
4 wise and expedient for the comfort, health,
order, prosperity and peace OF said town and
the inhabitants thereof; to open and estab-
lish, curb, pave and repair such roads, streets,
. i III hos haa o,p no loid
out for that purpose to prevent and remove
nuisances: to provide against fires and for
the extingushment of the same to regulate
fire companies; to provide for the safety of
houses, buildings and chimneys from FIRE, to
prevent the discharge of cannon, guns, pistols,
frecrackers, or other explosive instruments or
materials in the Corporate limits to require
a license to keep dogs and bitches and to reg
nlate their running at large TO prevent and
regulate the going at large of beasts, cattle,
sheep and hogs to restrain or regulate pub
licamusements, entertainments, or exhibitions
and license the same; to restrain disorders
and disturbances and immoralities; to make,
repair or keep in order the roads, streets,
lanes footways and alleys, of said town, and
the drains. sewers and culverts thereof, and
to build or secure place of confinement for
persons charged or convicted OF violating the
laws and ordinances for the suppression of
vice and immortality and disorder.
SIc. II. And be it enacted, That they shall
cause to be made list of assessments as
made by the counties of Carroll and Freder-
lex of all property real and personal within
the limits of said town, and shall annually
levy a tax upon all such property, except
such real estate as may be used for farming
purposes, not to exceed in any one year
twenty-five cents on the one hundred dollars,
as they may deem necessary for their corpor,
ate expenses; and when an adjustment OF
The assessment for town purposes is to be
made on buildings and lots as assessed by the
said counties in connection with farm prop
erty. it shall be made by FIVE persons, two of
whom shall be members Of the Council, to be
appointed by the Mayor and two to be ap.,
pointed by the owner of the property, and
the four so appointed to select the fifth, and
their decision shall be final.
SEC. H. And be it enacted, That they may
by ordinance direct what material shall be