The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-28

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 and authority
of 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
prosecution as the tax collectors of Carroll
county now are; he shall inform himself an
nualiy, Of all the property within the corpor-
ate limits liable to assessment which may have
been omitted from the lasts assessment, and OF
all buildings and improvements made, and OF
all property acquired since the last assessment;
he shall value said property at its cash value,
and return the same to the mayor and coun-
ell at the time and in the manner to be pre-
scribed by them and the same shall be as
sessed to the proper parties and taxed to them
thereafter, and the taxes collected as other
taxes are collected; and in the performance
of his duties as bailiff the said baiif shall re.
ceive the same fees that other bailifs and
constables receive in like cases, and for like
services and for the collection of taxes and
other duties, he shall receive such compensa
ton as the mayor and council shall by ordi-
nanee Dregcrihe,
SEC. "a F. The mayor of said town, by
v;rtue of his Office, for municipal purposes
and preserving the peace, shall have all the
mowers and authority Of a justice Of the peace,
and shall see that the ordinances of the cor
poration are duly executed he shall sign all
ordinances passed by the council, and In case
he disapprove of any ordinance, he may refuse
I 10 sign the same, and shall return it TO the
council at the next meeting thereof with his
reasons for withholding his signature there
from; and If the said ordinance, when again
put upon its passage, shall receive the votes
of Eve. sixths of the members OF said council,
it shall become valid ordinance without the
signature of the mayor.
SEc. "a G. ANY Justice Of the peace resi-
| dent in said town, upon complaint made be.
fore him of the violation of any ordinance OF
said CORPORATION, shall issue process IN the
name of the Mayor and Council. to recover
Ike fine or penalty imposed for the violation
| n such ordinance, against the party offend
| inc. and NAV hear and determine the matter
| as IN any case arising under the laws OF the
STATE. and shall receive the same fees therefor.
| SEC. "a II. In default of payment OF any
6ue or penalty imposed by him for violation
or any ordinance of the Corporation, tine JUS
ice may commit the party lined to the county
Jail for period not exceeding ten days; and