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

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u,ede and repaired, all necessary drains,
sewers. culyerts and bridges; to license puohc
amnsements. shows and exhibitions, hx the
snms of money to be paid therefor, and pre-
scribe the mode Of collecting the same; ana 10
nrovide for the government and general
nolice of the town; and they shall have power
n enforce the observance of all such ordl-
| nances by fines, penalties and torteitures, not
exceeding twenty dollars for any one oHense.
SEC. So. They shall have power to pass
all ordinances necessary to regulate OF pre-
vent the going at large, within the corporate
limits. of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, SWINE,
reese 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,
tn FIX the rates of said tax, and to collect the
same from the owners in the same manner us
| other town taxes are in this subtitle oil this
| article authorized to be collected, and may,
in default of payment of said tax, provide Tor
the killing of dogs whose owners make sueh
default,
SIC. 81. They shall have power to provide
for LAYING out, opening and extending, or
widening any street or alley in the town, ana
NAV fix the dimensions thereof, which IN
their Judgment the public welfare or conve
nience may require; to provide for ascertain
inc whether any and what amount in value OF
damages will be caused thereby, for which
| the owner or possessor of any property through
or over which such street or alley may pass,
ought to be compensated and paid; and tor
assessing or laying, either generally on the
whole assessable property within the town,
or specially on the property OF persons Dene-
| flied by such improvement, the whole or any
| - i o,,I which
| 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 snch damages and expenses so
4 determined, to be levied upon them in due
proportion to the amount of benefits by them
respectively received; to provide tor the con
demnation 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
ordinances necessary and proper to the eX-.
ercise and enforcement of the powers granted
| in this section; provided, that no land or
nronerty shall be taken under the powers
given in 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 sand 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
pense shall be lien on said lot OF ground
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 apportionment 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
4 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
ments; and do all other acts and things neces-
sary for making and completing such assess
| ment.
SEC. "a C. 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 same the
said mayor and council may also, in their dis
| cretion, allow discount not exceeding i've
per centum for prompt payment of said taxes.
SEC. ga 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 bailififo said town from among
| the qualified voters thereof before said bailiff
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 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
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