The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-09


town; to prevent, remove and abate all nui-
sances or distractions in or upon the streets,
highways lanes or alleys, drains or water
courses or in or upon any lot adj acent thereto
ana to provide for imposing fine on any
person causing or creating any such nuisance
| or obstruction: to remove or cause to be re-
moved, houses or other structures that NAV
be dangerous to persons passing along and
over any of the highways of the town: to
make ana establish grades upon the streets
ana highways of the town; to cause the water
courses drains or sewers of the towns to be
paved, Kept i'll repair and ceansed to cstab-
| fish markets. and to regulate the hours and
| limits thereof, and mode of dealing in rcla-
| tian thereto: to control and protect the public
grounds and property of the town; to cstab-
| lish and regulate station house or lookup
| Tor temporary confinement of violators of the
laws and ordinances of the town; to suppress
| vagrancy; to suppress all disordcry meetings;
| to prohibit the use OF profanc language
| drunkenness lighting, and disOrdcry conduct
in the town; to prevent the firing of cannons,
guns, squibs or any kind of firearms or fire
works in the town; to prevent the running at
| large in the town of horses, cattle and swine:
| to prevent any imnodcrate driving through
| the streets OF the town with carriage. wagon
| or other vehicle. or on horseback so as TO
| cndangCr the lives, limbs or property of the
| citizens, or disturbing the quiet enjoyment of
the streets and thoroughfarCs They shall
| also have power to demand license from all
| players and showmcn exhibiting within said
| town. to regulate or restrain theatrical or
| other ainuscmcntS within said town, and for
| the preservation of the cleanliness health
| peace and good order OF the community and
| for the protection of the lives and propcrty of
| the citizens; and to suppress abatc or discon-
tlnuc or cause to be suppressed, abated or dis
| continued, ali nuisances within the corporate
and standing limits of said town; they shall
| pass all ordinances or bylaws from time to
| time necessary, and to insure the observance
of said ordinances, in addition to the action
| or debts or such other civil remdies us may
| exist in such cases by law for the recovery OF
| the penalties thcreonto affixed they NAV aniy
thereto such reasonable fines not exceeding
NIFTY dollars in any case, as to them may APP
| N in lVtIi in, Il
any line imposed they may provide the i'm
prisonmcnt of the offenders for IA period not
exceeding twenty days or until the fine he
PAID; and instead of the aforesaid penalties il
shall be lawful, in case of the conviction of
any person for ragr1ncy, to sentence such
person TO hard work on the streets of said
town Tor Il period not exceeding ten days.
49,. The limits of the town of Elkton shall
he as follows: BEGINNING for tn" same ut the
west hblItmcnt of Gilpin'S bridge over the
big Elk creek on the public road from Elkton
10 Newark Delaware, thence with the middle
line OF Big Fix creek. until the same meets or
lntcrsccts with Little Elk creek thence withth
enst t l,, bank of Little f.k creek to the
east ahutmcnt or the bridge at the Red Mill on
the Elkton and North East public road thence
from said cast ahutmcnt of the Red Mill
bridge in stught finc to the west abutmrnt
81 Gilplns bridge, the point of hpginuing
Providcd, however, thar all lands. houses
buildings and improvements thercup N, MOI
included within the town limits prior to the
year lN!i; and rot within 100 yard~ of the
water mains Of the town as the same are, now
located. and subject to Il county tax for the
repair of roads and highways, shall together
with the personal property Oi the occlpants
or said houses and buildings be exempt from
taxation Tor town purposes until such time
as the sild property shall directly receive the
brneiit or the water and light system of the
town, and provided, further that if the said
property not hcrct fore within the town linn
Its and distant one hundred yards from the
water main of the town shall he EXEMPT from
county tax for the repair and maintenance of
roads ana highways. exclusive of bridges
| IN NON .pf,- I,nl l,.l ,,It.
town purposes, equival cnt to such exemption
from said county taxation for roads and high
ways not to exceed sixty cents in any one
year or he one hundred dollars of the assess
ment OF said property for said State and
comfy taxes.
3l, Is. Said Treasurer shall have the same
power ana authority to enforce the collection
OF town taxes, general and special rs are con
fcrrcd upon the County Treasurer of Cecil
county for the collection Of State and county
taxes by sections 10 ard l.l of Article of the
Code OF Public Local Laws of Maryland.
LAG. The suid board shall have power to
levy ana collect taxes in the town not exceed
ing in any one year sixty cents on the hundred
dollars dollar. on ne assGssahlc property Of the
hrdinhnces regulating the time and man
ncr of pa; mcnt of said taxes, and to provide
ror an early payment of the same by making
provisions for the allowance of such discounts
as may be necessary thereto; and once in
every ten years, or OttCncr If they shall think
proper, they shall appoint an nssessor who
shall under oath assess and value the property
IN the town in the same manner and with like
authority rs county asSrsSorS and the said
town treasurer shall, with the authority given
IN this section, annually assess and add to the
hsScSsahlc property of said town such new on
missed property or buildings us NAV hc
brought into or erected therein: provided,
that said assessment shall not include real or
personal property situated beyond its bound
aries. nor personal property only construct
! lively in the town though owned by persons
residing in ii: and provided further that i'm
| assessing any of the lands within the town
winch may he occupied and used as farms or
may he part or parts of farms such lands
shall be valued and assessed rs lots of four
acres or ground with the buildings and i'm
| provemcnts thereon. and shall not be valued
and assessed by the number Of acres; that all
assessments made shall be subject to the con-
| ditions and restrictions of section 49, of this
article.
| lH. The County Commissioners shall be
relieved from the care of the roads, streets
and alleys with" the corporate limits of the
town OF Elkton; and the care of the same shall
be transferred to the President and Com
nlissoncrs OF the town OF Rlkton; and in con-
sideration OF said transfer all the property
within the corporate limits OF said town shall
hereafter be exempt from one half the tax
| alton for public district or county rond pur-
poses outside of said corporate limits. And
1t shall be the duty OF the County CommIss-
toner's in estimating for any annual levy to
ascertain what proportion of the said levy be
applicable alone to the construction and re-
pairs or roads and highways within said
county; Hereafter the county Commissioners
OF Cecil county shall annually pay over to the
President and Town Commissioners such sum
not less than one hundred dollars. as said
County Conr issioners shall deem proper, in
property is situated within the town and re-
ceivng the protection and benefit OF the town
governments, yet is exempt from all town
taxes.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That this Act
take effect from the date OF its passage.
ApprOyed ADril 1soG