The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-09

1872. 1t shall be the duty of owners or pos
SCISSORS OF property abutting on any street or
whenever in the discretion of the Mayor and
Town Council they deem il necessary for the
safety and use of the public to make and TO
keep the sidewalk upon which the said prop
erty so abuts in good repair at his own cost
and expense and such owner shall be respOD
sible for any damages which may be occa-
stoned by his negligence in repairing such
sidewalk or failure to X eep them in good and
proper repair. If the owner or possessor shall
fail to make or repair any sidewalk after due
notice, according to the ordinances OF the
town. the corporation shall repair the same
and charge the same to the owner, possessor
or other person responsible for such repairs
and may proceed to collect the same accord
ing to law, ana all sidewalks shall be con-
structed vi repaired in such manner as may
be RED ured by ordinance, but the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland shall not be respon-
sible for any damage which may be occasion
Ell by reason OF failure on the part of lot own
ers to keep their sidewalks in proper repair.
1913. The Town Clerk before entering upon
his duties snail take the oath herein pre-
scribed for members of the Town Council and
| shall execute such bond as may be prescribed
| by ordinance.
| l95 A. The Treasurer shall, before ne enters
! upon his duties, execute bond as required
| by the ordinance OF The corporation and shall
| take the same oath which Is prescribed for
members of the Town Council. He shall have
| the custody OF all corporation funds and shall
| receive disburse and report the same in such
manner as may be prescrib, by ordinance.
l95B. The Tax Collector before entering
|
quired by the ordinance of the town ana
| shall take the oath prescribed for the mem
| bers OF the Council He shall collect all taxes
| and other claims which may be due the cor
pOration and shall pay over and account for
| the same at such time and in such manner as
may be prescribed by this Act or the ordt-
| nances made in pursuance thereof he shall
| assess all he Improvements or additions TO
property in the town which may be made
after general assessment and an appeal
! shall be from his valuation in the Town
| Council
! 1850. The Police Magistrate shall be a Jus.
| tlce OF the Peace of the State OF Mary land in
| and for Garrett county, residing within the
| town of oakland. He shall have full author
| ity power and jurisdiction to hear, determine
! and pass sentence in all eases OF the violation
! of the ordinances of said corporation and
I may impose fines for such violations or may
| imprson offenders CT may both fine and i'm
! prison offenders against said ordinances and
| in default of the payment of any fine imposed
| by INN shall commit the offender to the lock
! up or county Jail until The same be paid as
! may be prOvi ed by the ordil auceS of the
! town; prOvi led that no ordinance shall be
| passed providi Z for Il fine of not less than
| one nor more than twenty-five dollars nOriOt
! n term OF imprisonment for more than thirty
days.
I81 y. The Attorney for the corporation
shall render such legal services as may be re-
CURED of him from time to time by the Mayor
and Town Council and shall receive SUch
cOmpenSatiOn as The Town Council may pre-
| scribe by ordinances.
1875 f.. The BaiiT shall Qualify in such
manner as the Town Council shall require.
He shall perform all the police duties OF the
| town and or this purpOSehe is clothed with
all the powers Off con stable under the gem
eral law. He shall promptly bring all vio-
latorS of the ordinances OF the town to trial
! before the Police Magistrate. He shall en-
| force the ordinances of the town and shall be
subject to the orders Of the Mayor and COun-
Gil provided such orders are not contrary 10
the ordinances of the town. He shall receive
the same fees as u constable in Garrett cOun-
ty for making arrests or serving any process
tf,IN inln tiIt nt he nj l1I
in the discharge OF his duties as Baillh.
I05 f. The Baltimore and Ohio Company
shall keep u fiagman to guard til c crossings OF
the tracks OF SAID company oyer second street
in the town OF Oakland between the hours OF
seven o'clock a. IN. and nine O'Clock p. m.
1875 G. The Mayor and Town Council shall
have power to require license from all cir
cuSeS mcnagerieS, concerts, theatrical and all
other exhibitions exhibiting for gain in said
town. They shall nave power to require Ii
cense from the owners and keepers of hacks,
carts, wagons, drays ard every description OF
wheeled vehicle and carriages IN said town or
that may be brought into said town for hire;
also from auctions, stores, hawkerS, peddlcrS
and meat shops in said town
1876 H. And be il further enacted Tha. the
Mayor and Town Council shall pass all such
ordinances as may be necessary to impose
license tax upon each and every saloon and
hotel or other place where SplrituOuS and fer
mented liquors are sold with view TO profit,
which license TAX shall be collected at the
date of the granting OF said license. The pro-
ceeds of said tax shall be paid into the treas
ury of said town as any other tax. The said
license tax shall be in each and every year
the sum of ne hundred and fifty dollars, saiu
license to be applied for and granted by the
Mayor and Town Council OF the town OF Oak
land to be dated from the first Monday N
May in each year and for any portion OF
year to be regulated 10y ordinances in the dis
cretion of the Mayor and Town Council and
further the said saloons, hotels or other
places, Whc SpirituouS and fermCnted iq-
uOTs are sold with q view to profit, shall be
closed at ten-thirty O'Clock p N. ana opened
at five o'clock a. m. each day and the said
| Mayor and Town Council shall provide by
ordinances now in force and operation in said
town shall remain and be in full force and cf-
feet until regularly repealed, provided that
nothing herein contained shall be construed
to prevent the compromising or sale of any
such liquors by a regular pharmacist or drug
gst having a license for such business under
the laws OF TINS state upon written bona hde
prescription OF a regular practIcinG physician
ofsuch district or county whose name shall
be signed thereto.
295 I. All ordinances now in force and OPP
Grafton il said town shall remain and be in
| full force and effect until regularly repealed.
| 1875 j.. The Town Council may by ordinance
provide for the codiication of all ordinances
which have been or may be passed byit; and
for the pending OF such cudificatiOn thereof
and the ordinances so issued by the authority
OF the Town Council, may be read in evidence
from the printed Coditcation.
l95 X. And be it enacted that all laws re-
lating to the corporation Of Oakland conflict
ing or inconsistent with the provisions of
this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
1876 l.. And be it enacted that .his ACT shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
1875 NJ. And be il further enacted that in the
! event Of this act not becoming a law before
the first day of March. in the year eighteen
hundred aud nincty-slX, then the election for
| Mayor and Town Council for Oakland shall
| be held 10r the present year under the law
! heretofore enforced.
approved, March u, lSH