The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-22

may uctnl ncncllcla! 10 the Town; may open
and close streets, lanes and alleys, grade
and pave the same, remove nusanceS and
Instructions thcrcfrom. restrain all disor-
dcrs and disturbances, prevent all congfe
cations of disorderly persons in public
places. and may impose fines, penalties
and forfeitures for the violation of their
ordinances: and may commit all offenders
tuthe County Jail until the same be paid
with costs as in such cases by law provided
SECTION Is. And be it enacted. That
they may rs often rs they deem it advisable
cause an assessment to be made of all
real and personal property within said
Town; or the corporate limits thereof, by
a person to be appointed and paid by them,
which assessment shall not exceed the as
sessment of the same for County purposes,
and the Commissioners may levy a tax
thereon not exceeding ten cents on each
hundred dollars assessed Valuation.
SECTION IA. And be it enacted, That
when the Commissioners, Shall levy a tax
they Shall cahse to be made out an alpha
betical list of tie persons charged therein,
and cause to be fixed thereto the respec7
tive sums to be collected from such per-
sons, and Il warrant to the Bailiff to col
lcct the same. .-... .s.. ......ss s...
SECTION II. And be it enacted, That
the Baililf shall within ten days after the
receipt of such list and warrant render to
each .p9rson namcu therein aniaccount or
FLAX lilf, showing the amount due by him
ifshesbe a resident of the town, and if he
be Il nonresident and in consequence there
of cannot be conveniently served with
said account or tax bill, he shall give pub
lie notice of said account or taX bill by
publication in some newspaper in Prince
Georges County once, u week for two sue
ccssIve weeks, and may, unless the same
he paid within one hundred and twenty
days after the delivering of such account
or tax bill, or publication Of such notice,
collect the same with all costs, by distress
and sale of the real and personal property
of the delinquent at public auction after
giving at least ten Gays notice of such sale
in some newspaper published in said Coun
ty. .r".
SEcT1oN IS. And Re it enacted, That
the President of the Commissioners shall
execute and deliver deed of the real prop
ertY SO sold, and the said deed, shall con-
vcy to the purchaser the said property, and
shall be presumptive evidence that all the
requirements of the law have been com
piled with in making such sale and deed;
but the delinquent tax payer shall have the
right to redeem at anytime within two
wears from the date of the deed by,paying
the unpaid tax and costs with legal inter-
est, and a penalty of ten per cent thereon.
SECTION II. And be it enacted, That
the Railiff shall make all collections re-
quired of him, and pay the same to the
Clerk within six months frvm the time the
tax bill is placed in his hands.
SECTION IL. And be it enacted, That
the President shall preside at all meetings
of the commissioners. and shall hare all
powers of a Justice of the Peace in crimi-
nal cases arising from the violation of any
ordinance of the Commissioners OF Ber-
wynn Heights and shall receive the same
fees allowed justice of the Peace in SINH
lar cases. And an appeal from his judy
ment may be taken to the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County, which shall
hear and determine the matter as upon ap-
peals from Justice of the Peace.
SECTION 10. And he it enacted, That
the Bailitf shall have the same fees for
making diStreSSeS for taxes as are allowed
County Collectors; and for making arrests
or serving process for violations of any
ordinances of the said Corporation, the
same as are allO vel constables for similar
services; and when the Bailitf willfully
fails to discharge any duty of his office, he
may be fined not exceeding ten dollars for
each offenSe.
SECTION 90. And be it enacted, That
any fines. penalties, and forfeiturcs i'm
posed by this Charter, or by any ordinance.
of the Commissioners, may be collected by
proceedings in the name of the Commits
sioncrs before the President of the Com
missioners or Justice of the Peace; and
the said President or Justice of the Peace
shall have power to commit the offender
To the County Jail on failure to pay such
fine and forfritureS until the same shall be
paid with costs, in the manner by law pro-
vidcd
SECTION 81. And be it enacted, That
the Commissioners shall not ekprnd or
contract to rXpcntl ilt any one year more
money than the amount receivable from
taNes and other sources for that year
SECTION -. And be it enacted, That
the Commissioners for the said County,
Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Constable,
and all the county and State officers shall
have, hold and exercise their offices and
Jurisdiction in said town, and the Com
misSioners of Prince Georges County shall
appropriate annually the full amount OF
road tax levied or imposed uPona the as
sessahic property within the eQtporate
limits of the town, and shall order the
county Collector who shall collect the tax
Us within said corporate limits, to pay SAID
road taxes to the Commissioners OF SAID
town for the improvement of the streets,
avenues, and roads binding on and within
the corporate limits of the town.
SEcTIoN %. And he it enacted, That
this said plat of Edward Graves sub-dlvlS.
ion, recorded among the Land Records Of
the said Prince Georges County, in Llher
]. w. b. No 10, folio 300, be and the same
is hereby adopted and made the plan OF
Bcrwyn Heights. That the streets, ave-
nues and roads heretofore laid ont in
..Brrwvn Heights as shown on said plat,
be and the same +tfe hereby eet(feated to
public use, and the several lots and blocks 1
in Berwvn Heights as shown on said plat,
shall he designated and known by the same
numbers, respectively. as they are designs-
ted and described on said plat.
SECTION 9i And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage /
Approved, April and, 1896 /
LLOYD LOWNDES, Governor, /
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE, i
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY f.. MUDD,
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