The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-23
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CHAPTER I23.

ueer acIed by Chapter 3EI of The Acts uf 1892
he I'll a"H TO add certaIu ecu ms 10 san article
u, to follow section 1915 a and to be designated
ne H> sections i95 Il, 1875 &. l95 ID, 9l l95 r.
reak I91 q l9) IL i95 |, 49, j. 1915 *, l05 l.. I95 NJ
10 4 SECTION {. Be it enacted by the General
lSSemby OF Maryland that sections lO7 t. l95
ohm A. inc uslve, Article / of the Code &" rub
york; , ,, 10 a. avs lte "G9rIttt G"unty sub
T bat By Chapter 3i3 If the Acis of 1892 be and
Nd are hefehS repealed and le.enarteu with
" amendments and cerain new sections beand
nany me same are hereby added to said ArtIcte to
!" 5 l93 B l95 Cl9j ID, 10 r, 19j +, l9j G. 1875
vas a 3d. sd, I9p X l6o l. rs NJ, the whole 10 cad
monI as follows:
-ITall I67 The inhabitants of the town OF oak
land. IN Garrett county, are a corporation by
Il Nj he nai ne OF ne Mayor ana Town Council of
imss 0pEln1 @,a S 'il mar name HIa max nave pur
Wait may have common seal when maJ be
49,, q al cred at pleasure md may purchase and
~ ioId such rea,. personal or mixed property as
he he may e required for he purpose of sad
!, hi poratlon and may dispose of such property
"a when necessary FIR The benefit Of the said cor
lilies poratnn, and al the property and funds of
,.ouIl every kind belonging to said corporation
vested in the Mayor ana Town Council of
ne be Oakland.
lappe 1863 rue officers Of he said corporation shall
,ea1l be a Mayor, TOWN Ouncll, which shal be
ledl cumuoSed of siN members a President of The
.ivhtlI own council "A Town CLERK a Treasurer n
80. FAX Col ector, Police Magistrate, an ..ttor
ave ney, BailiF and eighmaStel, who shall
weenl vera perform suoh dulies and have such
do, powers rs may be prescribed by this act, and
10y the ordinance passed IN pursuance thereof
's-eyel The Mayor and the members of the Town
rs for Counci shall be elected by the votes in said
lis ST "Iyectn, shii We e teti Y the F"wn conn
cooled ci The Ponce Magistrate, Attorney. Weigh
5cape NV and With The adTic and c0us,ut Of
Aim ne Town council. An the officers elected by
ElmoI hal h@d ~" c ~ one y
vomaI ON The frs Monday of Apil in he year for
aesw masCr avg iec+e and onafed 'iiei'
one ey 1870 The Town Council shall as soon as
thing practicable provide by ordinance fora survey
II H.,
the location upon said map of the streets and
lnina alleys already laid out and opened FIR public
I;e use, and also he st ectS and alley heretofore
liie aud out ON the Original piat of said town. and
cal ON the pats OF the several additions to Said
horn, . town which have not been opened for pubic
D0iH use and such maps when made and approved
it had by The Town Council and Mayor Shall be
fo, recorded in the office of the Clerk The Cir
~ oiii cult Court Tor Garrett county, ald when so
Gated recorded said maps copy properly certi-
where Hed oy a GeL& uTHe n iM| sea- o. h'I once
Miss they have heretofore been established by
for mo Jaw Sna iei hayn non g oy1r an" NO
transi If sal town not exceeding one -hafmne from
ton tt present llmi'S, WmeH III ,le" io1Tgilnh
down Of he said town of Oakland snail begin at Il
edict stone marked righl hundred and loriy. one,
this rest one hundred perches, south twentythree
into degrees west Two nun nun percneS' SCUM
days a summit ofthe Hooppoe ridge thence with
consc the summit OF sara ilaGe south SlXty-seyel
VINO twenty TIN ee degrees east one hundred and
words N"' ecu perches' thence to the place OF be
81 ginning.
40 observation-disclosures ofthe town of Oak land
The who have resided therein for six months next
right Irecea,htS any 4niGpa, G,6e,lon ana VINO
hear eral Assembly OF Maryland dfany objections
made made 70 anyone Notinsl me SAID qualiil-
the he mony before said judges OF elections when in
to thu their discretion they deem proper to take the
The d eighteen hundred and nlncty-Sx and on the
us the same day IN every second year theI ealteI
eccell town and the said voters qualified as afOre-
franc said shall on the second Monday IN March
"ent samed day in every year thereafter elect three
Hubh persons to be members Of the Town Council
be ap %aTe s Been elected and are now in ONCE shall
- I'll hold their Office until the term for which they
Eln mn il their successors are elected and quail
two ', fled.
apo of l v No he Shall hYe ane6 NEE
keep age of thirty years and shall have resided two
that years neXt preceding his election) in said
town ana shall be a freeholder IN said town
has of Oakland. The Mayor elected at any regu
regu aa r rec, s Wnnda in Hpr nor tw3 h
lowe election and until his successor is elected and
penI qualified should a vacancy occur in the Of
Aieh flee of Mayor by reason of removal from the
occult town. removal from office, deai h. resignation
mont or otherwise, the president Of the Council
ii shall perform all the duties of Mayor and act
to st as such until the next general election of the
info Mayor or Town JouHGll: Win neglect OF
nue. the Mayor is hereby declared TO be msde-
does meanor ana on co % pelUte Justice OF
he 81 county he shall be removed from Office by the
know Justice OF ihs peace or JuGge VINO sma SIT IN
the Il victed and removed from the office of Mayor
Hel as aforesaid snail thereafter be disqualified
= from holding any office in SAID corporation,
son II The Mayor shall have power TO appoint and
tien'I employ an agents, servants ana EMPLOYEES
sum be required by said corporation He shall on
The the second Monday IN april IN each year APP
RICH iirmalon the names of persons for the Offices
had of Police Magistratei. Attorney, Bailiff and
W Weighmaster respectively. He shall have
easel power TO remove for cause any officers, agent
Edsd servant or employee of said corporation who
fecti him and to Hi any and ali vacancies which
atta( may occur in offices which he mas the powerto
usua town see that the ordinances are enforced
everi and shall from Tune 10 tme report to the
10 Judgment require the attention of the Town
ever Council. He shall read and sign the minutes
ofIhr Town Council after each and every
lung meeting. He shall have power to administer
Dene GA hs and certify the samei all matters per-
- tanning to said corporation ana which NAV
usua be required by the business or transactions of
one said corporation lie shall in the absence or
func case on'y, have power to hear and determine
streI all cases to which said corporation may be II
" party and over which the Police Magistrate
lung may have jurisdiction and for this purpose
| oreo he is hereby clothed with all the power aud
authority OF n Justice of the Peace No ordi-
4 at nance shall be valid without his approval I'm.
~ less the same he passed over his veto by a
y Ny o.thirds vote nov shall any order or re-. ~
rdo5. own treasury he valid without his npprovnI
oWeS Nm writing. He shall during his Official term
WIZ hold no other corporation office, shall he
~ adj he I'M crested IN any contract 10 when the
u The said corporation lisa party when the money
for any contract is to be paid out of the cor
-. l0c poration treasury. He shall receive the sum
-. &C oftity dollars year for his official services
st to be paid in quarterly installments of twelve
... DC dollars and fifty cents Before entering upon
49, &c his duties, he shall take and subscribe before
- sc the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett
m SC county the oath prescribed by Section SiX
in Article one of the constitution of Maryland
I'd nc 10 The Town Council shall be composed
DC of six members who shall be elected as herein
e. SC provided and shall hold their office for two
-. DC years from the first Monday in April next
&c nfer their election and nnl their snrcesSns