The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
Public Local Laws.
CHAPTER $50.
AN ACT To incorporate the town. of Loeb
Lynn Heights, in Garrett County. Mary
Inn

porate Dythe name OF the Mayor anti Council
of Loeb Lynn Heights with all WI powers
and privileges of body polite andq corporate
and by said name may have perpetual sue
cession; sue and be sued, plead and be inn
pleaded in any Court of law or eQtlity and
may have and use n common seal.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted that thA corpor-
ate limits of said town shall be as follows: Be-
ginning at the south line of the lands of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and
at the crossing known as the jameson cross
ing and at the west side of the County road
known as the Wonderly road, and running
thence along said County road and Jameson
line, south ia degrees west l07 feet to- a stake
thence south 81 degrees west 66 feetl thence
south 80 degrees east l32 feet, thende south
~ degrees east 391@ feet, thence south IL de-
grees east 726 feet, thence south 45la degrees
east 1889 feet, thence south 10 degrees east $40
feet to the corner of w. 7. Jamesonis fence.
thence south t2S degrees east $40 feet to the
grand Boulevard as shown on thel map of
Loeb Lynn Heights, which is duly accorded,
thence along said Boulevard eaSterly to the
west side of Price St., thence along said Price
street. south 2612 degrees east ZOO feet, thence
north 6}N degrees west $50 feet to the County
road thence with and including the County
road by the meanders thereof in northerly
direction to the south line of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company's lands, thence
along said line of the said Baltimore and ONO
Railroad COmpany's lands in westerly d.
rection to the beginning. EfeuE
SEC g. And be it further enacteJ ttssst all
persons over twenty-one years OF age, and
who have resided within said corporate Inn
its for the period OF six months precedingany
election Of officers for this corporation shall
be entitled to vote at such election. The cleo
tive officers of said town shall be u Mayor, SIN
Councimen, a Clerk, Treasurer ana Chlei
Bailif all of whose terms Of Office snail be
three years as hereinafter provided. No per-
son shall be eligible to the Office OF council
man or Mayor unless he is male cltizen OF
said town and has the title to real estate
within the corporate limits thereof In case
any person having been elected as Mayor or
Councilman shall cease to be a resident or
free holder in said corporation, he shall I'M
mediately cease to hold or exercise sad Office
and il is hereby declared vacant and shall be
filled as hereinafter provided The Mayor
and Councimen shall receive nopay for their
services except the Mayor who shall be entlt-
led to the fees hereinafter allowed.
SEC, 4. And be it further enacted, that
until the first Monday in May 1896, and until
their successors are duly elected and qualified,
\. II. Frey shall be and is hereby constituted
Mayor, and c. NJ. Rathoun, George 7. White,
VIM. w. Sweet Robt. +. Burley, Abram L.;
Spiker and Benjamin +. Crane snail ne ana
are hereby constituted Councilmen; ana
Chas, \. Combs shall be and is hereby consti-
tuted Chief Bailitf; and Brison Welch shall be
and is hereby constituted Clerk; and Charles
A. Ashby shall be and is hereby constituted
Treasurer, that at the first election on the
first Monday of May, 1896, there shall be elect
ed two Councilmen for the term Of one year,
two for the term OF two years ana TWO iof the
Councimen elected annually thereafter for
the term ofthree years.
SEC g. Ard be il further enacted. that the
said Mayor and Council shall nave the power
to appoint judges and clerks OF election, ana
such appointees shall conduct an election by
ballot on the first Monday of May IN the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-siX, and annu-
ally thereafter, on the first Monday OF May, at
such place as shall have been designated by
them between one O'Clock p. m, and SIN
o'clock p. m. for the election OF all officers
whose terms expire on that date. Ihey snail
give at least ten days notice of the time ana
NIL Of plnptl0n
written or printed notices in at least SIX pub
tic and conspicuous places in SAID town. one
of which places shall be the outer door of the
room in which the regular meetings OF the
Council are helC.
SEC g. Ana be il further enacted, that the
Mayor shall provide at all meetings OF The
Council, and shall call such meetings as he
shall from time to time deem necessary, but
shall have no vote upon any pending queS-
tion except in case of tie, when he shall have
the deciding vote, but in the evert'yttt5e alb
Sence OF the Mayor for any reason me MEM
bers ofthe Council present Shau eject one or
their own number to preside during his abb
sence who shall, for the time being, be clothed
with all the powers and authority OF salu
Mayor. The Council shall pass rules and
regulations for their government while in
session. All vacancies in the Office of Mayor
ard Councilmen shalt be filled by special
election called by the remaining NUMBER OF
said Council and held within thirty days
after such vacancy shall occur, after giving
similar notice to the one required for a gen
eral election vacancies in any other Office
shall be filled until the next general or annual
election by appointment by said Council.
SEC. :. And be it further enacted, that the
Council shall meet in some convenient place
in said town on or before the first Monday IN
June next succeeding their election, and as
often thereafter rs may he necessary in the
discharge of the duties OF their Office, not less
however, than once in every month. A ma
jority of the Conncil shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction of business, but less
number may adjourn to a further time.
SEC s. And be it further enacted, that the
Clerk shal keep minute of all proceedings
of said Council in a well bound book which
shall be open at all seaSonable times 10 Inc
inspection ofany person interested therein,
and he shall perform such other duties as the
Council may assign him.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, that the
Treasurer shall receive all monies belonging
to said Corporation and safely keep the same
and pay the same out only upon the order of
the Mayor and Clerk; he shall also keep
correct account of all receipts and disburse-
ments which shall be at all seasonable times
open to the inspection of said Council or any
member thereof.
SEC. TO- And be it further enacted, that
the Mayor SHALL appoint such number of
under Bali1fs and Tor such length of time as
he may deem necessary; such appointment
shall be made in writing and filed with the
Clerk. The Council shall allow the Chief
Bailiff, under BailiffS, Clerk and Treasurer
such compensation as they may deem proper
SEC. II. And be it further enacted, that all
the elective officers OF said Corporation shall,
before they enter upon the discharge of the
duties their respective offices, take an oath
that they will diligently and faithfully per-
form the duties of their respective offices
without favor, Partially or prejudice, and
said oath shall be filed among the records of
tie Corporation; that all said officers except
the Mayor, may take such oath before the
Mayor.
SEC. u. And be it further enacted, that the
Clerk, Chief Bailif1 and Treasurer shall give
bond to the Council with such penalties and
such sureties as the Council may require con-
ditiouel for the faithful discharge Of the du-
ties oftheir respective offices.
SEC. 49, And be it further enacted that the
Judges ana Clerks of election shall make and
file a return of every election held by them
and shall determine all questions averSing
Hereunder but any person considering him
self aggrieVed by such decision may appeal
therefrom to the Circuit Court oil Garrett
County, which Court shall hear and deter
mine such appeal and decide who shall pay
the costs thereof
SEC If. And be il further enacted that
said Council may pass such ordinances not
inconsistent with the law, as they may deem
beneficial and necessary for the preservation
of peace and good order and the enfOrcem ent
of the provisions of this Charter and the best
interests of the town: they may open and
close streets, lanes and alleys and grade and
duties in relation thereto shall be the same
as is provided by the Code of Public General
Laws of this State for opening, altering and
closing public roads by the Board of County
Commissioners, or the tight to appeal to the
Circuit Court for the County: they NAV cause