The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-04-17
LEGAL NOTICES.
An Act

to repeal Section % of Article 10 of the
Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "Har-
ford County," subtitle Bel Air" as repealc
and re-enacted by the acts of 1890 CHAPTER
154, and also to repeal section 30 of article 3,
Of the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled
Hartford County, subtitle Bel Air" and TO
re-enact the same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General y =
sembly of Maryland, that section twenty three
Laws entitled Hartford County," subtitle
bel Air. AS amended by the acts of 1890,
chapter l5l, and section thirty of article thir-
teen OF the Public Local Laws, entitled "Har-
ford County," subtitle Bel Air. be, and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows: %. The
male citizens, residing within the corporate
limits OF the said town of Bel Air above the
age OF u years, shall hold an election on the
| hrst Monday of May in each and every year for
| nHe Com mlSSioncrs, who shall hold their Office
for one year, or until their successors are elect
ed and qualified, and shall have the manage
| menI OF SAID town, and no one shall he eligible
| to hold the Office of Town Commissioner who is
not Il qualified voter at said election. And said
commissioners shall have full power and
| authority to enact and pass all ordinances to
preserve the health of the town, to promote
cleanliness and good order, to regulate the
keeping and running at large of cattle, swine,
goats, dogs, fowls, and other animals to pre-
serve and promote the peace, order and good
| government of said town, to regulate The pO-
| lice and provide for the payment of the same:
| to impose and appropriate taxes, fines, penal
ties and fOrfeitures for the breach of their or
| dlnanceS' and for the purpose of providing for
| the eXtinguiShment OF fires, and to protect The.
| property i'll said town. and for the lighting of
| the streets thereof, to contract with corpora
| TONS individuals or firms, for a period longer
| than one year; provided that no such contract
| shall be made to bind the corporation for ,
| longer period than fifteen years; to establish
new avenues, streets, alleys and sidewalks; to
open, widen, narrow, repair, pave, pike,
straighten, extend, stop up or discontinue ave
nueS, streets. alleys and sidewalks now or
| hereafter to be laid out used, and such rs
may hereafter be lawfully establishes TO levy
| and collect taxes for establishing opening.
nD vi mix ctr f,rl,r
ing, repairing and keeping in order said ave
nues, streets, alleys and sidewalks, and the
roads leading from and to said town, provided
thaG When any avenue street alley or side
walk shall he opened, wiGened, Strengthened or
closed, the full value of all property taken and |
USED Tor Such avenue, street alley or side walk |
or damages TO be sustained in closing the same |
in whole or i'll part, shall be assessed by the
Commissioners and the said full value so as
sessed shall be paid or offered to be paid the
proprietors of said property Ieforc the said |
avenue street, alley or sidewalk is opened, |
widencd, Strengthened or closed, and any pro- |
prietOr who may feel aggrieved by such action |
of the Commissioners shall be entitled to an an
peal at any time within thirty days of such of
Ter oil payment, to the Circuit Court for sand
county, and such appeal shall be heard and de-
termincd as appeals from Justices of the Peace
are now heard; ana the commissioners in assess
ing the damages to said land taken shall take |
into consideration the benefits and advantages |
derived by the proprietOrs thereby. 80. A tall
elections Tor Town Commissioners the voting |
shall ne by ballot. and all male residents resid-
ing within the corporate limits, above the age
OF UWentS-One years, ana assessed with one
hundred dollars worth of real or personal prop
erty on the taX-bookS of said town shall be en-
titled to vote. The Judges of election shall |
make returns of election under the hands and
seals of ma iority OF them, or under the hand
and seal of any of them, TO be returned by |
themselves to the Clerk of the Circuit Court |
Cor Hartford County in like manner as now pro- |
vided by law in general elections thrOughou !
the State; and said judges of election shall have
access to the tax books of the said town for the
purpose of determining the qualification of |
any voter whose right to vote is disputed, and |
il shall be the duty of said clerk Us soon as
may be after the returns are made, to inform |
the Commissioners So elected, and administer |
to them, separately, tue following oath or atiir-
nation; -, ---- ----, make oath Tor |
on the Holy Evangeiy of Almighty
God, that will faithfully and impartally dis
charge the duties OF Commissioner of Bel Air.
TO the best of my ability, so help me God"
which shall be within the test book for other
officers in the custody of the said Clerk, and
signed by said Commissioner, which said cath
and signing shall be deemed their qua li.lcation
Section 2. And be it enacted That this act |
shall take effect from the date OF its passage.
Approved, April 4th, 1896
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate,
SYDNEY L. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates. |
Office of the Chief Clerk Of the House of Dele
gates.-I hereby certify that the aforegoing is
Of Maryland passed at the January session,
1896.
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates |
JOHN L. G. LEE Solicitor