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

l16. II any vacancy snail occur III Jne Town
Council by reason of death, resignation, re-
moval from the town, removal from office or
otherwise ofany member, the Town Council
shall have the power within itself to fill such
vacancy.
III. The members ofthe Town Council shall
meet at their regular place of meeting on the
first Monday in April in each year to organ
iZe: they shall elect one of their number to be
President of the Town Council. who shall pre-
side at their meetings and in the absence of
the Mayor or in case of a vacancy In that Of
flee shall ex-ofiiclo be clothed with all the
powers and perform all the duties Of Mayor
The Town Council shall also at said meetings
elect a Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Tax Col
lector.
US. The Town Council may appoint a su-
pervisor or supervisors of the streets. lanes
and alleys of said town whenever in their dis
creliOn they may deem proper to so appoint
and direct in what manner the same shall be
kept up and repaired and may allow such SUI
peTvisor such compensation for his services as
they may deem reasonable.
49, The Town Council may from time to
time cause an assessment to be male of all
the property real and personal, in the town
by three persons appointed by them and may
levy thereon tax not exceeding in any one
year fifty cents on every hundred dollars
worth ofassessable property.
$780, The Mayor and Town Council shall
have power to levy and collect taxes not to
exceed fifty cents ON the one hundred dollars
worth of asSessable property in any one year
and whenever tnt said Council shall levy
| tax which levy shall be made on the first
| Monday in May in each year and alphabet
| ical list o, the persons chargeabe thel ewith,
| shall be made out and affixed thereto the re
| spective sums to be collected from eacn per-
| son, and annexed to said list shall be a war
/ rant to the Bailiff or Collector TO collect the
| same, and said Bailitf or Collector snail with
| in twenty days after the receipt of such war
| rant and list rendered to each person named
! therein an account of his tax and may unless
| the same be paid within sixty days after the
! date of said levy collect the same by distress
or other due process of law and sale OF goods
| and chattels of the delinquent and the said
! Bailih or Collector shall account for the
| amount of such levy with the Mayor and
Town Council within three months from the
| receipt OF such warrant and list, and pay over
| the same collected under the penalty Of
| double the amount thereof to the Treasurer
| of said town. The Mayor and Town Council
| may in their discretion allow a discount on
! all taxes paid within the said sixty days not
| to exceed three per cent.
| ISL. All fines penalties and fOreitures i'm
| posed by thiS charter, or for the violation of
| any Of the ordinances OF said town, shall be
| recoverable in The name OF the corporation as
small debts, before such Justice of the Peace
/ of the State of Maryland residing in said town
as may be elected Police Magistrate for the
| sand town by said Council and no other; and
said monies so collected shall be paid over
into the hands of the Treasurer Of the town,
! and should the Bali1l arrest anyone for ViO-
| iatlng any ordinance OF the corporation or
| provision of this charter he shall carry the Of
| fender before the Mayor or Police Magistrate
/ who shall hear the charge and determine the
pOratiOn or the said provisions of this charter.
1872 All taxes levied by said Mayor and
! Council for the general purpOse of said town
| shall be len on the property from the date
| of said levy Of the party or parties against
whom said tax may be charged, whethcrsuch
| persons he n resident or president of the
town, whether adult or infant non c0bpos
ienle c9reyf or otherwise, and if said tax cannot
be made out Of the personal property of such
person or corporation then the same may be
collected out OF the rents of his, her, their or
| its real estate by due process of law, or the
Bailitf or Collector may sell such real estate
for payment of taxes by complying with the
| same requirements as the Treasurer of Gar
| rett con -ty has under the local laws OF Gar
rctt county.
lS3 The Bailid or Collector shall collect
and pay over to the Town Treasurer all taxes
collected OF the levy placed in his hands for
collection monthly, dating from the date OF
said levy and shall give bond conditional ac-
| cording y and on all taxes remaining unpaid
after the first day ofJanuary next following
! the said levy he shall charge and collect in
terCst from the said first day of January at
the rate Of six per cent. per annum to be ac-
! counted for with the tax and in all suits by
the said Mayor and Council upon the bond Of
I said Bailitf or Collector for any neglect OF
duty or for his default in not collecting any
tax placed in his hands according to law, or
| for breach OF his duty in not paying over
money collected by him, proof of the delivery
of the levy list shall be sufficient prima faca
| evidence to entitle said Mayor and Council to
receive judgment IN such suits unless the said
discharged his duty in such case according to
| law. 1t shall he the duty of thu said Bal if or
| Collector TO assess from time to time, subject
to an appeal to said MaNor and own Council
any property in said town liable to taxation
and which shall come to his knowledge as
having Ieen omitted from the assessment
books of said town and all property brought
into said town from time to time and becom-
/ ing liable to taxation; and provided further
that this Act shall not affect he right of any
| present or past due taxes placed in his hands
! under the then existing law.
1871 The Town Council shall provide for
| maintaining town scales and u lookup or
/ town prison where all offenders against the
/ ordinances of the town may be Imprisoned
/ by the tribunal having jurisdiction to hear
/ such oticnscs.
lS5. No member Of the Town Council shall
! during his term OF office, hold or beinterested
! in any other office under the corporation, nor
/ be party directly or indirectly to or inter-
! cstcd many contract in which the corporation
| is Interested
1856, A majority Of all the members elected
| TO the Town Council shall constituted quorum
| for the transaction OF business.
/ IS7. 1t shall be the duty OF the Town Clerk
! to be present at all the meetings of the Mayor
and Council; he shall keep q correct record OF
| their proceedings, and an account of all their
( financial proceedings; he shall enter all ordi-
/ nanceS passed by the Mayor and Council aLd
signed by the Mayor, in book kept by him
! for that purpose, and the hooks of said cor
pOratiOn shall be open for the inspection OF
/ any tax payer at all times, and copies of all
ordinances shall be put up in the public
places in said town
{ ISS. The Council shall have power to pass
4 all ordinances not inconsistent with the eX-
! listing laws of the State, as they may deem
| necessary for the good government of the
/ town; for the preservation of peace and good
order and securing persons and property from
violence, danger and destruction; Tor the re-
/ moval of nuiSances no matter from what
source proceeding and all distractions from
the streets, lanes and alleys anu from amy lot
7 adjoining thereto within the limits of the