The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15
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CHAPTER POI.

CHAPTER POI,
AN ACT to- Incorporate the Town of
"Bcrwvn Heights in Prince GEORGES
County.
SECTION |. BE ii enacted 10y the Gcncr-
al Assembly of Maryland, That the citizens
rcsidin" within the limit, of the tract of
land in Prince GEORGES County, hereto
fore known as Charlton Heights, as shown
Ivy the plat thereof recorded among the
Land Records of said County in Lihcr j
W. Is. No. 10. folio 800, be and they are
hereby created "A body corporate by the
name of the Commissioners of 'Bcrwvn
Heights" and by said corporate name may
have perpetual succession, SUE and be sued
plead and be implicated i'll any Court of
Law or Equity, and have and use a com
mon seal and purchase and hold real, per
Sonal and mixed property, and sell and
dispose of same for the benefit of the town.
SECTION ,. And be it enacted, That
the corporate limits of ''Berwyn Heights
shall include all and the same land con-
tanned in Edward Graves, uh-division of
the tract of land heretofore known as
Charlton Heights, as shown by the plat Of
said sub division recorded among the Land
Records of said Prince Georges County
in Libcr J. W. b. No. 10, folio 300.
SECTION > And be it enacted, That the
male citizens of "Bcrwyn Heights of the
age of twenty one years and upwards, who
have resided in said town for six months
preceding any Election held hereunder,
and who are qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly shall, on the first
Monday i'm May, annually elect three free
holders, who have resided in saidtow for
six months next preceding said election,
as Commissioners of ''Bcrwyn Heights"
to serve for one year or until their success
sors shall be elected and qualified. They
| shall receive no pay for their services.
| The term of Office of Il Commissioner shall
| terminate upon the removal of residence
beyond the town limits.
SECTION t. And be it enacted That the
| three Commissioners shall at their first
| meeting after an Election, elect one of
| their number to he President of the Board,
and all vacancies in the Board of Commits
| sioncrs shall be filled by election held af-
ter ten days notice given by the remaining
| Commissioner or Commissioners
| SECTION >. And be it enacted, That they
| shall meet in said town on or about the
first Monday in June succeeding their
| elections, and from time to time thereafter
rs occasion may require.
SECTIoN6. And be it enacted. That they
shall annually appoint clerk, who shall
| keep the minutes of their proceedings in a
well bound book, which shall be open to
| inspection to all persons interested therein
and shall perform such other duties as the
| Commissioners may assign him.
| SECTION. :. And be it enacted, That they
shall annually on or before the first Mon
day in May appoint three judges of clec,
ton who shall conduct the elections ac.
corning to the election laws of the State
except that the polls shall be open ut two
o'clock =. VI. and closed at six O'Clock p
| VI. The first election held under the pro
visions of this Act shall he held on the
first Monday in May in the year Eighteen
hundred and ninety-sN and DR.. Adelbert
II. Lee Archie Thompson and Elijah G
Cate or a majority of them are hereby ap
pointed Judges for that purpose. and shall
give certificates of Election to the quail
fled persons receiving the highest number
of votes.
| SECTIONS. And be it enacted, That they
may annually appoint Baiilr for said
town, who shall perform such duties as
may be required of him by said Commits
sioncrs, and preserve peace and good or
der in said town: and for such purposes he
| shall have all the powers of Il constable
| SECTION 9. And he it enacted That the
| Commissioners and all other officers of
| the corporation shall, before they enter
upon the duties of their office, make oath
before an officer authorized by law to ad-
minister an oath in Prince Georges Coun-
| ty, that they will diligently and faithfully,
to the best of their skill and judgment, per-
form the duties of their office, and shall
| file a certificate of such oath, signed by the
officer before whom the same was made,
| among the records of the corporation
| Il I,,, q HL,t = h.,
Clerk and BailiT shall give bond to the
| Commissioners in such penalty and with
such sureties as said Commissioners may
| require, conditioned for the faithful per
| formance of the duties of their respective
| offices
| SECTION II. And he it enacted, That
the Commissioners shall receive all returns
of election, and determine all questions
| arising therctrom.
SECTION 70 And he it enacted, That
| the Commissioners may pass such ordi-
nances not inconsistent with law rs they
may deem beneficial to he town; may open
and close streets, lanes and ALLEYS, grade
and pave the same, remove nuSanceS and
| distractions thcrcfrOm, restrain all diSOr-
ders and Disturbances, prevent all congrc-
cations of disorderly persons in public
| places, and NAV impose fines, penalties
| IL
ordinances: and may commit all offenders
t" the County Jail until the same be paid,
| with costs us in such cases by law provided.
| SECTION l3 And be it enacted, That
| they may rs often as 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
Il person to he appointed and paid by them,
| which assessment snail not exceed the as
| ScsSmcnt of the same for County purposes
and the Commissioners may levy tax
thereon not exceeding ten cents on each
hundred dollars assessed valuation
| SECTION A. And he it enacted, That
when the Commissioners shall levy a tax
they shall cause to be made ont an alpha
| betcal list of tie persons charged therein
and cause to be fixed thereto the rcspec-
tive sums to he collected from such per-
sons, and warrant to the Bailif to col
| lect the same.
SECTIoN II. And be it enacted, That
the Bailitf shall within ten DAYS after the
receipt of such list and warrant render t.
| each person named therein an account oI
| tax bill, showing the amount due by him
| II he he il resident of the town, and if he
| he 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 hy
| publication in some newspaper in Prince
| Georges County once Il week for two sue
ccsslve weeks, and may, unless the same
| be 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 ut least ten Gays notice nf such sale
in some newspaper pub ishcd IN said Coun
| tv.
SECTION rs. And he it enacted, That
the President of the Commissioners shall
execute and deliver Il deed of the real prop
crtv so sold; and the said deed shall con
vev to the purchaser the said property, and
| shall he prcsumptive evidence that all the
requirements of the law have been com