The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-01
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
(HAPTER 4sO.

a. IN,
of the General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, in the year 1891
entitled an Act to amend the charter OF the
town of Brunswick, in Frederick County,
and to re. enact the same with amendments.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
assembly OF MSryla eiat Lfai irt sI Nineteen
twenty-four, twentys1x, twenty-seVen anu
twenty-eight, OF Chapter $40, OF the ACES OF Inc
General Assembly of Mary land, passed at the
January session, in the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety four, entitled, An Act 10
amend the charter of the town OF BrunsWlch,
in Frederick County," be and the same are
hereby repealed and re enacted SO as 10 read
as follows:
3. The Mayor of the said town of Brunswick
shall be elected every second year 10 serve LOT
two years, as provided i'll the next sectlon
The council shall consist of six members TWO
from each ward; three members, one from
each ward. to be elected every second ear to
serve for four years.
The three hoId-over members elected in 1894
to serve for four years, shall serve, in connec-
non with the three members 10 be elected in
1896, until the expiration OF their respective
terms, when their successors, one from each
ward, shall be elected to serve for four years,
and SO on electing three members every sec
ond year to serve for four years, as provided
In the next section. The boundaries of the
three wards OF Brunswick shall remain as now
constituted aud established until otherwise
ordained by the council,
A. The male citizens of the town of Bruins
wick, OF the age of twenty-one years and up
wards, who have resided IN the state of Mary
land for a period of twelve months, in the
county of Frederick for period of six months.
within the corporate limits of Brunswick for
a period of thirty days and in some one of the
wards thereof, TOR fifteen days prior TO any
election to be held therein, shall on the first
Monday of August in the year eighteen hun
dTed and ninety-siX, ana every $ c~nd year
thereafter on the same day, al such places as
the council shall designate. between the hour
of seven O'clock, "a. m, and six O'Clock, 2. m,
elect one person, at least thirty years If age,
Ma three
than Ewenty-One years of age cOuncimen OF
SAL town; all ofwhom shall be bona fide resi-
dents and owners of real estate in said town,
at the tIme of their ection.
The Mayor of said town and the members of
the council thereof, shall receive for their ser
vices, respectively, such compensation, not TO
exceed $4,000 per year TO the Mayor, nor $500
per year. TO any one member, as may be deter
mined from time to time by the council.
). The Governor shall on or before the first
Monday in May, in the year 1896, and every
two years thereafter, apr olnt one person as OF
ticer of RI gistratlon for said town OF Bruins
wick, who shall be a resident and qualiffed
voter of said town at the time OF his appoint
ment, and such Officer ofRegistrition shall re
wise and rect the lists i DUAL fled voters
as contained in the registration books of the
respective wards, registering therein all per-
sons who shall have the qualifications 10 enti-
tie them to vote for May or and Councilmen of
said town, and VINO shall apply in person for
the purpose of being registered, and striking
therefron tue names of all persons who have
died. removed away or become for an, reason
disqualified 10 vote at any election to be held
therein.
Before registering any person as qualified
voter, the Officer OF Registration shall admin.
lister TO him tie following oath
al do sOiemnly swear Tor aflirm), that 1 will
trne answer make to all questions necessary
To ascertain my qualifications or disqualified
lions under the constitution and laws OF Mary
land, and the charter OF Brunswick, to be reg
stered as a qualified voter therein, ;" but moth
ing in said oath or affirmation contained shall
be construed To authorize said register to ask
any question touching any cause of di>quaiifi-
/ # l1Vaata tod he
SLitution of Maryland or of the United States,
VINO is disqualified under the provisions of the
Constitution OF Maryla d.
6. Said officer of gistration, before entering
upon the discharge of his duties, shall qualify
before the CLERK of the Circuit Court FIR Fred
eIick County, by taking the oath prescribed by
the Constitution of Maryland.
Z. The said Officer of Registration after in
seItng an advertisement in some newspa per
published at brunswick, If there be one so pub
lished; II not, i'll some newspaper published
in Frederick County, and having a large cir
| cuation at Bruins wick, once u week for two
successive weeks prior TO the time fixed for
registration, and such other notice as he may
deem necessary, OF his intention so 10 do,
proceed at some convenient place in said tow n
TO be des grated in said advertisement, at The
| hour OF s O'Clock, IN, on the third Monday
in June, in Tie year 1896, and every two years
thereafter, at the same time, to open said books
of registration and the same keep open for
three succe sIve days, Monday, Tuesday and
| ednesday, until the hour of eight p, m, of
said days, for the purpose OF correcting, revis-
| ing and supplemenliug said registration lists
in the + amer above mentioned And such
| Officer of Registration shall cause a copy of
the lists OF persons qualified anu DISQUALIFIED,
| in each ward separately TO be published nv
hand-bIlls posted In such public places about
the Town as he may eject, within three days
after the close of said reg stration ANY person
considering himself aggrieved by the action of
the registrar in refusing 10 register his name
as a qualified voter, aud any person aggrieved
by the action of the registrar in striking his
name from the list of qualified voters, may
| appeal TO the Mayor and Council at their next
regular session, after the close of the registrl-
| tlon ana the council is hereby authorized to
| hear such appeal and to make such correction
| in the registration lists, by the and of the
clerk, as Justice and right. in their judgment,
! shall require.
| Fol his. services the Officer of Registration
! shall receive such compensation per day as
| the council may from time 10 time determine
| 8. Within three days after the close of the
| registration DOCKS, as provided in the preced-
ing section, the Officer of Registration shall de-
! liver the said books to the clerk of the council
having first entered the initials of his name ius
| below the last name registered by him in
| each OF the three registration books under
! each alphabetical list of names therein, and
| the clerk shall safely keep the same and per-
J init no person to have access thereto save in
| his presence, until the morning of election
| when the clerk shall deliver the same ia
| the judges of ection in their respectiye
| wards, TO be used as the lists to be voted
from and checked as the ballots are de-
| posted. When the req stration books now in
use snail become worn out, dila pidated or un
| nj Tor further use, the Mayor and Council shall
| use ana the names of voters shall be tran
| scrloed therein, or new lists made by an entire
| new regl tration, as may be most expedient
as determined by an order of the council
| Ii. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings
OF the council, and in case of q tie vote ON any
! question he shall decide the same at the first
regular meeting the council after the lassag e
OF this Act, the members thereof shall o eet
one of their number Mayor pro tenn ito serve
I AT the pleasure OF the council until his sue
csssor Is eiected), who, in the absence of the
Mayor, shall be CLOTHED with all the powers
ana authority of said Mayor. The MAYOR or
IN MS absence the Mayor pro tenn. or any four
members OF the council, may call such meet
, lngs OF the council from to time as they NAV
deem necessary, due notice of which shall he
given, aud when the call is made nv fonr
members II shall be in writing and signed Inv
them. A majority of the council shall consti.
tute quorum for the transaction of business
put no ordinance shall he adopted without the
afnrmai1ve vote of four members and the
council shall pass rules and bylaws for their
government while in session.
10; The council shall have power to mass all
ordinances necessary d. for the good govern
nenC OF the town; ~, to prevent, remove and
anale OF cause 10 DE removed anu abaIed
al nulsahces or distractions in or unon The
sslueWaiks, streets, highways lanes or ALLEYS
GRAINS or water-courses, or in or upon any 1cf
vi auJacenI streets, and to provide for inpos
.ns = nne upon any person causing, creatins or
MAINTAINING any such nuisance or oh
suucuOns; ~, the council shall also have
power py ordinance to open, close and widen