The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-16
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER Il3.


acted by Chapter 3i3 of the Acts of 1892
and to add certain ectIuns to said article
to follow section 1876 A and to be designated
as Sections 1875 b, l95 C., 1876 ID, 1876 T., 1876 F.
1875 e, l95 IL, l95 |, l95 j, 1876 X, 1876 L. 1875 NJ
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly 0fMaryland that Sections I67 to 1876
A, inclusive, II Article Il Of the Code of Pub
| lie Local Laws, title Garrett County," sub
| title Oakland. as said Sections were enacted
| by Chapter 3i3 of the Acts of 1892 be and same
are hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments and certain new sections be and
| the same are hereby added to said Article to
| follow Section 1875 A, to be designated as Sec
tions 1856 b. 1876 CHS ID, 1876 r, 1876 f. 1876 g. 1876 H.
1875 l. 9j j, 1856 X l65 l.. 1876 NJ, the whole to read
| as follows:
| l67. The inhabitants of the town of Oak
| land, in Garrett county a corporation by
| the name of the Mayor ana Town Council of
| Oakland and by that name may have pur-
| petual succession. may sue and be sued and
| may have common seal which may be
| altered at pleasure and may purchase and
| hold such real, personal or mixed property as
may lie required for The purpose OF said cor
poration and may dispose of such property
when necessary for the benefit OF the said cor
poration, and all the property and funds of
every kind belonging to said corporation are
vested in the Mayor and Town Council of
| Oakland.
1853. The officers ofthe said corporation shall
be Mayor, d Town Council, which shall be
composed of six members: IA President of the
| own Council, Town Clerk, Treasurer,
| Tax Collector a Police Magistrate an Attor-
ney, Bailitf and " eighmaster, who shall
severaily perform such duties and have such
| he oriina 90 ,.,SsI ~, tS 19 'eTC, gnu
I ~ " + - o 'i0i Cyl
| Council shall be elected by the votes in said
Town. me Town CleIk, treasurer anu lax
I -, C Sn1li pe eIgcteu oy lne Town Iouh
| master and a Bailtf shall be appointed by the
JT; ~ iiu "i' All III ~ @ 80 ~, W
The T0wn Council or Amounted nv the MavGr
| shall hold their resnective office for one wear
from the first Monday of April in The wear for
which they are appointed and until heir snc-
cessors are elected and qualified
100 ,r,, ~, C,,,,+.iI I,i go - 80
doo; ~ ~ toMH CpuilCi5 I snail, Is soon as
PIdctIcapIt' PIoN iuC ny Oiuih@ce IoI Il SUI Wy
anu nal vi VLe liiillts VI salu hoN II, anu ioi
Ine Ioctlol upon saw map VI te stttets anu
tieS > az euS I'oiu out anu 2lGiIeu Ior
use, anu t.ls0 tile 81. eeIs ttn dItA neIeIoorS
Ialt otD ~ tllS ol Po vi Stiu LOW H. anu
on tne PiStts " the s9NeItl 'uClIl'lfs 10 St,iu
town winch nave not been opened Tor pubic
use ana Such maps Wneh mace ana approved
| ny ule io"li Cpuhcll anu May oi siltll DC
fecoI9eu IN me once OF tile Clefk Oh tne tlr-
cut Court lor Garrett county, and when 50
recoiueu SisiI MAPS OF Il COPY properly cettl-
Ied oy salt clerk unuer the sea- Oh ms once,
siAI De evidence. me illhlls OF sara low" as
they nave heretofore Deen eStabllshed by
law shall remain. Inc Mayor and Town
NcuiGi. stloii i 80 " ca Wy
o. Srn toMi NO & t oi,
~ ~ 80 5n ,o,,. 70 90 i r ;lit
Lle4 may VeSI PioPCt ~ ~ vi nc nm Is
VI ne s,w 20" II ~ S'i', S III az d
scoi1 uii ne1 90 t az iUi ~
anu % osi siM,y , en- bSee
or0 t 80 rroJ a,i, - IL
it,.e,3 G.graes aast ton perches t Tho
eihtS it rtt,o sfIcC,,teIa riiP 49,, ~, ; ~
tf , W. ~ Ia trii .s'77yt 80,
5 $3.50, -. VI 80 ,,,,5i,,o1 a,.,l,-r - ,tL
uc-lees T,tSC 1o . va ~ iioi a
49, 81 o W % i Of hI
inDiro 'lN' ~ ''- - "
SlllhIhS'
10. The inhabitants OF the town OF Oak land
who have resided therein 1or SIX months next
preceding any munlclpa+ election ana who
are quallneu to vote lor members OF the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland Gfany objections
a'e made to anyone voting the said qualifi-
cation snail be GeteTlnlned by sworn testl-
mOny before Salu Judges OF elections When IN
their discretion they deem proper to take the
same, shall on the second Monday in March,
eighteen hundfeu ana nlnety-slN, ana on the
same day in every second year thereafter
! elect by ballot one person to be Mayor OF said
town and the SAID voters qualihed as atore-
said shall. ON the second Monday IN March
, eighteen hundred and nlnety-siX a nd on the
same day in every year thereafter elect three
persons to be members OF the l0Wn Cou1cll
and the members OF Inc IoWn Council who
| have been elected ana are now IN ONCE shall
| mold their once until lhe term IOf Wnlch they
have been elected shall nave expired and
{ untll their successors are elecieo ana quail
fled.
III No person shall be eligible to the office
| of Nayor unless he shall have attained the
age of thirty years and shall have resided two
| wears Cnpxf preceding his election i'm said
town and shall be n freebooter in said town
of OakIand The Mayor elected at any regu
| lar election shall hold office for two wears
, | from the first Monday in April next after his
| election and until his successor is elected and
ouallfnd ShOuld n vacancy occur in the Of
| flee of Mayor Inv reason of removal from the
town removal nom office deaIh resiGnation
, or Otherwise the president of the Council
: | shall nerforu ali the duties of MavOr and act
| as such until the next general election of the
Mavor or Town C;ounctl Wiitul neglect nj
, | dnty or misbe lavior in office on the mart of
the Mavor is hereby declared to he n misde-
+, | meonnr and ON conviction before a Justice nj
| The peace or in the Cirrnit Conrt for Garrett
| connty ba shall he removed rom Office nv the
TTStic3o Of tho paoca ~ iudge who shall Sit in
; | fbo coSe ond anv nerson vino shall he con
,icteI nj renooyyad fr,n, the ofYice of NeVnr
as ~ Soresaid shall fbereaftar he disnuaiiied
row ,oiding nnv ofice in said cornoration
| lrbn Novor e6oIi have mower 10 annnint q nd
| aronion,' OH agents servants and emnIoveeS
Sorr % nrcI,,ided Tor Nv law ulho no, :,
he ro,,irea nv, IA cornorotfon He eboii on
~ ed,J M99rJoU IN nriI IN aoch ,ren, o,l
niot o,iT cand re The Town cannon for con.
frnatinn The names of nersonS for The Offices
~ Poiioa poaiSfroteI httnrney RaiiifT anJ
Wy &C., 90 20 ~ IlaIv no SbaI 49,
49, 70 cT,oxe Jpr canSeany oficere ogent
pero,, ~ or anoloi,ne Of said c0rnnretiof, H,hC
has been appointed by him or employed by
him and to ill any and all vacancies which
| NAV occur in offices which he has the power to
fll He shall have general supervision OF the
town see that the ordinances are enforced
, |