The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-16

OF all elections, general or special
l76. Ifany vacancy shall occur in the 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 ola vacancy in that Of
| flee shall eX-otficlo 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.
17S. The Town Council may appoint su-
| pervisor or supervisors of the streets. lanes
| and alleys of said town whenever in their dis
erection 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
| pervisor such compensation for his services as
! they may deem reasonable.
l79. The Town Council may from time to
| time cause an assessment to be ma lie 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 of assessable property.
| $50. 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 the said Council shall levy a
| tax which levy shall be made on the first
| Monday in May in each year and alphabet
| ical list OF the persons chargeable thel ewith,
shatl oe naue ouG anu ahAeu thereto the re-
| spectlVe sums 10 De coilected from each per-
| son, and annexed to said list shall be a war
rant TO the Bailiff or Collector to collect the
same, anu Sdlu I1illlll OF Colieclor snai WIFI
in twenty days after the receipt of such war-
| rant ana llSU rendered 10 each person named
| therein an account of his tax and may unless
Gne Same oe palu Withih slAIy Gays aI.er the
os.te VI say Nv e y ooeI &c oe SANE y 9lstIess
VI 9.e ~, ~ p tt i Ia 90" S ~ Qs
I pii . 1oiIentr siIafi a'coI1pt - -
|o rIi, Of SDn6 Ie,,, VIII INC Mo,,or ond
T,,t EoUn three roontl,S fyon, he
rooojt,t of e,,cb ,rn rrant ma liSt anil no,. over
t6e same coIIectad nnder the nensitv Of
double the amount thereof to The Treasurer
of said town. The Mayor and Town Council
may in their discretion allow discount on
! ali lakes paid within the said sixty davs not
| TO exceed three per cent
lSl Am fines neroItias and forfaitures i'm.
,dsod ~, tiis chdrter or tor The yinIation Of
Po9eof - q q lio,cas of soid to,,n La hn
,,S We r,i in The cornorniion ~
80 iite hafIra r,,.S Jrstice 81 ~, pa.o
F tb Of MaryIand residno in Town
VI .o So i iti ST. SiHlis : g., ~
as nay oc SIo'e MI @ 81 ~ W. 'iI
sd ,om ny 80 oontd boIi ne 10 @
So So ~ hoI1o Of tbo Treat i5rar Of t%n tow,
NY ~ ~, b. ~; a, |, 80, ,,,,, -, ~, -
S'tu aio,t.u IitJ az ~ GU - 20 o.; ~
lallns any ptuihahce VI tlG cU 81 PolattoVll or
proSlslpli VI IuiS ne i iliT o.
lNioci " u ~ VI - {. &c - .:
Hllo slloIi ,. eo tl!T Cti ~ ''u III oiiV
me accoIC W VIZ ~ sait Coi
pora'loh OF Uhe s''Iu prov iSl"ls vi tlls
lS2. 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, whether such
persons be n resident or nonresident OF the
town, whether adult or infant, non compOs
tenle coren or otherwise, and ii 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
us real estate oy que process OF law, OF me
@ nf ~ cnmnivir vth the
LOT pay mem ol taHes pS Coz liS Mltn tne
SAINT leq',lI en- a. ny " @
LIZ Cou@tS HAS "''''oi INV 'oO'' VI val
ie'U COUNTY.
1873 The Bailiit Or COLLECTOR shall collect
anu pay over 10 tlls l0Wn iltaSuIeL an sAes
coiiecleu Vi inc Ivy PlaEeu IN AIs minus loI
coiTCtIon i ~, GttnS I'm III uotc W
sttrd leNS anu any, Fllt'Ii ~ ~ oou az
coIuins. " ullu oI az Va Ne n @ ulp9u
he said lew he shall cha rye and collect in77
terest rom the said first ilaV of January at
thp rate of six per cent per nnnum TO he ac-
counted for with the tax and in all suits by
the said Mayor and Council upon the bond OF
said Bailif 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 facia
evidence to entitle said Mayor and Council TO
receive Judgment IN such suits unless the said
Baiih or Collector shall show that he has
discharged his duty in such case according TO
LAW. IL silal oe tilS uo's VI w, su OF
toIleCuoI to'ssesS iiUti tliiI " tllc' SupyeGI
W an appeal " st'lu Stno VI nH
any properly IN salu toWu ilStolG 70 tIAatloll
fiiu mL''oai ntt,t en- So ~ 4 ~ $3.50 t'
1Ntn5 ,eI @ GU ~ IN w 80.
noohs ol salt toMlI an nv an Popel ~ @
ilIo Stti9 uo" tllte " I'M any
ing liaole 10 ttAatloh' anu proNlueu lurtiler
tildI thls AcG slidlt 1ot t'ieGC my ilSliG 3l an
PreSeI vi ptsC uuG taAeS p''ce'' III MS l'iius
uluer thc theh eAlS'lns l""'
ISL. The Town Council shall provide for
maintaining town scales and a lookup or
town prison where all offenders against the
ordinances OF the town may be imprisoned
by the tribunal having jurisdiction to hear
such oflenses.
, 1S5 Nomenber of the Town Connect shall
dnring his term Of once hold or he interested
in any otber once nnderr tho cornoration nor
he a Syartv diTectIv or indirectlv To or in1ter-
osted in onv contr5ct in which the cornoration
il interested
49, ,
100. a majority OF an the members erected
10 tne IoWn Couhcll snall constituted quorum
Tor the transaction OF business.
49,. 1t shall be the duty of the Town Clerk
to be present at all the meetings of the Mayor
and Council; he shall keep a 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 and
signed by the Mayor, in q book kept by him