The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-09
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER I23.


and to add certain ectluns to said article
to follow section 1875 A and to be designated
as sections 1876 b, 1876 q, 1875 ID, 1876 T., 1876 f,
l95 u, lg5 ii, 1856 l, 1875 j, 1876 X, 1875 l.. 1855 M
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that Sections 1877 to 1876
A, inclusive, Article II of the Code of Pub
lie Local Laws, title Garrett County" sub
title OAK land, 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are hereby repealed and re-enacted with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 l95 A, to be designated as Sec
tito l95 b 1875 G. l95 ID, 1g5 h, 1876 f, 1875 g. 1876 H.
95 l. l95 j, i91 X, 100 L. 1875 NJ, the whole to read
as follows:
l67. The inhabitants of the town of Oak
| land, in Garrett county, are a corporation by
| the name OF the Mayor ana Town Council of
Oakland and 10y 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
| mold such real, personal or mixed property a
| 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 ofthc said corporation shall
be a Mayor, Il Town touncIl, which shall be
| composed of six members; President of the
own council, a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, Il
! Tax Col eCtor, Il Police Magistrate, an 41ttor-
| ney, BailiH and a " eighmaster, who shall
| seVeTauy perform such duteS and have such
| powers as may be prescribed by this act, and
the ordinance passed i'll pursuance thereof.
The Mayor and the members of the Town
Council shall be elected by the votes in said
= iowa. The Town Jerk, Treasurer ami Tax
4 Collector shall be elected by the Town Coun-
Neil. The Police Magistrate, Attorney, Weign-
/ 10 tSter and Bailiff shall be appointed by the
| Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of
! the Town Council All the officers elected by
the Town Council or appointed by the Mayor
shall hold their respective office for one year
from the first Monday of April in the year for
which they are appointed and until their sue
ceSsors are elected and qualified.
l69 The Town Council shall, as soon as
practicable provide by ordinance fora survey
and map of the limits of said Tow n, and for
the location upon said map of the streets and
alleys already laid out and opened for public
use, and also he st Gets and alleys heretofore
laid out on the original plat of said town, and
on the plats of the several additions to said
town which have not been opened for pubic
use and such maps when made and approved
by the Town Council and Mayor shall DE
recorded in the Office OF The Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court for Garrett county, and when so
recorded SAID maps or copy properly certi-
lied by said clerk under the seal OF his Office,
shall be evidence The limits Of said tow rs
they have heretofore been established by
law shall remain. The Mayor and Town
Council shall have power TO extend the limits
OF said town not exceeding one -halfmile from
It's present limits when IN their discretion
they may deem proper to SO do The limits
of he said town of Oakland snail begin at Il
stone marked eight hundred and forty one,
and running thence north sixty. seven degrees
veSt one hundred perchCS, south twenty three
degrees west two hundred perches south
| SiXty-SeVen degrees east ten percheS, to the
summit ofthe HooppOle ridge. thence with
! tho suunrni, of said RIDGE SDuth SiNtV-Spypn
de ,rrns east one hundred perche> north
twenty three degrees east one hundred and
seventeen pcrches, thence to the place of be-
ginning.
40. The inhabitants ofthc town Of Oakland
VINO nave resldeu IheIelh LOT SIN llohlhS next i
preceding muDlciD9l election and who
are q,laine 10 Note loT ihGhoerS OF tile Cen
efli Assembly Oh maryland a any oWecuons
illaue 10 anyone NoliIEl lhc Salu Qu"l!i
cation Slliul DC Qttr illIheu ny sworn IeStl-
mony before stld Judges OF eieeilonS When IN
lnelr ulScfGtlon tlcS ueeill proper 10 take inc
same slaii on lilS sec"nu HoH'taS III Nliti ga,
eighteen huiluIeu ANA ninety Sly anu OH lhe
stlile u4S II! CS eIS SeCoilu ~ thclG'lltG 81
eject by 9alot one person 10 pe mayor OF salu
Town any 'he Stlu Voters Hutt'lIleu as jtioIG-
sald shali, on the second MONDAY IN Marcn
eighteen nuhufeu anu ninety SIX ana on the
saneday IN every year Jhciellet eIecb three
persons 10 De members OF tne IoWh C9uhcll
ana Ine members Oh tie Town CoNtncIt VINO
vs peG,i C,Scteu 9iiC S'lt ~" ~ Ui,Ge SIl,i
Ihola ther once unSii IlG Term dor Wlicli 'hey
nave oeeh electeu slull ilpNc eAPlIIeu anu
uh, IH0iI nuSIcNN"i9 -IN 'iO'1eH "I" fu''il-
lleu.
III. No person shall be eligible to the Office
of Mayor unless he shall have attained the
age of thirty years and shall have resided two
years next preceding his electon) in said
town and shall be q frecholder in said town
of Oakland. The Mayor elected at any regu
lar election shall hold Office for two years
from the first Monday in April next after his
election and until his successor Is elected and
qualified. should a vacancy occur in the of
flee of Mayor by reason of removal from the
town removal from office, DEATH resignation
or otherwise the president of the Council
shall perform all the duties of Mayor and act
as such until the next general election of the
Mayor or Town Council Wiliu neglect OF
duty or misbehaVi0r in Office on the part of
the Mayor is hereby declared to be n INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction before Justice of
the Peace or in the Circuit Court for Garrett
county he shall be removed from Office by the
Justice of the Peace or Judge who shall Sit in
the case and any person who shall be con-
victed and removed from the Office of Mayor
as aforesaid shall thereafter be disqualified
from holding any office in said corporation
The Mayor shall have power to appoint and
employ all agents, servants and employees
not otherwise provided for by law who NAV
he reouired by said corporation He shall on
the second Monday in April in each year ap-
noint and send to the Town Council for con E
firmation the names of persons for the offices
Of Police MariStratef Attorney Bailiff and
Weighmaster respectively. He shall have
power to remove for cause any officers agent,
servant or employee of said corporation who
has been appointed by him or employed by
him and TO NIL any ana All vacancies which
may occur in Offices which he mas the power to
fill. He shall have general supervision OF the
town, see that the ordinances are enforced
and shall from time to time report to the
Town Council Such matters as may in his
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