The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-21
Public Local Laws.
CHAPTER $50.
A N ACT To incorporate the town of(Locb
Lynn Heights, in Garrett County, pIaIy-


land.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the G{eoeral
Assembly of Maryland, That the citizens of
the town of Loeb Lynn Heights, in Garrett
County be and are hereby created body cor.
porate by the name of the Mayor and Council
of Loeb Lynn Heights with al the bowers
and privileges of "a body polite and corporate
and by said name may have perpetual sue
cession: sue and be sued, plead aud be inn
pleaded in any Court of law equity aud
may have and use common seal.
Seq. And be it enacted, that the corpor-
ate limits of said town shall be as follows: Be
ginning at the south line of the lands Of the
baltimore aud OHIO Railroad Company and
at the crossing known aS the Jane on cross
ing, aid at the west side of the County road
known as the Wonderiy road, aud rum ng
thence along said County road and jaime on
line, south ia degrees weSI III feet TO aNstake
thence SouGh G. degrees west G6 feet, thence
south SO degree1 easl 49, feet, thence south
1l12 degree east ~ feet, thence south Al de-
greej east 726 feet, thence south 45I@ degrees
eaSU 1859 feel, thence south 10 degree; east D
| feet TO The corner Of w. I. Jane on's fence
thence south IS degrees ca t 2l0 feet TO the
| grand Boulevard as shown on TIE map of
| Loeb Lynn Heights, which is duly recorded,
thence along SAID Boulevard eaSterly to The
| west side of Price ST., thence along said Price
street, south 2bI2 degrees east ~ feet, thence
| north ciM degrees west $50 leet o the County
| road, thence with and including the Copnty
| road by the meauders thereof III a northerly
| direction to the south line of the Baltimore
| and Ohio Railroad CompanyS lands, tbAsAS
along said line OF TIE said Bal more and Shl9
| Railroad Company's lands in n westerly d.
| rectlOn to the beginning.
| SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, that all
| persons over twentY-one years OF age, aud
| who have resided within said corporate linn
! its for the period of six months preceding any
| election OF officers for this corporal ION shall
| be entitled 10 vote al such election. The eec-
| live officers of said town Shall be Mayor, six
| CouncilIIen. a Clerk, Treasurer and Chief
| Bail'H all OF whose re. ms Of Office shall be
three years as hereiualier provided. NO pet-
son shall be eligible TO lae office of Courcii-
| man or Mayor unless he is Il male citizen OF
| said town and has the title to real estate
| within the corporate limits thereof. In case
| any person having been elected a. Mayor or
| councilman shall cease 10 be a resident or
! free hOlder in said coronation, he shall i'm
| medtatcy cease to bold Oh exercise said office
aud i is hereby declared vacant and shall be
| hlled as heleinaIter provided. The Mayor
| and Courcilmen snail receive no pay or their
| Sc vices except the Mayor Who shall be EMIT
| led to the ices hereinafter allowed.
| SEC. 4. And be it IIrther enacted, that
| Until the first Monday in May, lSlG. and until
| their successors are duly elected and qualihed,
| a. II. Frey snail be and is hereby constituted
| Mayo and G. NJ. Rathbun. George p. White,
| VIM. W. Sweet kobt. E. 4;urley, Abr9m H..
| Spiker and Benjami f. Crane shall be and
| are hereby constituted Councilmen; ana
Chas. A. Combs shall De and is hereby cOnsi-
| lated Chief BailiH; aud Bi ison WEIGH shall be
J and is hereby constituted Clerk; and Charles
/ \. AShby Shall be and is hereby constituted
| Treasurer, that at the first election on the
first Monday of MAJ, 1896, there shalt be elect
| ed Two Council men for tie term of one year,
| two for the term OF two years and two for toe
| term ofthree years, aud There shall be two
| Councilmen elected annually thereafter for
the term of TIN ee years.
! SEC. 5. Aud be it further enacted. that the
said Mayor and Council shall have the power
| TO appoint judges and clerks of election, and
such appoinUees shall conduct an election by
| ballot on The first Monday of May in The year
eighteen hundred and ninety-SiX, ald 9rnu-
ally thereafter, on the first Monday of May, AT
Gl1.l1 1Ala AGA
| them between one o'clock p. m, and six
| O'Clock D. m. Tor Lhe election OF all officers
| wlo5e terms expire on that dale. They shall
| give at leaSU ten days notice of he time ana
| place of holding such election Uy posting
| written Or p. inteG notices in at least SIX pub-
JIG ana conspicuous p ace IN sald town. one
OF which places snail be The outer door Of rne
| room in which the regular meetings of the
| Council are held.
| SEC. 6. Ana be it further enacted, that the
| Mayor shall provide at all meetings OF lie
| Council, and shall call such meetiD,s as he
| SNAIL fro u Time 20 lime deem necessary, bat
| shall have no vote upon any pending queS-
| tion eXceptih case Of Tie, when he shall have
| the deciding Vote, but ia the event of the alb
| Sence OF tbe Mayor forany rea on. zoe menu
| bers otthe Council present shall elect one of
| their own number TO preside during bls alb
sence who Snail, for the time being, be clothed
| with all the DOWe,s ana aulhOrity of said
| Mayor. The Council shall pass rules and
| regulations for their government while in
| session. All vacancies in The office of Mayor
| and Counci lmen snail be filled by a special
| election called by the remaining number of
| said Council and held within thirty days
| after such vacancy Shall occur, after giving a
| similar notice 20 the oue reQrH Ell for a gen.
| ela election, vacancies in any other Office
| Snail be filled until the next gen eral or annual
| election by appoiD LmenJ by said Council.
SEC. I. And be itlurther enacted, that the
| Council shall meet in some convenient place
| in said town on or before the first Monday in
| June next succeeding lhPir election, aud as
| often t1erel. er as may re necessary in the
| n 1 IpI &C n l hpi n
| however, imam once i'll eve~y month. A MAJ
| ioriiy of the Council sIall constitute a quo
| rum for the Transaction ofbusi ness but a ,ess
| number may adjourn TO a Iuruhef lime.
SEC s. And be it further enacted, that the
| Clerk sna II keep minute of all proceedings
OF said Council in a well bound book which
| shall be open at all sea>onable times to The
| inspection OF any person interested therein,
| and he shall pei iorm such other dutie IS the
| Council may assign him.
| SEC. 9. And be it iurther enacted, that the
Treasures shall receive all monies belonging
10 said Corporation and safely keep the same
| and pay the same out only upon the order of
! the Mayor and Clerk; he shall also keep n
correct account OF all receipts and discourse
| mentS which sball De at all seasonable lines
| open to the inspection OF said Council or any
| member thereof.
SEC. 10. And be it ful Their enacted, that
the Mayor shall appoirt such number OF
| under BALL IFS ana Tor Sucl length OF time as
| he may deem necessary; such appointment
| shall be made in writing and fileu with the
| CleTh. Inc COUNCIL snail allow Inc CuIel
| Bailih under BailitlS, Clerk and Trea ,urer
such compensation as they may deem proper.
| SEC. II. And be it further ena cted that all
| the elective officers OF said Corporation SHALL
! before hey enter upon the discharge of the
| dut eS of their respective Offices take an oath
! that they will diligently and faithfully per-
| form the dutiCs of their respective offices
without favor, Partially or pre- ;udice and
| said oath Shall be filed among the records of
| tie Corporation; that all said officers except
| the Mayor, may take such oath before the
| Mayor.
SEC. II. And be it further enacted that the
| Clerk, Chief Bailiff and Treasurer snail give
bono to The Council with such penalties anu
| sucl sureoief as The Council may rec ure con-
| ditione,i for the faitdIul discharge of the uu-
| ties oftheir re 7pecIiVe Offices.
! SEC. -. AND be it further enac. ed, hat the
Judges and Clerks OF election snail make and
| file II return OF every election held by them
and shall determine all quo 'lious aversipg
| the' eundef; but any person cons iderins him.
| self aggrievCd by such decision may appeal
| t1ererom TO the Circuit Court OF Garrett
| County, which Court shall near and deter
! mine such appeal and decide who shall pay
| the costs thereof.
SEC. Il. And be IL further enacted. that
| SAID Council may pass such ordinances not
| inconsistent with the law, as they may deem
beneficial and necessary for the preServau ion
| of peace and good order and the enforcement
| of the provisions of this tharter and The best
| interests of the town: they may open and
clio e streets, lanes and alleys ana g.ade and