The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-04-17
NEW ADVERTISE mGhrs.
CHAPTER 48O.

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"a, 26, n, and % of Chapter $40. of the Act:
of the General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed at the Jannaay Session, in the year 1894,
entitled an Act to amend the charter of the
town Of Brunswick, in Frederick County,
and to re enact the same with amendments.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That sections three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, thirteen nineteen,
twenty-four, twenty-six, twenty seven and
General Assembly ofMaryland, passed at the
January session, i'll the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety four, entitled, IAN Act to
amend the charter of the town of Brunswick,
hereby repealed and re enacted so as TO read
as follows:
3. The Mayor of the said town of Brunswick
shall be elected every second year to serve for
two years, as provided in the next section
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 hold.over members elected in 1894
to serve for four years, shall serve, in copnec-
non with the three members TO be elected in
1896, until the expiration of their respective
terms, when th9ir successors, one from each
ward, shall be elected TO serve for four years,
ana SO on, electing three members every Sec
ond year to serve for four yeats, as provided
IN the next section. The boundaries of the
three wards OF Brunswick shall remain as now
constituted and established until other wise
ordained by the council,
4. 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 period of twelve months, in the
county of FredAick for period of six months,
WITHIN Ine corporate limits OF Brunswick for
period of thirty days and in some one of the
wards thereof, for fifteen days prior to any
election to be held therein, shall on the first
Monday of August, in the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety-six, and every second year
thereafter on the same day, al such places as
the council shall designate. between the hourA
IN CI m
elect one person, at least thirty years Of age,
Mayor OF said town. AID three persons not less
s s an twenty;one years OF age counclmen Of
dents and owners of real estate in said town,
at the time of their eiection.
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.
5. The Governor shall on or before the first
Monday in May, in the year 1896, and every
two years thereafter, APPOINT one person as OF
wick, who shall be a resident and qualified
voter of said town at the time OF his appoint
ment, and such Officer ofRegistration shall re-
wise and C rect the lists Of qualified voters
as contained in the registration books of the
respective wards, registering therein all per-
sons who shall have the qualifications TO enti-
tie them to vote for Mayor and Councilmen of
said town, aud VINO shall apply in person for
the purpose of being registered, and striking
died, removed away or become for any reason
disqualified To vote at any election to be held
therein.
Before registering any person as a qualified
voter, the Officer of Registration shall admin
lister to him the following oath:
81 do solemnly swear Tor affirm), that l will
true answer make to all questions necessary
TO ascertain my qualifications or disqualified
tons under the constitution and laws of Mary
land, and the charter OF Brunswick, to be reg
istered as a qualified voter therein" but uotS
be construed to authorize said register to ask
any question touching any cause of di>qualifi-
cation not expressly enumerated in the Con-
stitution of Maryland, or of the United States,
and no person shall be permitted to register
who is disqualified under the provisions of the
Constitution of Maryland.
6. Said officer of Registration, before entering
upon the discharge of his duties, shall qualify
before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Fred
erick County, by taking the oath prescribed by
the Constitution of Maryland.
7. The said Officer of Registration after in.
sert1ng an advertisement in some newspaper
published at brunswick, if there be one so pub
llshed; II not, in some newspaper published
In Frederick County, and having a large cir
culation at Bruins wick, once week for two
successive weeks prior to the time fixed for
regist ration, and such other notice az he may
deem necessary, of his Intention SO to do,
proceed at some convenient place in said Town,
to be des grated in said advertisement, at The
hour OTIS O'Clock, a IN on the third Monday
in June, in the year 1896, and every two years
thereafter, at the same time, TO open said books
three successive days, Monday, Tuesday aud
ednesday, until the hour of eight p. M, of
said days, for the purpose OF correcting, revis-
ing and Supplementiug said registration lists
in the Is amer above mentioned. And such
Officer of Registration shall cause a copy of
the lists of persons qualified ana disqualified,
in each ward separately 10 be published by
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 To register his name
as qualified voter aud any person aggreved
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 regstra-
ton, ana the council is hereby authorized to
hear such appeal aud to make such correction
III 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 TO time determine.
s. Within three days after the close of the
registration books, 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 just
below the last nHme 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-
init no person to have access thereto save in
his presence, until the morning of election,
when the clerk shall deliver the same to
the judges of e.ection in their respective
wards, 10 be used as the lists to be voted
from and checked as the ballots are de-
posted. When the reg stration books now i'll
use shall become worn out, dilapidated or an
fit for further use, the Mayor and Council shall
provide other books similar to those now In
use and the names OF voters shall be tran
scribed therein, or new lists made by an entire
new regt >tratlon, 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 a tie vote on any
question he shall decide the same at the first
regular meeting, the council after tn passage
of this Act, the members thereof shall EJECT
one of their number Mayor pro tenn ito serve
csssor Is eiected) who, in The absence of the
Mayor, shall be clothed with all the powers
and authority of said Mayor. The Mayor, or
in his absence the Mayor pro tenn, or any four
members of the council, may call such meet
ings of the council from to time as they may
deem necessary, due notice of which shall be
given, aud when the call is male by four
members il shall be in writing and signed by
them. majority of the council shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction OF business,
but no ordinance shall he adopted without the
affirmative 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 pass all
ordinances necessary ~, for the good govern
ment of the town; ~, TO prevent, remove, and
abate cause to De removed and abated,
sidewalks, streets, highways, lanes or alleys,
drains, or water-courses, or in or upon any lot
or adjacent streets, and to provide tor impos
ing fine upon any person causing, creatins or
maintaining any such nuisance or OBJ
StI uctionS; 3D., the council shall also have
streets, lanes, roads and alleys within the linn
its of the town. f4). TO remove cause to be