The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-23

l76. lfany vacancy shall occur in the Town
'uuncil by reason of death. resignation, re-
IA val from the town, removal from office or
otherwise of any member, the Town Council
shall have the power within itself to fill such
vacancy.
Il, The members of he Town Council shall
meet al their regular place of meeting on the
| first "Onday in April in each year to organ
ze; hey shall elect one of their number to be
| President of he Town Council. who shall pre-
| side at their meetings and in the absence of
| IL May or or in case of a aclncy i'll that Of
| flee shall eX-ufiicto Oe clothed with all the
| powers and per form all the duties of Mayor
Ihe Town Council shall also at said meetings
q eel II Town Clerk. Treasurer, and Tax Col
| rector.
| us. The Town Council may appoint n su-
| ptrvlsoI or supervisors of the streets. lanes
| and alleys of said town whenever in their dis
ere ion they may deem proper to so appoint
ANA direct in what m inner the same snail be
| kept up ana repaired and may allow such SUI
| pervisur such compensation for his services as
| they may deem reasonable.
40. The Town Council may from time to
| time cause an assessment to be male of all
The property real ana personal, in the town
| by three persons appointed by them and may
| levy thereon Il lax not exceeding in am one
year fifty cents on every hundred dollars
| worth of asse sSable property.
1871. The Mayor and Town Council shall
have power to levy and collect taxes not to
rXcecI Il ~ cents on the one hundred dollars
worth of assesSable property in any one year
aud whenever tn, said Council shall levy
tax which levy shall be made on the first
lea list the persons chargeable then ewith
shall be made out and affixed thereto the re.
SptcliVe sums to be collected from each per-
sJn, and annexed to said list shall be a war
rant to the Bailifior Collector to collect the
| same, and said Bailiff or Collector snail with
in twenty days after the receipt of such war
rant and list rendered to each person named
therein an account of his tax and may un less
the same be paid within sixty days after the
date of said levy collect the same by distress
or other due process law and sale OF goods
and chattels of the delinquent and the said
BaiiH or Collector shall account tor the
+ amount of such levy with the Mayor and
Town Council within three months from the
receipt of such warrant and list, and pay over
the same collected under the penalty of
double the amount thereof to the Treasurer
OF said town The Mayor ana Town Council
may in their discretion allow discount on
AL taxes paid Within the said sixty days not
to exceed three per cent.
Isl. All fines, penalties and forieitures i'm
posed by this cha ter, or for the violation of
any of the ordinances OF said town, shall be
recoverable IN the name of the corporation as
small debts, before such Justice OF the Peace
of the state of Maryland residing in said town
as may be elected Police Magistrate for the
| SAID town bN said Council and no other and
said monies SO collected shall be paid over
into the hands of the Treasurer of the town,
and should the l}ailitf arrest anyone for vo-
IaIng any ordinance of the corporation or
provision of this charter he shall carry the Of
| fender before the Mayor or Police Magistrate
who shall hear the charge and determine the
| fine according to the ordinances of said cor
poratiun or the said provisions of this charter.
1872. All taxes levied by said Mayor and
/, Council for the general purpose of said town
. snail be a 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 a resident or nonresident of the
, town, whether adult or infant, HOIj- cOLapOs
tontc cGreTi or otherwise. and if said tax cannot
, be made out of the personal properly of such
person or corporation then the same may he
collected out o! the rents of his, her, their OF
, its real estate by due process of law, or the
! I}ailiff or Collector may sell such real estate
for payment of taxes by complying with the
same req uremcntS as the Treasurer of Gar
rett cOu rty has under the local laws of Gar
l rett county.
lS3 The Baiin or Collector shall collect
and pay over to the Town Treasurer all taxes
collected OF the levy placed in his hands for
collection monthly, dating from the date OF
SAID levy and shall give bond conditional ac-
, cordng. y and on all taxes remaining unpaid
= after the first day of January next following
the said levy he shall charge and collect in
; terest from the said first day of January at
, the rate of six per cent per annum to be ac-
counted for with the tax and in all suits by
the said Mayor and Council upon the bond of
said Bailiff 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
Bailitf or Collector shall show that he has
discharged his duty in such case according to
Collector to assess from time to time, subject
2 to an appeal to said Mavor and Town Council
, any property in said town liable to taxation
and which shall come to his knowledge as
having been omitted from the assessment
books of said town and all property brought
into said town from time to time and becom-
ing liable to taxation; and provided further
that this Act shall not affect The right of any
present or past due taxes placed in his hands
under the then existing law.
1Si. The Town Council shall provide for
| n mr.
town prison where all offenders against the
ordinances of the town may be imprisoned
by the tribunal having jurisdiction to hear
such otfenses.
80. No member of the Town Council shall
during his term of Office, hold or beintereSted
in any other Office under the corporation, nor
be Il party directly or Indirectly to or inter-
ested many contract in which the corporation
is Interested
1856. a majority of all the members elected
to the Town Council shall constitutes quorum
for the transaction OF business
lS7. 1t shall be the duty of the Town Clerk
to be present at all the meetings OF the Mayor
and Council; he shall keep 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 at
signed by the Mayor, in Il book kept by him
for that purpose, and the books of said cor
poration shall be open tor the inspection of
any tax payer at all times and copies of all
ordinances shall be put mp in the public
places in said town.
100. Inc council SnaIl nave power To pass
all ordinances not inconsistent with the eX-
| listing laws of the State, as they may deem
| necessary for the good government of the
town; for the preservation of peace and good
order and securing persons and property from
| violence. danger and destruction; for the re-
mOval Of nulsanceS 30 matter from what
source proceeding and all distractions from
| the streets, lanes and alleys ami rom any lot
adjoining thereto within the limits Of the
town; for the remova! oinny dangerous house
or building; for tn paving, grading, repair
| ing, drainage, IeVcing. surve. ing, laying out
extending. widening, opening, closing.
Strengthening. relocating, improving or re-
pairing amy street. sidewalk or alley in said
town. and may condemn or purchase the
right Of way any street ALLEY which they
! may determine should be opened for the pub
lie good; for the preservation of property
rights and privileges; for the regulation of the
sales OF the streets, alleys or public places in
said town; for the weighing of hay, coal and
other property, for the suppression of wee
and immortality; for the suppression of con-
cealed weapons; for suppreSSing the practice
of discharging fire arms, fire crackers torpe-
does or other explosives Tor regulating the
handling and storing of all kinds of explO
sives; for the prevention "t gambling; for Ii
cenSng of theatricals or other public amuSe-
| ments; to suppress trampS; for lighting the
streets; for preventing swine cattle, dogs or
! other animals from running at large on the
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