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

1872. 1t shall be the duty of owners or pos
SCISSORS of property abutting on any street or
whenever in the discretion of the Mayor and
Town Council they deem il necessary for the
safety and use of the public to make and to
| Keep the sidewalk upon which the said prop
erty so abuts In good repair at his own cost
and expense and such owner shall be respon-
| sible for any damages which may be occa-
stoned by his negligence in repairing such
sidewalk or failure to Keep them in good and
proper repair. If the owner or possessor shall
| fail to make or repair any sidewalk after due
notice, according to the ordinances OF The
| town. the corporation shall repair the same
| and charge the same to the owner, possessor
| or other person responsible for such repairs
| and may proceed to collect the same accord
| ing to law, and all sidewalks shall be con-
| structed repaired in such manner may
| be req uired by ordinance, but the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland shall not be respon-
| sibe for any damage which may be OCCASION
| ed by reason OF failure on the part of lot own
! ers to keep their sidewalks in proper repair,
1893. The Town Clerk before entering upon
his duties snail take the oath herein pre-.
| scrbed for members of the Town Council and
| shall execute such bond as may be prescribed
by ordinance.
ly5 A. The Treasurer shall, before he enters
upon his duties, execute bond as required
by the ordinance OF the corporation and shall
| take the same oath which is prescribed for
| members Ofthe Town Council. He shall have
the custody OF all corporation funds and shall
| receive, disburse and report the same in such
manner as may be prescribe by ordinance.
1876 B. The Tax Collector before entering
!
qured by the ordinance of the town and
shall take the oath prescribed for the mem
bers OF the Council He shall collect all taxes
and other claims which may be due the cor
pOratiOn and shall pay over and account for
the same at such time and in such manner as
may be prescribed by this Act or the ordi-
nances made in pursuance thereof He shall
assess all the Improvements or additions to
property in the town which may be made
after a general assessment and an appeal
shall be from his valuation in the Town
Council.
lg5 c. The Police Magistrate shall be a JUS
tice OF the Peace of the State OF Mary land in
and for Garrett county, residing within the
town of oak land. He shall have full author
ity, power and jurisdiction to hear. determine
and pass sentence in all cases OF the violation
of the ordinances OF said corporation and
r may impose fines for such violations or may
imprison offenders CT may both fine and i'm
prison offenders against said ordinances and
in default of the paymento of any fine imposed
| by hlm shall commit the offender to the lock-
up or county jail until the same be paid as
may be PROV led by the ordi ances of the
town; proV led that no ordinance shall be
passed prOvidi g for a fine of not less than
one nor more than twenty-five dollars nor for
a term OF imprisonment for more than thirty
days.
1875 u. The Attorney for the corporation
shall render such legal services us may be re-
, CURED of him from time TO time by the Mayor
/ and Town Council and Shall receive such
compensation as the Town Council may pre-
scribe by ordinances.
l9j E. The Bailiff shall qualify in such
manner as the Town Council shall require.
lie shall perform all the police duties OF the
town and or this purpose he is clothed with
all the powers offs con stable under the gen
era law He shall promptly bring all vio-
lators of the ordinances Of the town to tria
before the Police Magistrate. He shall en-
/ force the ordinances of the town and shall be
subject to the orders of the Mayor and Coun-
. eli provided such orders are not contrary to
the ordinances of the town. He shall receive
+ the same lees as a constable in Garrett coun-
, | ty for making arrests or serving any process
) for violation OF the ordinances OF the town or
in the discharge OF his duties as Baili1f.
: 1875 f. The Baltimore and Ohio Company
2 shall keep a flagman to guard the crossings OF
the tracks OF sad company oyer Second street,
in the town OF Oakland between the hours of
seven o'clock Il. m. and nine O'Clock p. IN.
i05 G. The Mayor and Town Council shall
have power to require license from all cir
cuses, menagerieS concerts, theatrical and all
+ other exhibitions exhibiting for gain in said
f town. They shall nave power to require Ii
cenSe from the owners and keepers OF hacks.
carts, wagons, drayS ard every description OF
: wheeled vehicle and carriages in said town or
tnat may be brought INTO SAID town for hire;
{ also from auctions, stores, hawkers, peddlers
and meat shops i'll said town
1876 II. And be it further enacted That the
l Mayor and Town Council shall pass all such
ordinances as may be necessary TO impose a
license tax upon each and every sa loon and
hotel or other place where SpirituouS and fer
mented liquors are sold with view to profit
which license tax shall he collected at the
date OF the granting OF said license. The pro-
, ceeds Of said tax shall be paid into the treas
| ury of said town as any other tax. The said
license tax shall be in each and every year
, the sum ofcne hundred and fifty dollars, saiu
license to be applied for and granted by the
! Mayor and Town Council OF the town OF Oak
land to be dated from the first Monday in
May in each year, and for any portion of a
year 20 be regulated by ordinances i'll the dis
erection of the Mayor and Town Council, and
[ further the said saloons, hotels or other
places, where spirituOus and fermented liq-
uorS are sold with a view to profit, shall be
closed at ten-thrty O'Clock p. m. anC opened
at five O'Clock a m. each day and the said
Mayor and Town Council shall provide by
ordinances now in force and operation in said
town shall remain and be in lull force and eff
feet until regularly repealed. provided that
nothing herein contained shall be construed
TO prevent the compromising or sale of any
such liquors by a regular pharmacist or drug
gist having license for such business under
the laws of this State, upon written bona fide
prescription of Il regular practIcing physician
or such district or county whose name shall
| be signed thereto.
295 |. All ordinances now in force and op-
Grafton III said town shall remain and be in
full Iorce and effect uLtil regularly repealed.
l95 J. The Town Council may by ordinance
provide for the codifcation of all ordinances
which have been or may be passed by it; and
Tor the pending OF such coditicatiOn thereof
and the ordinances so issued by the authority
OF the Town Council, may be read in evidence
from the printed cCditcation.
1875 X. And be il enacted, that AL laws re-
lating to the corporation of Oakland conflict
ing or Inconsistent with the provisions of
this act be and the same are hereby repealed
l95 l.. And be it enacted that This act shall
take effect from the date of It's passage.
1876 NJ. And be it further enacted that in the
event of this act not becoming n law before
the nrst day of March. in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety six, then the election for
Mayor and Town Council for Oakland shall
DE he!u Tor the present year under the law
heretofore enforced.
Approved, March q, 1896
CHApTED