Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-27

eIn"eu' VI tue toWni prevent, remove and
aoate, or cause to be removed or abaied, all
nuisances or distractions In or upon the
streets, sidewalks, highways or alleys, drains,
sewers or water courses, or in or upon any
lot or lots adjacent thereto; TO provide for
imposing fine or fines upon any person or
persons, causing, creating, or msintaining
any such nuisance or distractions: to re-
move or cause TO be removed houses or other
| distractions or objects that may be dangerous
to property, health or persons passing along
or over the highways Of the town, or resid-
ing in the neighborhood thereof to make
reasonable regulations in regard 10 buildings
to be erected in said town and to grant build
ing permits for the same to establish the
grades OF the streets, CUTTERS and sidewalks Of
said town, fix the width thereof and prescribe
the material Of which they shall be con-
structedi to cause the sidewalks along the
public streets 70 be graded, paved, repaired
or improved 10 cause the water courses,
drains and sewers to be laid, paved, kept in
repair and cleansed to purchase, lease or
receive such real and personal property as
may be necessary or proper for municipal
purposes, and to control, dispose Of and con-
vey the same for the benefit Of the town; to
erect and maintain such buildings for NUM-
cipal purposes as they may deem necessary
and proper; TO construct and maintain pub
lie works for supplying the town with arti6.
cial light, water, or other purpose, which
they deem necessary, proper and beneficial
for SAID town; or TO contract with any per-
son or persons or corporation for supplying
said town, and the inhabitants thereof, with
water, gas or electricity, and TO cause the
public streets and public buildings to be
lighted, supplied with water or other con.
veniences, as they may deem necessary and
proper; to establish and regulate FIRE de-
partment and provide such MEANS engines,
apparatus, measures or material, for the pre-
vention or extinguishment Of fires, as they
may deem necessary; TO prevent, under such
restrictions as they may deem proper, the
laying OF railroad tracks, and the running Of
cars drawn by horses, steam, electricity or
other power thereon, the laying of gas or
water pipes In the public streets; and to con.
struct and maintain, and permit the construc-
ton and maintenance of the telegraph, tee-
phone and electric lines therein and they
| shaF impose such restrictions and conditions
upon the location and maintenance Of gas,
electric light, water-works, pipes, wires, poles
railroad tracks, as shall secure the least pos
sble public or private Inconvenience; and
they shsll provide for the enforcement OF such
restrictions and conditions TO contract for
lighting and supplying with water the streets
and public buildings, and for sprinkling the
streets, but no such contract shall be for
longer period than two years, and the same
shall be let only after thirty days notice, call
ing for bids for such purpose or purposes, has
been given at least three times during that
| period in some newspaper Of general circula-
tion in the town, or posted for three weeks in
hve conspicuous places In the town, aud the
council may, in their discretion, reject any
or all bids and such contract or con tracts
shall be awarded by ordinance to license
for he a. al Ill
and every kind Of business transacted or
carried on in the town; to ax the rate of
license upon the same, and provide for the
collection thereof by suit or otherwise to
establish markets and regulate the hours aud
limits thereof, and the mode Of dealing in re-
lation thereto; to control and protect the
public grounds and property Of the town and
protect public buildings, churches and pri-
vate buildings, trees, fences and song birds
from DETACHMENT or injury to provide by
ordinance for condemning, laying out, open
ing, extending and making new streets or
alleys, and for altering, Strengthening, widen
ing, grading, improving, or closing Up in
whole or in part any existing street or alley,
and for laying out public squares, parks,
drains, sewers or water courses; to establish
and regulate station house or lookup for the
temporary confinement Of viOlators Of the
law and ordinances of the town to levy, TO
tax and impose license upon dogs, and to
| prohibit animals or fowls running at large
to regulate and control ell offensive trades,
manufactures and traffic in offensive fertilizers
or other commodities, and prohibit hog pens
and slaughter houses within the town limits;
to control by ordinances the mode Of con-
structing privies and sinks, and the manner
of disposing of offal and waste products, and
in general to pass such ordinances as they
may deem proper, necessary and beneficial to
the town and for the purpose Of carry ing
out the foregoing powers, and for preserva-
ton of the cleanliness, health, peace and good
order OF the community, aud for the protec-
ton Of the lives and property Of the citizens,
and to suppress, abate or discontinue or cause
| 10 be be suppressed, abated or discon thu ed,
all nuisauces within the corporate limits of
said town, they may pass all ordinances or
bylaws from time to time necessary, and to
insure the observance of such ordinances In
addition to the action o! debt or such other
civil remedies as may exist In such cases by
law for the recovery of the penalties there.
unto affixed, they may afiix thereto such rea.
sonable lines, not exceeding fifty dollars in
any case, as to them may appear right, and
in default Of the payment OF any fine imposed,
they may provide for the imprisonment OF
the offenders for period not exceeding thirty
days or until the fine is paid provided, that
no ordinance shall be adopted, except by yea
and nay vote, and the names Of the members
OF the council voting for and against the same
shall be entered in the minutes; the ma yor
and council shall have power in their dis
erection to appropriate money to aid in
promoting the efficiency Of the public schools
located within the limits Of the town.
IA. The fiscal year shall begin on the FIRST
day ofJuly of each year, and shall be known
BY the name Of the calendar year In which
1t begins.
10. (a) As soon as may be, after the pas
sage Of this act, and on or before the 18th
day of March In each succeeding year, the
council shall, by resolution, appoint one or
more persons whose duty 1t shall he either
to make a new assessment Of all real and
personal property within the limits of the
town according to such regulations as the
council may prescribe, or to raise or lower
the present assessment : (Dby making such
changes or corrections therein as may be
deemed just and proper (2) by adding there
to any property subject to taxation not ap-
peariug in the previous assessment; and (3)
by sscertsining, 80 far as may be, all changes
OF ownership up to the date Of such revision,
to The END that all property may be assessed
and taxed Ia the names Of the legal owners
thereof at the time Of the annual assessment
or revision provided, however, that in the
case OF property passing by descent or prop
erty in course Of administration under a will
or otherwise, 1t shall be sufficient to assess
and tax the same to the estate Of the deceased
owners and provided, further, that II the
ownership ofany property cannot by reason
able diligence be ascertsined, the same may
be taxed to the occupant thereof and II there
be no occupant, TO unknown owner. (b)
The person or persons making the assessment
or revision shall report to the council as soon
as practicable the result of their labors, and
the council shall at the first regular meeting
thereafter hear and determine all appeals or
complaints In regard thereto, adjourning
from time to time so long as may be ueces-
sary tor that purpose, except that no COM
plant will he heard later than .he 18th day
of June. Notice Of such meeting shall be
posted up two weeks before the date Their eof
In at least Eve conspicuous places in the town.
lc) After all appeals and complaints, IL any,
have been heard and determined, the council,
by an ordinance 10 be passed not later than
the LIST Of July following the ordering Of the
assessment or revision, shall adopt such as
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