The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-31


perform all the duties required of them by
law as members of the Town Councihwithout
fear, partiality or prejudice.
l73. No person shall be eligible asia mem
Der of the Town Council unless he Stall have
resided two years next preceding his election
in the town of Oakland and Shall he n free
holder in said town and shall also be twenty
five years ofage.
first Monday in each month, anil at such
other times as it, may deem I.ecessaIN for the
public business. he members Oft Town
Council shall he entitled to one dollar per
day each for attending the sessions of the
Council, or attending 10 the other public bus
mess required of Them; not. however to ex-
ceed twenty four dollars TO any meinber in
any one year.
l75. The Town Council shall appoint three
judges OF e ection and two clerks for the pur
pose OF holding each general or special elec-
ton which may be held under the provisions
OF this act or the ordinances passed in pursu-
ance thereof. Ten days notice shall be given
of all elections. general or special.
ITO lfany vacancy shall occur in HE Town
Council by reason of death, res 5nation,
removal from the town, removal from ONCE
or otherwise of any member tue Town
Council shall have power within itself to fill
such vacancy.
III. The,members of the Town Council shall
meet az tneIr regular place of meeting on the
first Monday in April of each year to organ
ize; they shall elect one of their number to be
president of the Town Council who shall
preside at their meetings, and in the absence
of the Mayor Or in case OF vacancy in that
office shall eX-Ot1cio be clothed with all the
powers and perform all the duties of Mayor.
The Town Council shall also at said meetings
elect aTown CLERK, Treasurer, * Collector
and Street Commissioner. puf
us. The Town Council maj ;dappoint a
supervisor or supervisors of thetpteGts lanes
and alleys Of said town whenkstT in their
discretion they may deem proper to so
appoint, and directin what manner the same
shall be kept up and repaired, and may allow
such supervisor such compensation for his
services as they may deem reasonable.
l79. The Town Council may from time to
time cause an assessment to be made of all
the property. real and personal, in the town
by three persons appointe by them and may
levy thereupon tax not exceeding in any
one year fifty cents on every hundred collars
worth of assesSablc property.
$50 The Mayor and Town Council shall
have power to levy and collect taxes not to
exceed fifty cents on the one hundred dollars
worth of asSessable property in any one year,
ana whenever the SAID council snail levy a
tax, which levy shall be made out on the
first Monday in May in each year, an alpha
betcai list of the persons cnargeable there
WIN snail be made out and affixed thereto the
respective sums to be collected from each
person, and annexed to said list shall be a
warrant to the bailiff or collector 10 collect
the same, and said bailiG or collector shall
within twenty days after the receipt of such
warrant and list render to each person named
therein an account Of his tax and NAV uU less
dat or Ia t Iio iIt HINty u"S alGet tiie
or other due process of law and sale of goods
and chattelS ofthe delinquent and the hailftf
sch io,.V win tba SI I ne i ~
within three months from the receipt of such
warrant and list, and pay over the same col
ar,ntItt tn Tho trea ei1Ta, ~ GA NJ w
Mayor and Town Council may IN their dis
erection allow a discount on all taxes paid
within the said sixty days not to exceed five
per cent.
IsI AlI6pae ,,oraI+ios o,,,t neo;t,. g.,
noSed hv his cb5rtar or ioi g. I'M
any ordinnnces Of Said town lboIl m vi
ar.,hin - ~ ~, go" ~ ~ u snail oe IecoY
snail dbt hofra 5i ~ triG co. PordClo1, as
Of The STATE Of Niario, " tilG eGce
rs MAY, he alectad poiioa ~ t - W W II
said town bv said Connrii ana NO other a Ia
said monies 90 coIIeoteJ sbau I've 10 "a gu u
into he hands Of tbo pe pFIu oHSr
and si,iid - VI hiti -, 81 VI Ihe Town,
vioIatin@anv oraino,,ca OF t Iae t,y otie iol
nrnviSion Of mis- cboTter h bojIP o 1 W
6ffender beGore tba Wox.i nv ~, Pr, tile
tratn Who shall roo ~ W i,,. ~, -,. , 10
mine the fine according TO tha 80 -
said cornorotiHn or tnc aid ~ - VI
cbortor ''''-'-i vi 'ii' ''i' Pi"Nls'oos vi Ohis
,Na
. lo1' All taxes leVleu by SAID Mayor and
Councll Ior the general purpose OF said town
sH e 9e Il llel on the property from the date
Oh sara leVy, OF the party or parties against
Whom silld TAX may be charged, whether such
person oe u resldent or nonresident or the
RENE covert OF oCherWlse, ana II said lax can
not ne mace out OF the personal property OF
sucu person or corporation then The same
may pe colected OUT OF the rents OF his, her,
thelr or us real estate by due process of law,
estate for tho no ,Snnat 90 Se.I SUCH Iea
with tho same Tennirena &c a.; ~ :
Of Gorrett cn,Tnt vi as Uiie treasurer
80. ~,
1873 Inc oallln or collector shall collect and
pay over 10 the town treasurer all taxes COL
noiIect io, ontLIy P,of ti III ms hahas LOT
Soid iel,V and sh3 80, iio oii1 us'te VI
occordiSGI ond n X 't w. noiiu
noid aftsr he frSt cd S iIeiadnIhs un
fniiowinG The Soid ie,,u u iIi heAG
ClIo"t ,t 49, I've Sn an. 0naise ana
uary at the rate of six per cent. per annum to
be accounted for with the tax. and in ali snits
by the said Mayor and Council upon the bond
OF said bailiff or collector for any neglect of
duty or Ior MS default in not collecting any
TAX placed IN MS hands according to law, or
Tor breach OF his duty in not paying over
money collected by him, proofof the delivery
OF the levy list shall be sufficient prima fdcia
to receive Judgment in such suits unless the
palm or collector shall show that he has
discharged his duty In such case according tn
law. III shall be the duty of said bailiff or
collector to assess from time to time, subject
any PROPERTY in said Town liable to taystion
and which shall come To his knowIedga ae
books of said town. and ali nronertv coning
into said town from time to time and becom
ing liable to taxation. and provided further
that this act shall NOT affect the ri0bt of an :,
present or past collector or bailIff from col
Letting any past due taxes placed in his