The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-10

of six members who shall be elected as here
in proVIde and shall hold their office for
two years from the first Monday in April
next alter their election, and until their sue
cessOrs are duly elected and qualified. Before
entering upon their duties the members of the
council shall make oath before the Mayor or
Justice of the Peace that they will di ligently
perform all the duties required of them by
law as members of the Town Council without
fear, Partially or prejudice.
l7a No person shall be eligible as IA mem
her of the Town Council unless he shall have
resided two years next preceding his election
in the town of oakland, and shall be Tree
holder in said town and shall also he twenty
five years ofage.
ia. The Town Council shall meet on the
first Monday in each month, and at such
other times as it may deem Necessary for the
public business. he members of the Town
Council shall he entitled to one dollar per
day each for attending the sessions of the
Council, or attending to the other public bus
mess required of them; not. however, to eX-
coed twenty four dollars to any member In
amy one year
l75 The Town Council shall appoint three
judges OF e lection and two clerks for the pur-
pose OF holding each general or special cleo
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.
It's Ifany vacancy shall occur in the Town
Council by reason of death, resignation
removal from the town, removal from Office
or otherwise of any member. the Town
Council shall have power within 'tSelf to fill
such vacancy.
III. The members of the Town Council shall
meet ut their IeSuIuI plnUc Vi meeting 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-Officio be clothed with all the
powers and perform all the duties of Mayor.
The Town Council shall also at said meetings
"a tnF
and STREET Commissioner.
17S. The Town Council may appoint q
supervisor or supervisors of the streets, lanes
and alleys of said town whenever in their
discretion they may deem proper to so
appoint, and direct in what manner the same
shall be kept up and repaired, and may allow
sucn supervisor sGch 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 appointed by them and may
levy thereupon a tax not exceeding in any
one year fifty cents on every hundred collars
worth of assessable 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
and whenever the said council snail levy u
tax, which levy shall be made out on the
first Monday in May in each year, an alpha.
betical list of the persons cnargeabe there
with shall 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 bailin or collector to collect
the same, and said bailif 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 may Unless
the same be paid within sixty days after the
date OF said levy, collect the same by distress
or other due process OF law and sale of goods
and chattelS Ofthe delinquent. and the bailifT
or collector shall account for the amount of
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within three months from the receipt of such
warrant and list, and pay over the same col
lected tunder the penalty OF double the
amount to the treasurer of said town. The
Mayor and Town Council may II their dis
erection allow discount on all taxes paid
within the said sixty days not to exceed five
per cent.
lSl. All fines, penalties and forfeitures i'm
posed 10y this charter, or for the violation of
any ordinances of said town, shall be recoy-
cradle IN the name of the corporation as
small debts before such Justice of the Peace
of the state of Mary land residing in said town
as may be elected Police Magistrate for the
said town by 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 bailiff arrest any one for
violating any ordinance of the corporation or
provision of this charter he shall carry the
offender before the Mayor or Police MaCiS-
trate who shall hear the charge and deter
mine the fine according to the ordinances of
said corporation or the said provisions of this
charter.
1872. All taxes levied by said Mayor and
Council Tor the general purpose of said town
shall be Il lien on the property from the date
of said levy, of the party or parties against
whom said tax may be charged, whether such
person be a resident or nonresident of the
town, whether adult or infant, non compOS
feme covert or otherwise, and if said lax can
not be made out of the personal property OF
Sucn person or corporation then The same
may be collected ont of the rents of his, her,
their or its real estate by due process of law
or the bailitf or collector may sell such real
estate for the payment OF taxes by complying
with the same requirements as the treasurer
of Garrett county.
1888 The hailitfor collector shall collect and
pay over to the town treasurer all taxes col
lected of the levy placed in his hands Tor
collection monthly, dating from the date OF
said levy, and shall give bond conditions ed
accordingly, and on All taxes remaining un-
paid after the first day of January next
| following the said levy he shall charge and
collect interest from the said first day of Jan
| uary at the rate of six per cent. per annum to
| be accounted for wi h the tax and in all suits
| by the said Mayor and Council upon the bond
| of said bailtf or collector for any neglect OF
| duty or for his default in not collecting any
| tax placed in his hands according to law OF
| for breach of his duty in not paying over
money collected by him, proOfo tho delivery
of the levy list shall be sufficient prima ftca
| evidence to entitle said Mayor and Council
| to receive judgment in such suits unless the
| bailiff or collector shall show that he has
| discharged his duty In such case according tr
| law. 1t shall be the duty of said bailitf OF
| collector to assess from time to time subject
| to an appeal to said Mayor 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 comins
| 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 collector or bailiff from col
| iecting any past due taxes placed in his
| hands under the then existing law.
1884, The Town Council shall provide fol
| the maintaining town scales and lookup OF
| town prison where all offenders against tn,
| ordinances of the town may he imprisoned
| by the tribunal having jurisdiction to hea
| such otfenses
| lS5 No member of the Town Council shall
| during his term of Office hold or be interested
| in any other office under the corporation, no
| be party directly or indirectly 10 or inter
| ested in any contract in which the corpora
| ton is interested.
| 1856. A maj GRITTY of all the members elected
| to the Town Council shall constitute quo
| rum for the transaction of business.
| lS7. II shall he the duty of the town Clerk {,
| be present at all the meetings of the Mayo
| and Council; he shall keep u correct record o
| their proceedings and an account of all the
| financial transactions; he shall enter al
ordinances passed by the Mayor and Council
| and signed by the alayor in n book kept b,
| him for that purpose, and the books Of sale
| corporal ion shall be open for inspection by
| any tax pay er at all times, and copies q
all ordinances shall be put up in the publi
| places said town.
lSS The Council shall have power to pas
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