Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06

the same, end their rights, powers and dates
IN relation thereto shall except as hereinafter
otherwise prescribed be the same as is pro-
vided by the Code of Public General laws Of
this State for opening, altering and closing
public roads by the County Commissio ners
with the right Of appeal to the Circuit Cou ri
for the county;
(b) To keep the streets and crossings and
towns bridges clean and in repair;
(6) To adequately provide for the main
tenance Of an efficient police department and
fire department;
| ~ To light the streets, public squares and
reservations;
(S) To compel the owners of property, or
tenants, to keep sidewalks in front OF their
property clean and in repair
(s) To impose a tax on dogs, fowl, hogs,
and other animals running at large, or total
prohibit the same;
l0) To authorize the use of the streets for
railroads operated by electric, steam or other
mechanical motive power, and regulate the
same a. to grades, crossings, paving between
and outside tracks and otherw wise 10 require
and compel all lines Of railway in any one
street 10 run on and use one and the same
track, and to keep in repair the bridges and
crossings through which or over which their
cars run;
(ll) To prescribe fines, penalties and for
} including the committal of offenders TO the
Montgomery county Jail until the same wi tn
costs are paid
Sec. IA. They may adop suitable measures
for the removal of sewerage and garbage, and
FIX the amount to be paid therefor which
shall be paid by special tax for that pur-
pose, 10 be imposed on the occupants OF the
respective buildings and collected therefrom
provided that the owners of the property
| hal ha Ia for oail 2av n he
same cannot be collected from the occupants
Of the buildings and the same shall be lien
on said property and collected as other taxes
are collected, and the cou INCL may pass suit
able ordinances to enable the proper officers
10 collect and remove all filth from the town
and provide for the disposal thereof
special tax may be imposed to carry out the
provisions of this section, not exceeding the
sum OF fifty cents per month on any one
house, to be paid by the occupant or owner
thereof, as q foresaid.
in each year, the council shall cause an as
sessmeut to be made on all the real aud per-
sonal property within said town or cor 20 rate
limits thereof by an assessor or assessors o
be appointed and paid by them, which assess
menls shall not exceed the ass essmeut of the
same for county purposes, aud the cou neil
shall Immediately thereu pou levy tax there ,,
on not exceeding fifty cents on the one hun
dred dollars worth OF assessable property in
any one year. Any person may appeal from
The valuation Of the assessor or ASSESSORS TO /
the council which shall meet on the 6rs, Non
day in June after said assessment, and re-
main in session from day to dAy As long as
may be reasonable, TO hear Ani determine
said appeals, and shall give reAso able notice
OF said meetings, and shall increase o. Aoate
said assessment As they mar deem Just, aud
the council shall, once year before Exiux
and deciding upon the amount OF taxes Aad
licenses to be assessed for the ensueing year,
cause 10 be made out detailed estimate, ex-
hibiting the various items of liability aud
expenditure, including the requisite amount
for all expenses during said year and shall
cause same to be published for at least three
times, once a week 10 the official journal of
the town, aud after hearing and considering
objections, thereto by the citizens, IL any,
shall revise said detailed estimate and ix and
assess !or the ensuing year such rate Of taxa
ton, not exceeding fifty cents on every hun.
dred dollars. as they shall deem necessary,
together with other revenues of the town, to
meet said revised estimate of liabilities and
expenditures. Said revised, detailed esti-
mate, together with the new rate of taxation,
shall be published twice in the official Jour
nal OF the town, aud the adoption of said re-
'isOot Aoe0itCu cottuAhlus buhtl tu0FcDy DC ana |
become the appropriation of the respective
amounts for the respective purposes therein
stated, and the council shall not audit, nor
shall the clerk draw or sign any check In
payment OF any claim, unless an appropria-
ton therefor shall have been duly made in |
accordance with this Act. The council shall |
annually prepare and publish, not later than
the first day Of May. a parallel statement of |
the appropria tons and the expenditures I'M
der said appropriations of the funds of the
corporation.
Sec. Is All taxes levied by the council
shall be due and payable Immediately upon
the levy thereof, at the Office of the clerk, |
and the ordinance providing for the levy OF |
taxes shall of itself constitute the authority |
for the same, aud no other warrant or eyi. |
dence OF authority shall be required Within |
ninety days after the levying of any tax by |
the council, the clerk shall return to the |
council complete list OF all taxpayers who |
are delinquent, with a description of the
property and the amount of tax due from |
each and II the taxes due from any persons or |
corporation are net paid before the first day
OF September following, there shall be added |
on that day penalty OF one per centem there |
OF, and like penalty OF one per centum on |
the first day Of each succeeding month until |
such taxes and penalties shall be paid. The
council shall, not later than the first day of |
the following April, proceed to advertise the
property named 10 said list for sale, and to
sell the same at public auction for the amount
OF taxes, interests and costs due on each piece
Of property, whether for the year current or
for previous years. after publication and |
notice OF the time and place of sale, for at
least three weeks, in some newspaper pub
lished 10 Montgomery county. The notice
OF the sale shall state the time aud place of
IA tha anna o(
each piece of property is assessed, aud the
total amount OF taxes, penalties and costs due
from each person, computed to the day of
the sale. Subdivided property shall be des-
ignated by lot, block and subdivision, prop
erty not subdivided shall be briefly described.
so rs to identify the land to be sold, The
mayor shall execute and deliver TO the pur-
chaser deed Of the property 80 sold, and the
said deed shall convey TO the purchaser Of
said property, aud shall be presumptive evil
dencs that all the requirements Of the law
have been complied with in making such as
sessments, levy, sale and deed, and unless the
delinquent owner or owners Of said property
shall within one year from the date of said
tax sale and con veyance, redeem such prop
cry by paying to the purchaser thereof the
whole amount paid by him for said property,
with interest thereon al the rate Of fifteen per
cent. per annum, said title shall become abso-
lutte and indefeasible. Whenever it shall be-
come necessary, for any purpose under this
act, to serve q notice or process OF any kind
whatsoever upon any person or persons own
ing property within the limits OF said town.
who may be absent theIefrom, or u uou-resi.
dent thereof, or upon whom, for any other
reason personal service cannot be had, aud
the marsha! shall make return to that effect.
service OF notice or process made NAV be
made by publication Of said notice or process
once week for three consecutive weeks in
some newspaper published in Montgomery
county, which said notice by publication
shall be as good and effectual as personal SER
vice The affidavit Of the publisher or pro.
prietor OF said newspaper rs 10 such publjca-
ton shall be evidence OF the fact thereof
Sec IL. Those parts Of the several county
roads within the limits of said town are
hereby made and declared to be public streets
or avenues Of said town and shall be from
time to time improved and repaired as in the
discretion of the council, the public interest