The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-24
Local Laws.

by Chapter 3I3 of the Acts of 1892, and to
re-enact with amendments Sections 1877 to
1854, inclusive. OF Article II. of the Code of
Public Local Laws. and to add certain
sections to said article to follow Section
1874 and to he designated as Sections 1853,
l95C. l95), l95E. l95F, 1876, 195H, 1851 1851,
l95K, l95L, l95M.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, that Sections l67 to
1854, inclusive, of Article r. of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title Garrett County,"
subtitle Oakland as said sections were
enacted by Chapter 3l3 of the Acts of 1922, be
and the same are hereby repealed and re- en-
acted with amendments and certain new
sections be and the same are HEREBY added to
said article to follow Section 1g5A, to be des-
ignated as Sections 1888. 1850, lg5D, l95E, 1857,
1856, lg5H, 1851, 1851, lg5K, l95L ism, the
whole 10 read AZ follows:
ICY. The inhabitants OF the town Of Oakland
in Garrett County, are a corpor1 tiOn by the
name OF the Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland and by that name may have per-
petual succession, may sue and be sued, and
may nave ana use a common seal which may
be altered at pleasure, and may purchase
and hold such real, personal or
mixed property as may De required for the
such property, when necessary. for the bene-
ht of SAID corporation, and all the property
and funds of every kind belonging to said
corporation are vested in the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland.
l6S. The officers of said corporation shall he
Mayor, Town Council, which shall be
composed of six members; Il President of the
Town Council, n Town Clerk "a Treasurer a
Tax Collector, a Police Magistrate an Attor-
ney, Bailiff. n Weighmaster and a Street
Commissioner, who shall severally perform
such duties and have such powers may be
prescribed by TINS ACT and the ordinance
passed in pursuance thereof. The Mayor and
members of The Town Council shall be elected
by the voters in said town. The Town Clerk,
treasurer, Tax Collector and street Commits
sioner shall be elected by the Town Council
The Police Magistrate Attorney, Weighmas-
terand Bailiff shall be appointed by the
Mayor by and with the advice and consent of
the Town Council. All the officers elected by
the Town Council or appointed by the Mayor
shall hold their respective Office for one year
from the first Monday of April in the year for
which they are appointed and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
lG9 The limits ofsaiu town of Oakland shall
ne as follows: beginning at q planted stone
marked j. H. Sll and running thence with an
allowance of two degrees and thirty minutes
magnetic variation, tlst) north sixty four and
one half degrees west one hundred and fifty
eight perches to an old road and with it ,2nd)
south Hity-SeNen and one half degrees west
tWenty-iour perches, (3rd) south eighty-three
and one-half degrees west seven and two
hiths percheS, (lth) south eighty. seven and
Onc.haf degrees WeSl eight and three flfths
perches to the limits nfthe Oakland and sang
Run road, and with il t5thj south twentv-
nine and One-half degrees west twenty four
ana three-fourths percheS, then 9th south
elghty-StN and three fOurthS degrees west
thirty-SiN perches. Gth) south tifty-one and
degrees west thirteen and three
h!ths percheS, (Sth) south sixty three and
one halt degrees west seven and one fourth
percheS, 9TH south thirty mine degrees west
TOUR ana four flths perchcS crossing the little
Youghiogheny liver, then Q0th south six
and one half degrees west eleven and one
tenth perchcs to the north west corner of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad enclosure near
the Washington Spring. then with said
enclosure attn south forty degrees east one
hundred and sixteen perches, U2th) south
forty degrees west twenty perches, N3th)
south twenty degrees west forty p riches lHhl
south stXty-two and one-half degrees east
sixty four and two-fifthS percheS to the limits
of the Oakland and Aurora road and with if
(l5thJ north thirty eight degrees east twenty
one perches, then C6th) south siXty-fve and
One-half degrees east fifth seven and one half
perches, N7lh) north twenty one degrees east
fourteen and Oue-eighIh perches, USth) south
thirty degrees east seventeen and one fifth
perches, tl9th) north fifty seven and one-half
degrees east five and one-fifth perches to the
limits of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
aud with it t20lh) south twenty mine degrees
east thlrty-lhree ana one-tenth perches, (2lsD
south twenty-tour degr, es east twenty-two
and two fitths percheS, then crossing the
railroad (22d) north SiXty-four and
one fourth degrees east twenty three and
thrce-fi1ths perches, esd north tifty-two and
degrees east ten and three ftths
perches. (24th) north twenty-five and one
hail degrees east one hundred and twenty
four and one-fifth perches. (2jth) north forty
two and three-fourths degrees west thirty
three and four fifths percheS C26th north
twenlY-eight and one-halfdeg"eeS west sixty
fo,Ir ava On haIlC l ,,+T, tiioi t"ILn twenty
nnrcl,es 70 the 1Ioca - i,ooi,,Sit 'NC'iiS -elA
hy, iS1o5, nov, 81 ,ooord - IL sf ~ SnoWh
SIarlf offbe Circnit Go,It f ~ miltt VI tile
Said man or COW rrErorI st Touhty
-IarlL ii,eI E[i 'iileu oS sitlu
rhe Nay,0r ana Tntv,1 CoIirii , q iuT I
power to extend the limits of said town not
i1oitS I,5bam in thoi, ~ rDii ~ present
leem proper to do SO.
Iiu. me nh3ultautS OF me town OF Oakland
VINO ma We rescued lhefelh lOr SIX months next !
any municipal election, and who !
are quallHed TO vote Tor members of the GEN
'ral Assembly OF Maryland, shall on the
second Monday IN March, eighteen hundred |
una hlhcly-elght, ana on the same day in
very second year thereafter. elect by ballot !
'ne person 10 pe Mayor OF said town, and the |
Nllu voters, quallhed as aforesaid, shall on
nc second Monday IN March, eighteen humid
'cu ana nluety-elght, and ON the same day in |
very year thereafter. eject three persons to |
Dc members Of the Town Council, and the |
members OF the Town Council who have been |
Elected ana are now in Office shall hold their |
once until the term for which they have been |
Erected Shall have expired and until their |
are elected and qualified.
III. No person shall be eligible TO the Office |
If MaVOrunicsS he shall have attainn,I In 80
DfthirtV yearsand sha two ,,ea7,s
next prpce ing his eject. i'm sa;J inv,n
md shall he a freel,olt,,r i'm s.,id town al |
oakland The Mavor ELECTED ut NV ra.li,,,,. |
lection Shall hold office tor TWO ,.s,rs l'n',
he first Monday in Auyil next amor bfs Mo-
ion and until his Successor is eIemta4 ara |
Iualf1ied should "A vacancy orcnr il, ~.
Slice Of MAYOR by reason or removal c,1n, |
lie town removal nom Office deaIb resiI1ni |
ion or otherwise the president 0ftTa Coiint'iI |
shall perform all the duties of Mavnr ana nrt |