Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-13
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stores;
(E) They shall regulate the location, in
sPection and cleanliness of diaries, stables,
cow-yards and pens, all factories and other
places Of business likely to be, or become Diet.
rimental to health and shall maintain q good
sanitary condition in the streets, public places
and buildings;
(F) They shall provide for the frequent in
spection OF all Premises by person or per
sons to be designated by the mayor or health
offer;
10y They shall pass such ordinances as they
may deem necessary to preserve the health
OF the town, suppress and remove all nui-
sances, prevent the sale of adulterated or de-
cayed food, and prohibit any and all bust
ness within the the corporate limits as shall
In their opinion, injuriously affect the sani,
tary condition thereof;
~ To establish the grades of the streets
cutters and side walks of said town, FIX the
width thereof and describe the material oil
which they shall be constructed to cause
the side walks along the public streets to bt
graded and repaired or improved at the cost
and expense Of the owners OF the abuttine
property, which costs, in case the work Is
done by, or by order OF the council, after
twenty-one days notice to the owner or
owners OF such property, shall be Q lien on
such abntting property and recoverable by
action OF law or in the manner provided by
law for the collection OF delinquent general
taxes OF the town, or delinquent State and
county taxes, or compel by fines or otherwise
the owners of properties Of any such lot or lots
to grade pave or repave the sidewalks, or sci
curbs in front thereof agreeable 20 ordinance,
which may hereafter be passed.
~ To open and keep open and free from
distractions all streets, public squares and
reservations, grade and pave, close or alter
the same, and their rights, powers and duties
10 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 Commissioners
with the right of appeal to the Circuit Court
for the county;
(5) To keep the streets and crossings anc
towns bridges clean and in repair;
(6) To adequately provide for the main
tenance OF an eficeat police department and
FIRE department;
~ To light the streets, public squares and
reservations;
(8) To compel the owners of property, or
tenants, to keep sidewalks in front OF their
property clean and in repair
(9) To impose a tax on dogs, fowl, hogs
and other animals running at large, or totally
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
sane as TO grades, crossings, paving between
and outside tracks and otherwise TO require
and compel all lines of railway in any one
street TO rnn on and use one and the same
track, and TO keep ia repair the bridges and
crossings through which or over which their
cars run;
(ll) To prescribe fines, penalties and for
textures for the violation OF their ordinances,
including the committal Of offenders TO the
county Jail until the same with
,osts are paid.
Sec. IA. They may adop suitable measures
or the removal Of sewerage and garbage, and
TX the amount to be paid therefor which
shall be paid by special tax for that pur-
pose, to be imposed on the occupants of the
buildings and collected therefrom,
provided that the owners of the property
shall be responsible for said tax 10 case the
same cannot be collected from the occupants
Of the buildings and the same shall be a lien
On said property and collected as other taxes
are collected, and the council 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 A
special tax may be imposed to carry out the
provisions Of this section, not exceeding the
,um of fifty cents per month on any one
house, to be paid by the occupant or owner
thereof, as q foresaid.
Sec 10 On or before the first day of June
10 each year, the council shall cause an as
to be made on all the real and per-
,nnal tuithtr
limits thereof, by an assessor or assessors 10
De appointed and paid by them, which assess
nents shall not exceed the assessment OF the
Iame for county purposes, and the council
hall Immediately thereupon levy tax there
IN not exceeding fifty cents on the one hun
lred dollars worth Of assessable property in
my one year. Any person may appeal from
he valuation OF the assessor or assessors to
he cooncil which shall meet on the 6rst Mon
lay In June after said assessment, and re-
main in session from day to day as long as
nay be reasonable, to hear and determine
aid appeals, and shall give reaso nable notice
u said meetings, and shall increase or aoate
aid assessment AS they may deem just, and
he council shall, once year before fixing
md deciding upon the amount of taxes and
licenses to be assessed for the eusueiug year,
ause 10 be made out detailed estimate, ex-
liblting the various items of liability aud
expenditure, including the requisite amount
or ali expenses during said year aud shall
ause same to be published for at least three
lines, once a week 10 the official journal Of
he town, and after hearing and considering
objections, thereto by the citizens, if any
hall revise said detailed estimate and X and
.ssess Tor the ensaiug year such rate oft,xa-
ion, not exceeding fifty cents on every hum
lred dollars as they shall deem necess .ry,
together with other revenues of the town, 10
meet said revised estimate OF Liabilities aud
expenditures Said revised, detailed estj-
nate, together with the new rate of taxation,
'hall be published twice in the official jour
nal of the town, and the adoption of said re-
Vised, detailed estimates shall thereby be and
become the appropriation of the respective
amounts for the respective purposes therein
stated, aud 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
with this Act The council shall
annually prepare and publish, not later than
the first day Of May, parallel statement OF
the appropria tons and the expenditures I'M
der said appropriations Of the funds of the
corporation.
OVS' 10. n III thAcs ltflcu ny tue COuuCll
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 evi
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 a complete list OF all taxpayers who
are delinquent, with description OF the
property and the amount Of tax due from
each and II the taxes due from any persons or
corporation are not paid before the first day
OF September following, there shall be added
on that day penalty of one per centem there.
Of aud a 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 in said list for sale, aud to
sell the same at public auction for the amour
Of taxes, interes Is and costs due on each piece
OF property, whether for the year current OF
for previous years, after publication and
notice Of the time aud place of sale, for Al
least three weeks, in some newspaper pub
lished 10 Montgomery county. The notice
OF the sale shall state the time and place o.
sale, the name or names Of persons TO whom
each piece Of property is assessed, aud the
total amount OF taxes, penalties and costs due
from each person, computed to the day o
the, sale. Subdivided property shall be des
ignated by lot, block and subdivision, prop
erty not subdivided shall be briefly described
30 40 TO Identify the land TO be sold. Tn