The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17


next after their election, and until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified. Before
enteringup upon their duties the members of the
council Shall make oath before the Mayor or
Justice of the Peace that they will diligently
perform all the duties required of them by
law as members of the Town Council without
fear, Partially or prejudice.
l73. Nc person shall be eligible as "a men,
Der of the Town Council unless he shall have
resided two years next preceding his election
in the town of Oakland, and shall be a free
holder i'll said town and shall also he twenty
five years ofage.
first Monday in each month, ana at such
other times as it may deem Necessary for the
public business. The members of tile Town
Council shall be 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
any one year.
175 The Town Council shall appoint three
judges Of election and two clerks for the pur.
pose OF holding each general or special cleo
ton which may be held under the provisions
OF TINS act or the ordinances passed in pursu-
ance thereof. Ten days notice shall be given
of all elections. general or special.
l76 lfauy vacancy shall occur in the Town
Council by reason of death, resignation
removal from the town, removal from office
or otherwise of any member. tue Town
Council Shall have power within Itself TO ill
such vacancy.
III. The members of the Town Council shall
meet at tuvr regular i...tu,; vi injecting on the
first Monday in April of each year to organ
ize; they Shall elect one OF their number 10 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-otficio be clothed with ali the
powers and perform all the duties of Mayor
The Town Council shall also at SAID meetings
elect 81 Town Clerk, Treasurer, Tax Collector
and Street. Commissioner.
us, The Town Council may anpOint a
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
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 DO made of all
the property. real and personal, in the town
by three persons appointed by them and may
levy thereupon tax not exceeding in any
one year fifty cents on every hundred collars
worth ofassessable 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 a
tax, which levy shall be made out on the
first Monday in May in each year, an alpha
betical list of the persons chargeabe there
with shall be made out and liked thereto the
respective sums to be collected from each
person, and annexed to said list shall he a
warrant to the bailiff or collector To collect
the same and said bailiff or collector shall
within twenty days after the receipt of such
warrant and list render to each person named
therein an account o. his tax and may ur less
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 bailflf
or collector shall account for the amount of
such levy with the Mayor and Town Council
within three months from the receipt of such
warrant and list, and pay over tine same col
lected under the penalty of double the
amount to the treasurer of said town The
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.
lSl. All fines, penalties and forfeitures i'm
posed by 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 Maryland 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 ofthe corporation or
provision of this charter he shall carry the
offender before the Mayor or Police Mags-
trate, who shall near 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 LOT lue general purpose OF SAID town
shall be a 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 resident or non resident 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
such person or corporation then the same
may be collected out of the rents of his her
their or its real estate by due process of law
or the bailiffOr collector may sell such rea /
estate for the payment Of taxes by complying
Ia lAD 1tpfE, III,
of Garrett county.
1873. The halifor collector shall collect and
pay over to the town treasurer all taxes COL
ected OF the levy placed in his hands for
collection monthly, dating rom the date of
said levy, aud shall give bond conditioned
accordingly, and on all taxes remaining I'M
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 10
| be accounted for wi n the tax. and in all suits
| by the said Mayor and Council upon the bond
of said bailitf or collector for any neglect Of
| duty or for his default in not collecting any
| tax placed in his hands according to law or
| for breach of his duty i'll not paying over
| money collected by him, proOfof the delivery
| of the levy list shall be sufficient prima fdcia
| evidence to entitle said Mayor and Council
| to receive judgment in such suits unless the
| bailif or collector shall show that be has
| discharged his duty In such case according tn
| law. 1t shall he the duty of said bailitf or
| collector to assess from time to time, subject
| to an appeal to SAID Mayor and Town Council
| any property i'll 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 coming
| 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 for
| the intaining town scales and a lookup or
| town prison where all offenders against the
| ordinances of the town may be imprisoned
| by the tribunal having jurisdiction to hear
| such offenses.
| lS5 No member of the Town Council shall
| during his term of office hold or be interest ed
| in any other office under the corporation nor
| be a party directly or indirectly To or inter-
ested in any contract in which the corpora.
| ton is interested.
1876. A majority ofall the members elected
| to the Town Council shall constitute a quo.
rum for the transaction of business.
ls7. 1t shall be the duty of the town clerk tc
| be present at all the meetings of the Mayor
and Council; he shall keep a correct record OF
their proceedings and an account of all Their
| financial transactions; he shall enter all
| ordinances passed by the Mayor and Council
| and signed by the Mayor in a book kept by
| him for that purpose. and the books of said
| corporation shall be open for inspection by
| any tax pay err at all times, and copies o
| all ordinances shall be put up in the public
| places of said town.
lSS. The Council shall have power to pass
| all ordinances NOT unconstitutional with the
| existinu laws of the STATE as they may dpan1