The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-07

AN AL IL MEND AN AL EN- II iIl1L
IAN ACT TO INCORATE THE TOWN
FREDERICK COUNTESS, PASSED
AT THE JANUARY SESSION, EIGH-
TEEN HUNDRED ANI NINETY
FOUR. BEING CHAPTER NINETY
ONE OF THE ACTS OF SAID SES-
SION.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That all persons who
have resided within the cooperate limits of
said town of Mt. Airy for six months preced-
ing the election, and who are qualified to
vote for delegates to the General Assembly
of Maryland, shall elect by ballot, on the first
Monday Of May. Eighteen Hundred and
Ninety eight, and thereafter biennially. a
Mayor of said town, who shall he at least
twenty-five years Of age, and the owner ofreai
estate or leasehold property within The cor
porate limits of said town, and 4 resident III
said town for at least two years previous to
said election, and five members Of the Coun.
Gil of said town, who shall each be at least
twenty years Of age previous 10 said eIec-
ton, and the owner Of real estate or leaSeh0ld
property within the corporate limits or SaiG
town.
SECTION =. And be it enacted That the
five members of the council shall. at their
meeting after their election, elect one of thei"
number to be president of the council, who
shall also be mayor protein IN the absence
of the mayor: and three members OF sand
council shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business.
SECTION ,. And be it enacted. That if any
member of the council shall fail or refuse to
quality after his election, or shall die, or re-
sign as Il member o! said council, OF remove
from sad town. or il, for any catlse there
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vacancy shall be filled as speedily as practi
cable at a special election to be conductcdby
three Judges. appointed by said council, at
such time and place. in such manner and after
such notice as the said council shall by ordi
nance prescribe.
SECTION 4. And he it enacted, That the
said counc shall appoint annually an asses
sor, who shall have power to assess for tax
alton all property within the corporate limits
of said town, except such real estate as may
be used exclusively for farming purposes and
except such aS may by law be exempt from
taxation, and his powers, duties and course
of proceeding shall be such as shall be pro
vided by ordinance; and said council shall
further provide by ordinance for Il right of
appeal from any assessment or revision of as
sessmenl made by such assessor, to the said
council, whose duty it shall be, under such
terms as shall be prescribed by ordinance, to
examine into the merits OF such appeal, and
their decision in the premises shall be final.
If any person or body corporate shall fail TO
appeal from the assessment or revision of as
SesSment of his. her or Its property, made by
the assessor. or from the action Of the asses
sor upon any application for reduction of any
assessment, to the next session of said cOun
ell for the hearing OF appeals III such cases,
such assessment and action of the said asses
sor shall be final and conclusive.
SECTION5 And be it enacted, That the said
council shall annually levy upon the property
assessed for municipal taxation such tax as
may be necessary for corporate expenses. not
to exceed in any one year twenty five cents
on the one hundred dollars. in addition to
the tax required to be levied for the payment
of the interest on the bonds issued by the
Mayor and Council of Mount Airy to the
amount OF four thousand dollars, under the
authority of Chapter Sevenly-two Of the Acts
Of the General Assembly of Maryland, of the
year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-six, and
for the creation of a sinking fund for the pay
ment said bonds at maturity.
SECTION &. And be it enacted. That the
payment of taxes levied by said council may
be enforced by suit to be brought in the name
of the Mayor and Council of Mount Airy. or
bv dstraint as now provided BY law.
SECTION 7. An be it enacled That sec
tons three, tour and eleven of Chapter nine
ty-one of the Acts passed at the January ses-
sion in the year Eighteen Hundred and Nine
ty-four Of the General Assembly Of Maryland
be, and the same are hereby repealed. butall
rights. snits, claims, demands, contracts or
obligations Of the Mayor and Council Of MI
Airy, existing nHd pending at the time
of the passage of this Act, shall remain
in full force and effect: and the mayor and
members of the council Of Mount Airy now in
office under the provisions Of the said sections
repealed, shall remain in Office with full au-
thority to assert, prosecute and defend all
such pending rights, suits, claims, demands,
contracts or obligations, and to exercise all
the powers and duties of mayor and council
until their successors are elected and quail.
fed. as provided by this Act, and with full
power to collect all taxes heretofore assessed
and levied within the taxable limits of said
corporation and remaining unpaid at the
time of the passage of this Act.
SECTION s. And be it enacted. That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved, April 7th. 1898.
LLOYD LOWNDES,