The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-31
Local Laws.

| AN All 10 repeal sections lOI 10 iSOA, lnclu-
sive OF Article IL ofthe Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws, title Garrett County, subtitle
| Oakland as said sections were enacted
by Chapter 343 of the Acts of 1892, and to
| re-enact with amendments sections 167 TO
| 1874, inclusive. OF Article II. of the Code of
| Public Local Laws, and to add certain
sections to said article to follow Section
| 1854 and to be designated as sections 1888,
l95C. l95D, lS5E. 1857, 1856, l95H, 1851, 1851,
! l95K, 1851, l95M.
| SECTION J. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland that sections l67 to
| 1854, inclusive, of Article II, of the Code of
| Public Local Laws, title Garrett County"
| sub title Oakland" as said sections were
| enacted by Chapter 3I3 of the Acts of 1892 be
and the same are hereby repealed and cen
| acted with amendments and certain new
| sections be and the same are hereby added to
said article to follow Section rg5A, to be des-
! ignated as sections l95B, 1850, l95D, l95E, 1857
| 1856, l95l1. 1851, 1851, l95k. 1851 lH5M, the
whole to read us follows:
l67. The inhabitants OF the town of Oakland
in Garre L County, are a corporation 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 have and use a common seal which may
| be altered at pleasure, and may purchase
and hold such real, personal or
mixed property as may be required for the
use % said Corporation, sS.a& nay ,:-I,-v %
| such property, when necessary. for the bene-
| fit OF said corporation, and all the property
and funds of every kind belonging TO said
| corporation are vested in the Mayor and
l6S The officers of said corporation shall he
| n Mayor, Town Council, which shall be
| composed of six members; President of the
| Town Council, a Town Clerk, Il Treasurer. a
| Tax Collector, q Police Magistrate. an AttOr-
! ney, a Bailitt, n Weighmaster and a Street
| Commissioner who shall severally perform
such duties and have such powers as may be
| prescribed by this 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,
and of rgY,, tic
| siOner shall be elected By the Town Council
| The Police Magistrate, Attorney, Weighmas-
ter and a Bailif 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
100 The limits ofsaid town of Oakland shall
! be as follows: Beginning at Il planted stone
| marked }. IL. Sil and running thence with an
| allowance of two degrees and thirty minutes
| magnetic variation, QsO north sixty. four and
| One-half degrees west one hundred ana fifty
! eight perches to an old road and with it end
| south titty-seVen and one half degrees west
| twenty-four percheS Ord south eighty three
! and one-half degrees west seven and two
| fifths percheS, (iJh) south cighty"seVen and
one-haif degrees west eight and thfee-flfthS
| pcrches to the limits of the Oakiaud and Sang
| Run road, and with it (5th) south twenty
| nine and One-half degrees west twenty four
| and three-fOurths perches, then 9th south
eighty-six and three lourths degrees west
| thirty-six perches, (1th) south tifty-one and
| thrce-tOurthS degrees west thirteen and three
! fiiths percheS, (Sth) south SiXty-tnree and
| one-half degrees west seven and one fourth
| percheS, 9TH south thirtY-mine degrees west
| tour and four fifthS percheS crossing the little
| YoughiOgheny river, then GOth) south six
| and One-haf degrees west eleven and one
| tenth perchcs to the nOrth-weS corner of the
| Baltimore and Ohio railroads enclosure near
the Washington Spring. then with said
| enclosure (llth) south forty degrees east one
| hundred and sixteen perches, Q2th) south
| forty degrees west twenty EIGHT perches N3th)
| south twenty degrees west forty percheS l4th)
| south Si&ty-tWO and OnC-half degrees east
| sixty four and tWo-iitths percheS to the limits
of the Oakland and Aurora road and with it
| (l5th) north thirty eight degrees east twenty
one percheS, then QGth) south SXty-tive and
| One-half degrees east fifth-seVen and one half
! perches, QTth) north twenty one degrees east
| fourteen and oue-eighth perches, NSth) south
thirty degrees east seventeen and One-ffth
| perches, (l9th) north fifty seven and one-half
| degrees east five and Onc-fifth percheS to the
| limits OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
| and with it (20th) south twenty degrees
| east thirty-three and one-tenth perches (2lst)
| south tWenty-four degrees east TWENTY-FIVE
| and two tifths perches, then crossing the
aforesaid railroad (22d) north siXty-four and
| ne-fOurth degrees east twenty three and
three -tifths perches, esd north fiftytwo and
| three-fourths degrees east ten and three-ffths
| perches. (2ith) north twenty-five and one
| half degrees east one hundred and twenty
| four and one-1ifth perches. (25th) north forty
| two and three-fourths degrees west thirty
! three and four fifthS perches, (26th) north
| twenty eight and one alfdegrees west sixty
| five and one-half peIches, then north twenty
| four and one half degrees east tWenty-siX
| perches to the place of beginning. as shown
| by a map now of record in the office of the
! Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett County.
| Said map or copy properly certified by said
| Clerk under seal ofhis office shall be evidence
| The Mayor and Town Council shall have
| power to extend the limits of said town not
| exceeding one-half mile from its present
| limits, when in their discretion they may
| deem proper to do so.
10. The Inhabitants of the town of Oakland
who have resided therein for six months next
| proceeding any municipal election and who
are qualified to vote for members of the GEN
eral Assembly of Mary land. shall on the
second Monday in March, eighteen hundred
and nineIy-eight, and ON the same day in
| every second year thereafter, elect by ballot
one person to be Mayor Of said town, and the
| said voters, qualified as aforesaid, shall on
| the second NJ Onday in March, eighteen humid
| red and ninety-eight, and on the same day in
| every year thereafter, elect three persons TO
be members of the Town Council, and the
| members of the Town Council who have been
! elected and are now in Office shall hold their
| office until the term for which they have been
elected shall have expired and until their
| successors are elected and qualified
Ill No person shall be eligible to the office
of Mayor unless he shall have attained the age
! oGthirty years and shall have resided two years
next preceding his election) in said town,
| and shall be a freebooter in said town of
| Oakland. The Mayor elected ut any regular
| election shall hold Office for two years from
| the first Monday in April next after his cleo
| ton and until his successor is elected and
| qualified. Should Il vacancy occur in the
| office of Mayor by reason OF removal from
| the town, removal from Office, death, resigna-
! ton or otherwise, the president ofthe Counci!
! shall perform all the duties of Mayor and act
as such until the next general election OF the
| Mayor and Town Council. Wilfu neglect of
| duty or miSbehaviOr in office on the part of
| the Mayor is hereby declared a misdemeanor
| and on conviction before Justice of the
| Peace or in the Circuit Court for Garrett
| county, he shall be removed from office by
| the Justice of the Peace or Judge who shall
sit in the case, and any person who shall be
convicted and removed from the office of
| Mayor as aforesaid shall be disqualified from
holding any office in said corporation. He
shall on the second Monday in April of each
| year appoint and send to the Town council
for continuation the names of persons for the
| offices of police magistrate, attorney bailiff
and weighmaster respectively. He shall
| have power to remove for cause any officer
| agent servant or employee OF said corporation
| who has been appointed by him or employed
| by him and to fill any or all vacancies which
may occur in offices which he has the power
to fill. He shall have general supervision OF
the town, see that the ordinances are enforced
and from time to time report to the Town
Council such matters as may in his judgment
require the attention of the Town Council
He shall read and sign the minutes of the
Town Council after each and every meeting,
He shall have power to administer oaths and
certify the same in all matters pertaining to
said corporation which may be required by