The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-05

on said property for the space of three
years, and no longer unless the same
shall be revived. or enforced by scire
facias.
Street Grades. How Established
Section 1913. Noslreet sha be graded
nor shall any grade be established fol
any street, nor stall grade be changed OF
| altered upon any street or part oi u sir.el
In said City. nor shall any repairs be
made upon any street or part nf II sire.
therein affecting the existing grade there.
OF, except under the supervision of The
street committee, aud upon plans made
by Them, which plans. however, the Com
mon Council may change or mn!ify II
Objected to by any party in Interest.
Mayor and Common Council must
retian Qualifications.
Section 1914. The Mayor aud each
member OF the Common Council. during
the whole term for which they are cleo
ted, be possessed of all tie qualificai ions
rendering them eligible To he tlecie,i
and ii any one oil them during tue tern
for which lie Was elected shall TAIL 10 re.
tain all The qualifications necessary Il
render uim eligible Ia election, he snail
forfeit such Office, and the vacancy snail
be filled Ms hereinbefore provided.
Violation of Ordinances How
Punished.
Section 1856. Said Mayor and Com
mon Council may establish and maintain
n town prison, and may contine therein
all persons convicted of violations oil
their ordinances in default of the pay.
meut of The fines imposed for such vio:a
tions, or may at their option confine suci
person in The County Jail At the expense
of said town, or they may require sIct
person in defau, fu the paymeat of tine,
10 work out such fines anu costs upon
the streets OF other improvements of said
town such persons TO be allowed as d
credit on such fines aud COSTS the SAINT
wages as are paid other employees oil
said city for the same work.
Fines, Etc. How Recovered.
Section 1876 A. All fines penalties
and forfeilures imposed by this Charter
or for the violation of any ordinance OF
said town, shall DC recoverable in tht
name of the Mayor and Common
Council of Ucinn Bridge before such
ouS.aSS 20 'hS pCoSC vi buC StdtC vi
Maryland residing in said town as may
be elected MS Police ,lagislrate for said
town, by said Mayor and Common Coun
Gil, and no other, as small debts, anI
shall be paid 10 the Mayor and Common
Council for the use of sail town.
Power to Exempt Manufacturing
Enterprises from Taxation.
Section 1876. Said Mayor and Com
mon Council shall have the power t.
make contracts exempling from city
taxation the real and personal property
or capital stock of any manufacturing
company or enterprise desiring TO locate
In said town, and u, an inducement Il
the same TO locate therein. provided ,ha
such contract To exempt the same shall b,
limited rs 10 time, ani shall It exceed
ten years.
Section 1856 A. The Mayor of Ih,
town, by virtue of his office. for NUM-
cipal purposes and preserving the peace
shall have all the powers of Justice o
the Peace.
Section 1877. Whenever any per ,or
owning land adjacent to tue corpoIat,
limits of the town shall desire that salt
limits he so extended az 10 embrace Iii
lands, he shall express the same TO III,
Mayor and Common Council of the sale
town by petition, aud if any of the sal,
laud is laid off in lUIs, stree,s and alleys
n majority of those persons owning sait
lots, bounding on one or mere streets
may express by petition to the Mayor
| and Common Council rs aforesaid tnei
desire 10 have SAID lots, street and alley,
embraced in the corporate limits of IN
town.
How to Proceed.
Section 1877 A. In the event of sucl
Petition being made To the Mayor ant
Common Council by any person, al
provided for in the above Section theI
aud in that case the Mayor aud Com
mon Council shall submit the matter al
expressed in the pet zion To the gu ali
fed voters of the town, after giving a
least ten days notice Of said election
when Ii 1t shall appear iha, majority
OF the legal and qualified voters voting
at salt election ARE In favor of sOeXtend
ing The limits Of the town "a To lake into
the corporate bounds thereof the lands 81
peii,ioned for As above provided, then
the Mayor and Common Council sinai
cause a survey aud plat OF said lands
lots, streets and alleys 10 lie made anC
shall have the same recorded in tn,
office OF the Clerk of the Circus COuI
for Carroll County as al addition TO lh,
corporate limits of the Town, aud III,
said lands, lots, streets and alleys, anC
the inhabitants thereof 50 embraced
within the corpurate limits of The town
shall be subject to all its laws and ordi
nances.
Section 1877 B. Aud be it further Ell.
acted, That all laws now in force rclal
ing or applicable TO the Mayor and Com
mon Council of Union Bridge or III,
town of Union Bridge and not included
In this Act, and not Inconsistent with
this act and all ordinances of the Mayor
and Common Council of Union Bridg,
now In force and not Inconsistent will
this act shall be aud they are hereby con
tinued until changed or repealed respec
lively, by the General Assembly o.
Maryland or the Mayor and Common
Council of Union Bridge.
Sect ON 1877 Z. And be il further en-
acted that all officers provided for OF
named Ia this said Act. whether by cleo
ton or appointment shall continue Il
hold, exercise or discharge the duties o.
their respective offices until they shall b,
superseded under the provisions OF thi,
!, Act and until thelr successors shall b,
duly qualified, aud nothing contained
| In this said Act, shall be construed u
interfere with the continuity of the
terms or tenure of any OF said officers
Nor shall disappointment or reelection
of any of said officers be necessary ii
order to secure The said continuity o.
| their said terms aud tenure of office mn
less otherwise provided in this said Act
Section 1877 D. And be it further en-
acted that this Act shall take effect from
the date Of Its passage.
Approved, April 7th, 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk House OF Dele
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