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

signed by the Mayor and counter
signed by the clerk of said Mayor and
Common Council.
Water Tax.
Section 1856. The Mayor and Common
Council are authorized to levy on the as
sessablc property of said town an addi-
tional tax, not exceeding fifteen cents on
the one hundred dollars for paying such
charges and rents 10 the Union Bridge
Water Company for the use of water as
the said Mayor and Common Council
may deem il right TO contract for, or may
have contracted for.
Taxes Made q Lien How Col
lected and when to Bear Interest
Section 1856. ALI taxes levied by said
Mayer and Common Council Tor the gen.
erai purposes of said town, or for the
payment of interest or for the sinking
fund provided Tor The redemption OF the
bonds and iuuded Indebtedness of the
Town, now issued Or hereafter To be is
sued In pursuance of any Act Of The
General assembly of Maryland, and all
water rents charged against said town,
as per contract, shall be lien upon the
| property OF the party or parties against
whom said Tax may be charged, whether
| such person be resident or non resident
OF ifie town, whether adult or infant,
non-compos, femme covert, or otherwise,
and il such tax cannot be made out OF
the personal property of such person
then the same may be collected out of
the rents of his, her or their real estate
by judgment and attachment, or the
treasurer may sell real estate for pay
ment of lakes due thereon by complying
with the same requirmenls AS county
collectors are required TO comply with
| by the code oil tue general laws of the
State of Maryland, in order TO sell real
estate for the payment of Stale and
County taxes. On all taxes remaining
unpaid for sixty days after the same
shall have been levied The treasurer shall
charge aud collect interest from the date
oil the levy AT the rate of six per centum
per annum TO be accounted for with the
lax.
Section 1877. The Mayor and Common
Council are authorized 10 provide by or
dinance for the manner In which bonds,
hereafter 10 be issued, shall be sold and
in what manner the records of same shall
be kept
Section 1877 A. The Mayor and Com
mon Council shall also be empowered to
borrow sum of money not exceeding
five hundred dollars, whenever the treas
ury shall be SO far depleted that the
treasurer is unable 10 meet current obli-
cations, such sum OF money, however,
must not be borrowed for longer period
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be cancelled Immediately alter suffi-
cient amount of taxes nave been col
lected to do so. Such payment, however,
must in no wise Interfere with the salts
faction of interest payments on any
bonds that may have or hereafter be is
sued by The town.
Codiflcation of Ordinances.
Section 1888. Said Mayor and Com
moE Council may provide by ordinance
for the coditicalion Of all ordinances
which have been Dr may hereafter be
,ssed by il, and for the printing of such
codification thereof, and the printed copy
thereof issued by authority and under
the sanction of said body shall be legal
evidence of the passags of said ordinance
and the contents thereof, in any Court
of law or equity in this State.
Laying Out, Opening and Elk
tending Streets.
Section 1872 The Mayor and Common
Council shall have power to provide for
the laying out, opening, extending,
widening, Strengthening or relocating of
any st.eet or alley or parts thereof with
in The city which 10 their opinion the
public welfare or convenience may re-
| nrnui1s. for A mi n,r
whether any amt WAT aIn~uLt In value
of damage will be caused thereby, for
which the owner Or possessor of any
properly through which said street or
alley-way may pass, ought to be com
pensaIed, by the appointment of com
missioners to assess the same {; to pre-
vide for assessing and levyins either
generally on the whole assessable prop
erty within the city, or specially on The
property of persons benefited, the whole
or any part of the damages and expenses
which will be incurred in laying out,
opening, extending, widening, Straight
ening or relocating such street or alley
or paris thereof and grading the same ;
TO provide for collecting aud paying the
before any such street or alley or part
thereof snail be laid out, opened, ex.
tended, widened, raightened or relO-
Gated, and TO enact all ordinances from
time 10 time necessary OF proper to The
exercise of the powers granted In this
section, provided that before they shall
proceed 10 execute any of the powers
vested in them by this Section, at least
80 days notice shall be given of any ap.
plicaIion which may be made for tn
passage OF any such ordinance by posters
put up in at least five Of the most public
places and provided further, that upon
The return of any assessment of damages
or benefits or both, made under any
ordinance passed under this section, the
clerk of said town shall cause a copy
thereof to be published once week for
four successive weeks in one newspaper
printed in said town; and provided
further, that whenever said Mayor and
Common Council open, lay Out, extend,
widen, straighten or relocate any street
or alley or any part or parts thereof,
they shall establish the grade thereof,
and if in their judgment proper SO TO do,
they shall grade the same.
Appeals for Street Assessments.
Section 100. Any person who shall
feel aggrieved by the decision of the
. | COMMISSIONERS dPPOiHtCu ~ Out SUN
streets, as TO the amount of damages al.
lowed him, or benefits assessed against
him, may appeal therefrom at any time
within thirty days after said commission.
ers shall have made their return, to the
Circuit Court for Carroll County, which
said appeal shall he taken by filing writ.
. ten notice thereof with the clerk of the
Common Council, who shall thereupon
without unnecessary delay, transmit to
: said Circuit Court record of the pro.
, ceedings of said Mayor and Common
, Council and of said Street Commission
, ers in said matter, and said appeal shall
/ be dockeied upon the trial docket OF the
next succeeding term of said Circuit
, Court the party taking said appeal to be
docketed as plaintiff, and said Mayor
and Common Council as defendant, and
i said party appellant shall thereupon bs
, entitled to jury trial, to assess the
amount of damages payable to or amount
of benefits chargeable against him, al
the case may be, and the amount assessed
: as such damages or benefits by said jury
shall stand in the place and stead of the
' assessment thereof by said commission
d ers. and upon said appeal 1t shall b,
e competent for the Court to quash tn,
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