The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-12

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
sessable property of said town an addi-
tional tax, not exceeding fifteen cents on
the one hundred dollars for paying such
charges and rents TO the Union Bridge
Water Company for the use OF water US
the said Mayor and Common Council
may deeiu il right 10 contract for, or may
have contracted for
Taxes Made a Lien. How Col
| lected and when to Bear Interest.
Section 1885, All taxes levied by said
Mayor and Common Council for the gen
erai purposes of said town, or for the
payment of interest or for the sinking
fund provided for the redemption of the
bonds and funded Indebtedness Of the
town, now issued or hereafter 10 be is
sued 10 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
wnom said tax may be charged, whether
such person be resident Or nonresident
OF fife town, whether adult OF 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 comply Ing
with the same requirments as county
collectors are required to comply with
by the code OF the general laws of the
State of Maryland, in order 10 sell real
estate for the payment of Slate and
/ County lakes. On all taxes remaining
unpaid for sixty days after the same
shall have been levied The treasurer shall
charge aud collect interest from The dale
oil The levy al the rate Of six per centum
| per annum 10 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 TO 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 a 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 obi
gallons, such sum of money, however,
must not be borrowed for a longer period
than six months, and the obligation must
be cancelled Immediately alter suffi-
cient amount Of taxes have 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.
Codification of Ordinances.
Section 1888. Said Mayor and Com
mor Council may provide by ordinance
for the codiication of all ordinances
which have been r may hereafter bt
pissed 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 1Sa. The Mayor and Common
Council shall have power to provide for
The laying out, opening, extending
widening, strengthening or relocating oil
any street OF alley or parts thereof with
in the city which in their opinion the
public welfare or convenience may re-
auire to provide for ascertaining
! ,,,I,., ha,. nd Az, nj MT in valnt
of damage will he caused thereby, fol
. which the owner or possessor OF any
properly through which said street o.
alley-wsy may pass, ought to be com
pensaled, by the appointment, Of com
missioners 10 assess the same To pro
vide for assessing and levying eithel
, generally on the whole assessable prop
erty within the city, or specially on tht
, property of persons benefited, the whole
or any part of the damages and expenses
! which will be incurred in laying out
, opening, extending, widening, s'raish
ening or relocating such street or alley
or parts thereof and grading the same
. 10 provide for collecting aud paying The
. compensation awarded to any person
before any such street or alley or par
thereof snail be laid out, opened, ex
+ tended, widened, Strengthened or relo
4 Gated, and to enact all ordinances iron
Time 10 time necessary or Proper to th'
. exercise of the powers granted in th
section, provided that before they sha!
, proceed 10 execute any OF the power
, vested in them by this Section. at leas
: 80 days notice shall be given of any ap
: plIcation which may be made for tn
1 passage of any such ordinance by poster
put up in al least five of the most publi
/, places and provided further, That upol
: the return of any assessment OF damage
or benefits or both, made under an
a ordinance passed under this section, tn
I clerk of said town shall cause cop,
i thereof to be published once II week 70
: four successive weeks in one newspape
r printed in said town; and provide
: further, that whenever said Mayor an,
/, Common Council open, lay out, extend
. widen, straighten or relocate any stree
q or alley or any part or parts thereof
' they shall establish the grade thereof
: and If in their judgment proper so 10 dc
o they shall grade the same.
Appeals for Street Assessments
Section 100. Any person who shal
a feel aggrieved by the decision OF III
- commissioners appointed 10 lay out sue
|
lowed him, or benefits assessed agains
him, may appeal therefrom at any tim
within thirty days after said commission
il ers shall have made their return, to th
a. Circuit Court for Carroll County, whic
,. said appeal shall be taken by filing writ
r, ten notice thereof with the clerk of th
" Common Council, who shall thereupor
d without unnecessary delay, transmit I
v said Circuit Court a record OF the pre-
ie ceedings OF said Mayor and Commo
lie Council and of said Street Commission
" ers in said matter, and said appeal sha
IF be docke,ed upon the trial docket of th
s. next succeeding term of said Circu
10 Court; the party taking said appeal TO /
d docketed as plaintiff, and said Mayo
n. and Common Council as defendant, an
IN said party appellant shall thereupon |
10 entitled to a jury trial, TO assess u
amount of damages payable to or amour
of benefits chargeable against him,
the case may be, and the amount assesse
p as such damages or benefits by said jur
Id shall stand in the place and stead OF I'll
W assessment thereof by said commission
i'd ers, and upon said appeal 1t shall |
ce competent for the Court to quash Il
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