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

payers 10 Collect Sald taxes, DuC snail
give public notice of the time when
they are due and payable, and the
place in the town where they can be
paid and may distrain therefor at
any time after shy days from the date
they shall become due and payable; and
the said treasurer shall keep an accurate
account oft receipts and disbursement
of the funds of the corporation In we'll
bound book, and shall pay out the same
only on the order Of the Mayor and coun-
ter-signed by the clerk, after the bills
therefor have be, n passed by the Com
mon Council, and shall annually report
by written or printed statement in de-
tail, to the Mayor and Common Council,
showing the condition OF the finances OF
the Town, giving the several sums re-
ceived and expended, and from whom re-
ceived and for what account. and for
what particular purposes expended, and
10 whom paid; and The Mayor and Com
mon Council shall require the said treas
urer TO enter into bond, with sufficient
surely for the true and faithful perform
auce of his duties of such, said bond to
be furnished by any one of the regular
ly incorporated bonding and trust COM
panies of the Slate, he shall be elected
for the period of two years. or until his
successor quaiii -, ami shall receive such
a salary as the Mayor and Common Couu-
Gil may determine just and proper.
Corporation Counsel.
Section l79 A The Mayor shall unOn
the orga, iz4Iion of the Council, appoint
an attorney for the town, who shall be
subject to the approval of the Council
and shall serve for a term OF two years
and receive such compensation as the
Mayor and Common Council may deter
mine, he shall be the legal advisor Of the
officers of the town, and snail draw up
ali ordinances, leases, deeds, contracts,
or other legal papers of said town, when
requested TO do so by the proper officers.
Elections.
Section iS0 The Common Council
shall have power 10 ass all ordinances
for conducting The elections herein pro-
vded for, or which may he hereafter
authorized 10 be held, and for making
returns thereof; said returns shall be
filed with the Clerk of the City Council;
and whenever the said Council shall pro-
vide by suitable ordinances for the held
ing of elections in said town under the
powers hereby granted, then sald cleo
lions shall u GREATER be held unier said
ordinances but in passing said ordi-
of said elections and the registration OF
Voters, the said Common Council shall
conform as nearly as possible to the gen.
eral aims and purposes of the general
election laws of the State of Maryland.
The Common Council shall have power
to pass ordinances for the election by
the Common Council and qualification
of such other officers agents and ser
wants as they may deem necessary from
time TO time, and for the appointment
by the Mayor of such other officers,
agents or servants as may be deemed
necessary, and TO fix their compensation
to define the duties of The officers of said
corporation, requiring bonds and fix PEN
ulties thereof for The faithful performance
of their respective duties, and TO require
bonds for the performance of any and
all contracts entered into with said city.
General Powers.
Section 1S1. The Common Council
shall have power to pass all such ordi-
nances, not contrary to the constitution
and laws of this State, as it may deem
necessary for the good government of
the town, for The protection and preser-
walton of the towns property, rights
and privileges, for the preservation OF
peace and good order and securing PEI
sons and property from violence, danger
OF destruction. Tor the protection of the
health comfort and convenience of the
citizens of Union Bridge and visitors
thereto or sojourners therein, for the
appointment of a board of health, and
defining and regulating its powers and
duties, for providing and maintaining
proper and suitable lights upon the pub
lie streets an alleys, for establishing
and maintaining fire department, for
erecting and maintaining bridges, tor
establishing, maintaining and regulating
an adequate police force, and il shall
have power TO pass all ordinances. 10
regulate or prohibit the use of hand or
gans or instruments of any annoying
character, or other music itinerant per
formers in the streets, alleys or public
places of such town. To regulate the
location and management of starch fac.
tories, glue factories, renderies, iallow
chambers, bone factories, soap, facto
ries. hide houses, tanneries, slaughter
houses, breweries, dislilleiie., livery sta
bles. foundries, and all other establish
ments of which the business or trade
NAV become noxious or injurious 10 pub
lie comfort and health; to prohibit the
erection such buildings or the coniin
uarce of such noxi"us injurious "ccu
p4tions Ih,r-i =, whe 'ever The pu {
conf 1T ~ rea ia requires il T. pie
VEN OF esul {, t the Use of aud sale o
fire arms, tiIe works, bon fires or othel
things or practices lending 10 endangel
persons or property. To regulate ant
prohibit the running at large OF cattle
horses, swine, fowls, sheep, goats, dog
or other ANIMALS, 10 authorize the I'M
pounding, keeping, sale and redemption
OF suca animals, when found 10 violation
of the ordinance in such cases provided
To prevent tue deposit of any unwhole
some substance, either on private or pub
lie properly, 10 compel its removal tt
designated points, and to require Stops
gar bage, ashes and other waste or un
wholesome material To he removed t.
designated points. or 10 require the oc
cupants of premises TO place them con
venien,ly for removal. For the purpos
of this paragraph. jurisdiction is givei
such town one half mile from he col
porate limits. To compel the occupant
of any premises, buildings or clubhouse
situated in said town when the sam
have become filthy or unwholesome, t
abate or cleanse the same, and to author
ize the same to be done by the prope
officers, and to assess the expense theret
against such property. To regulate {
prevent the storage of guppowder, Ia
pitch, resin, coaloil, benzine, turpentin
hemp, cotton, nitroglycerine, dynamil
giant powder, petroleum, gasoline or "a
or any product thereof, or any other e!
plosive or combustible material, or an
material which may seem to be DANCE
GUS. To regulate or prohibit the int
ment of bodies and to authorize the r
novel Of bodies now or hereafter burie
or of cemeteries, TO some other prop
place. To established quarantine reg
lations To authorize the removal
confinement of persons having infection
or pestilential diseases. To pass all o
dinances and orders. and to expend sue
sums of money as may be necessal
within the Limitation herein provide
for the protection, maintenance and pI
servalion of the water supply of the CT
and the prevention of the pollulit
thereof. To direct the location and re
ulatc the management of all public ma
keis and market places. whether esta
lis by the town or private individual
to prevent the offenses of regulating al
forestalling, to authorize and require I
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