The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-05
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
Relating to Taneytown.
CHAPTER l4h.

CHAPTER 145.
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE ONE HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY FOURTH SECTION
OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, RELATING
TO THE TOWN OF TANEYTOWN, IN
CARROLL COUNTY, AS AMENDED
BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY -FOUR, CHAPTER FIVE HUN:
DRIED AND EIGHTY-FO OF THE
ACTS OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
NINETY FOUR AND TO RE-ENACT
THE SAME IN AN AMENDED FORM.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section One
Hundred and Fifty. four of Article seven OF
the Code of Public Local Laws of the State
of Maryland. relating to the town OF fancy
town, in Carroll County, as amended by Sec
ton One Hundred and Fifty four, Chapter
Five Hundred and Eighty -four of the Acts
of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety four, be and
the same is hereby repealed and re enacted
so as to read as follows.
1874 A majority of the Commissioners
shall have power to enact and pass all such
laws and ordinances, not inconsistent with the
laws of this State or of the County, or this
subtitle of this article, as they may deem wise
and expedient for the comfort, health, order,
prosperity, peace and convenience OF SAID town
and the inhabitants thereof, to open and es-
tabish, grade, curb, pave, and repair such
roads. streets, lanes and alleys as have been
or may be laid out for that purpose, to pre-
vent and remove nuiSances, to provide against
fires, and the extinguIshmeut of the same, to
regulate fire companies, to provide for the
safety of houses, buildings and chimneys from
fire, to prevent and regulate the use of ex
plosive materials, to regulate party walls and
division fences, to regulate and provide for
the issuing of licenses or permits for all hawk
ing, peddling and vending of goods, wares and
merchandise of every description upon the
streets lanes alleys or highways of said town
of Taneytown, and to issue licenses or per-
mits to all tinerant peddlers who may go from
house to house to vend or sell any goods,
wares, or merchandise, to impose license
upon all fire insurance company or companies
and agencies located in or doing business in
said town of Taneytown, to issue license to
any and all persons entering into or beginning
any transient business in said town for the
sale of any goods, wares or merchandise, to
regulate and provide for the issuing of license
to all travelling persons who dispense medi
cines or medical advice, to regulate, license
and tax all Public shows amusements, en-
tertaiuments or exhibitions, TO restrain dis
orders. disturbances and immoralities, TO
regulate, license and tax restaurants and
saloons and other places where malt, spiritu
Gus, vinous or fermeuIed liquors are sold, to
regulate. license aud tax all hackney car
rages, omnibusses or other vehicles used in
said town for the carriage of passengers, to
regulate and license all carriages for private
use, all vehicles used for the carriage, trans
portation or delivery of freight or merchan-
disc, aud all carts or other vehicles which ply
for hire to suppress vagrancy, to levy tax
and impose license upon dogs and bitches,
and to provide for the killing of all worthless,
dangerous or annoying dogs and bitches, and
of all dogs and bitches not properly licensed,
aud 10 regulate and prevent the going at large
within the limits of said town of horses, cat
tie. sheep, goats, swine geese, dogs or any
other brute, beasts or fowl, to have power and
authority to purchase aud hold real, personal
and mixed property, for the use and benefit
of said corporation and the citizens thereof
and 10 convey and dispose of the same or any
| part thereof, TO build or secure place OF
| confinement for persons charged or convicted
| of violating the laws aud ordinances of said
| Corporation of Taneytown, and they may pass
all laws and ordinances necessary from time
to time to carry out and enforce the foregoing
! provisions and TO enforce the observance OF
/ such laws and ordinances by reasonable fms
aud penalties, not exceeding fifty dollars in
any one case, as may appear right to them.
! and they may recover SAID fines and penalties
| by au action fdebt, and in addition thereto
/ they may provide for the Imprisonment of the
| offender or offenders for period not exceed
| ing thirty DAYS or until the fine be paid, pro-
! vided, that no greater sun than one hundred
! dollars be charged for any one license, and
Instead Of the aforesaid penalties it shall be
| lawful, in case of the conviction of any person
| for yagraney to sentence such person to hard
work for period not exceeding ten days
! Section ,. And be it enacted, That all
/ laws inconsistent with or repugnant to the
provisions of this Act be and the same are
/ hert y repealed TO the extent of such incon-
/ sistency aud this Act shall take effect from the
| date Of its passage.
! Approved, March 10Th, 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 Delegates:
! hereby certify, That the aforegoing is
/ true copy Of AN Act of the General Assembly
| of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
! 1900 B. l.. SMITH,
! Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
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