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


on said property for the space of three
years, and no longer unless the same
shall be revived. OF enforced by scire
facias.
Street Grades. How Established.
Section 1913. No street sha ] be graded,
nor shall any grade be established for
apy street, nor STALL grade be changed or
altered upon any street or part of str .el
In said City, nor shall any repairs be
made upon any street or part al street
therein affecting the existing grade there
of. except under the supervision of the
street committee, and upon plans made
Nv them, which plans. however, the Com
mon Council may change or IN" :ify If
objected to by any party IN interest.
Mayor and Common Council must
retian qualifications.
Secrion 1914. The Mayor and each
member of The Common Council. during
the whole term for which they ars cleo
ted, be possessed of all TIE qualifications
rendering them eligible To be elected,
and If any one OF them during the term
for which he was elected shall fail 10 re-
tain all the qualifications necessary TO
render him eligible la election, lie sh Ill
itItCit euCu anu thC NoNouSJ
be filed Ms bereinbefore provided.
Violation of Ordinances. How
Punished.
Section 1876 Said Mayor and Com
mon Council may establish and maintain
town prison, and may contine therein
all persons convicted of violations nf
their ordinances in default of the pay
IN i'm, 4. 1pI, vi.
tions, or may al their option confine such
person in the County Jail At the expense
of said Town, or they may require such
person in default iU The payment Of fines
10 work on. such fines and costs upon
the streets " other improvements Of said
town such persons TO be allowed as u
credit on such fines and COSTS the same
wages rs are paid other employees of
said city for the same work.
Fines, Etc. How Recovered.
Section 1876 A. All tiues penalties
and forfeitures imposed by this Charter,
or for the violation of any ordinance OF
said town, shall be recoverable in the
name of the Mayor AMI Common
Council of Uninn Bridge belor: such
Justice of the peace OF the stale OF
Maryland residing In said Town as may
he elected as Police Magistrate for said
town, by said Mayor and Common Coun-
| Gil, and no other. rs small debts, and
shall be paid TO the Mayor aud 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 to
make conlrac exempting from city
taxation The real and personal property
or capital stock of any manufacturing
company or enterprise desiring 10 l)cale
in said town, and an inducement 10
the same 10 locate therein, provided that
such contract to exempt the same shall be
| limited rs 10 time, aut shall IT exceed
ten years.
Section 1876 A. The Mayor of the
town, by virtue of his Office, for mum
cipal purposes and preserving the peace
shall have all the powers of Justice OF
the Peace.
Section 1877. Whenever any person
owning land adjacent to the corporate
limits of the town shall desire that said
limits be so extended as To embrace his
lands, he shall express the same 10 the
Mayor and Common Council of the sale
town by petition, and If any of the salt
land is land of in lots, streets and alleys
majority Of those persons owning salt
lots, bounding on one or more street.
may express by petition to the Mayor
and Common Council rs aforesaid theil
desire TO have SAID lots, street aud 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, a.
provided for in the above Section theI
aud in that case The Mayor and Com
mon Council shall submit the matter II,
expressed in the pet lion 10 the gu ali
fed voters Of the town, alter giving a
least ten days notice of said election
when ii 1t shall appear thai majority
Of the legal aud qualified voters votin.
at said election are in favor of sOextend
ing the limlts Of the Town u, TO IaKe intt
the corporate bounds thereof the lands 81
peti,ioned for as above provided, theI
the Mayor and Common Council shal
cause survey and plat of said lands
lots, streets and alleys to lie made an,
shall have the same recorded in TIN
OlhCC vi tuC SiCth VI tuC StSu'b SOui
for Carroll County us All addition 10 tn,
corporate limits of the Town, and IN,
said lands, lots, streets and alleys, ant
the inhabitants thereof sU embraced
witain the corporate limits of the town
shall be subject to all its laws and Urdi
nances.
Section 1877 B. Aud be it further en-
acted, That all laws now in force relal
ing or applicable TO the Mayor and Com
mon Council of Union Bridge or tn
town OF Union Bridge and not included
In this Act, and not inconsistent will
this act and all ordinances of the Mayo
and Common Council of Union Bridg
now in force and mol inconsistent witt
this act shall be and they are hereby con
linued unit. changed or repealed respec
lively, by The General Assembly .
Maryland or the Mayor and Common
Council of Union Bridge.
Sect On 1877 q. Aud be il further EN-
acted that all officers provided for o
named in 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 Til
Act and until their successors shall b
I, | uulJ QudiluCo, anu holhib6 NVhtoAhS
in this said Act, shall be construed l.
interfere with the continuity of TIL
,, terms or tenure of any OF said officers
Nor shall re-appOinlm ent Or re-elec;io
, of any OF said officers be necessary il
order to secure The said continuity o
> their said terms aud tenure of office III
less otherwise provided In this said Act
Section 1877 d. And be 1t further en-
acted that This Act shall take effect froI
the date o. 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 Del,