The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-08
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

chief bailiff and treasurer shall each give
DOnd TO the council with such penalties and
sureties as the council may require condi-
toned for the faithful discharge of the din
ties of their respective offices.
SECTION l2A. That when any of the cleo
tive officers shall wilfully neglect or fail to
perform the duties of the office to which
they have been elected, they NAV be tried
by the council for malfeaSance in office and
may be removed from said office by the
council and they are hereby empowered to
appoint successor for the uneXpired term.
SECTION 81 That whenever the council
shall levy q tax they shall cause to be IN adp
out an alphabetical list of the persons
charged thereon and shall cause to he af-
fixed the respective sums to be collected
from such persons and issue warrant to
the tax collector to collect the same.
SECTION %. That the tax collector. within
ten days after the receipt OF such list and
warrant, render to each person named
therein an account or tax bill showing the
amount due from him, if he be a resident of
the town, and If he be nonresident in CON
sequence cannot be conveniently served
with said account or tax bill he shall mail
copy thereof to the last known postoffice
address of said nonresident, and all taxes
levied by said council for the general pur-
poses of the town shall be a lien on the prop-
erty from the date of the levy of the party or
parties against whom said tax may he
charged and If any taxes shall not be paid
on or before the first day of January after
the rendition OF the said accounts the said
tax collector Shall proceed to collect said
tax out OF the personal property of such
person or corporation and if the said tax
cannot be made out of the personal property
of such person or corporation then the same
may be collected out of the rents of his or
her or their real estate by due process of
law or the tax collector may sell such real
estate for the payment of taxes by comply
ing the same requirements as the treasurer
of Garrett county.
SECTION 49, That the tax collector shall
execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed
of the property sold and the said deed shall
convey to the purchaser of said property and
shall be preSumptive evidence that ali the
requirements of the law have been compiled
with in making assessments, levy, sale and
deed and unless the delinquent owner or
owners of said property or his or their
grantee, mortgage, assignee or legal repre-
sentative shall within one year from the
date Of said tax sale redeem such property
by paying to the purchaser OF his legal rep
resentative the whole amount of money
paid by him for said property with interest
thereon at fifteen per centum per annum,
said title shall become absolute and indie
feasible
SECTION "A. That the tax-collector shall
make all collections required of him and pay
the same to the clerk within six months
from the time the same is placed in his
hands and the said clerk shall Immediately
make record thereof and pay said monies
over to the treasurer The tax-collector
shall also assess all improvements or add
tions to properties in the town which may
be made after general assessment or which
may come to his knowledge as being omitted
from the assessment books of the town, and
an appeal may be taken from his valuation
in the council.
SECTION %. That the chief bailifr shall at
tend all meetings OF the council and perform
such duties as the mayor and council shall
direct; he shall preserve the peace and good
order of the town and for this purpose he is
invested with the same Jurisdiction, power
and authority as any constable of Garrett
county has under the laws of this State.
SECTION 2TA That the cOunni1 nav on
point an attorney who shall render such
legal services from time to time as may be
required of him by the mayor and council
and shall receive such compensation as the
council may prescribe.
SECTION 27B. The council may in the
month of May of each year select some JUS
tice of the peace from District No. of Gar
rett county to act as police magistrate of
said town. He shall have full power and
jurisdiction to hear and determine and pass
sentence i'll all cases of violation OF the Or
dinances of said corporation and may i'm
pose fine for such violation or may both fine
and impriSOn offenders for violation against
said ordinances, and in default of payment
of fine imposed by him, shall commit the
offender to the lookup or county Jail until
the same be paid, as may be provided by the
ordinances OF the town.
SECTION 49, That the chief bailiff shall
have the same fees for making arrests or
serving process for violation of any ordin-
ance of the corporation as are allowed con-
stables for similar services.
SECTION2. And be it further enacted, That
Section Four Of Chapter $50 OF Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland of 1896 be and
the same is hereby repealed. But all rights,
suits, claims, demands, contracts or obiiga-
tions of the mayor and council of Loeb Lynn
Heights existing and pending at the time OF
this Act shall remain in full force and effect,
and the mayor and the members of the coun-
Gil OF the SAID town now in ONCE under the
provisions of the said sections repealed shall
remain in ONCE with full authority to assert,
prosecute and defend all such pending
rights, suits, claims, demands, contracts or
obligations and to exercise all powers and
duties of mayor and council until the expi-
ration of their term OF ONCE and their sue
cessors are elected and qualified as provided
by this Act, and with full power to collect
all taxes heretofore assessed and levied
within the taxable limits of said corpora
ton and remaining unpaid at the time of
the passage OF this Act.
SEoTIoN3 3. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 18th, 1902.