Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-05-10
FROSTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1902.

be collected from each person, and an
mex to said list a warrant to the collec-
tor to collect the same.
Section 148-The collector, within
ten days after the receipt of such war
rant and list shall render to each per-
son named therein an account of his
tax and unless the same shall be paid
| within three months after the date of
the levy, may collect the same as pro-
vided by Section $50 of this article:
| and all assessments rents and charges
made by said mayor and cOuncilmen
for the use of water supplied by them
are hereby made lien upon the real
estate upon which said water is used.
of equal rank with other corporate tax
es, and shall be collected as such tax
es are authorized to be collected un-
der such Section $50 of said Article.
Section 149-The collector shall ac-
count for the amount of such assess
ments in the manner provided for by
Chapte, 635 Of the Acts of 1900; and
on ali taxes remaining unpaid for
three months after the same shall
have been levied. he shall charge and
collect interest from the date of the
levy at tb, rate of six per centum per
! annum to be accounted for with the
tax; and in all suits by the mayor and
| cOuncilmen upon the bond OF said col
! lectOr for any neglect of duty, or for
not collecting any tax placed in his
hands, according to law, or for breach
of his duty in not paying over money
collected by him. proof of the deliv
cry of the levy list shall be sufficient
| prima facie evidence to entitle the
mayor and councilmen to recover
judgment in such suit. unless said col
lector sha.. snow that he mas discharg
ed his duty in such case according
to law.
Section 153-The mayor and coun-
cilmen shall have full power and au-
| thority to grade, curb and pave or re-
pair or cause to be graded, cUrbed.
paved or repaired, all sidewalks, gut
| ters, bitches and sewers which In their
Judgment the public convenience may
require, and from time to time If
necessary to cnange or alter the
grade of such sidewalks, cutters,
| ditches and sewers. and to repave or
repair the same. whenever they may
require it. and to collect the expense
of grading, curbing and paving. or
otherwise improving the same, as
| hereinafter provided. They shall al
so have power to grade and pave all
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town and to pay the expense thereof
out of the general corporate funds; or
| they may grade and pave any street
or any portion thereof. which in their
Judgment the public convenience may
require to be graded and paved and
| apportion the expense of such i'm
provement among the owners of the
lots fronting on said street. or i'm
proved portion thereof. so that one
| third of such expense shall be borne
by the owner or owners of each abut-
ting lot on each side of said street,
and the remaining third of such eX-
pense shall be paid out of the said
general corporate funds; and all as
sessments made by the mayor and
cOuncilmen for any of the purposes
mentioned in this section are hereby
made a lien upon the abutting real
estate. equal in rank to corporate
taxes, and may be collected as taxes
are authorized to be collected under
Section $50 of this Article. or the own
er or owners of said abutting real es-
tate may be proceeded against as pro-
vided in Section 154 Of said Article.
Section 159-The bailiff and all po-
| licemen of said town duly elected or
| appointed according to law. shall have
| the same powers and receive the same
fees as constables in Allegany county.
| for making arrests or serving process
| for violation of the ordinances of said
| town. or in the discharge of their
duties as such. The bailff shall col
! lect and turn over to the treasurer all
| fines imposed for violations OF ordl-
nances and shall properly care for and
safely keep all prisoners confined IN
| the town lookup. and shall be entitled
to charge and receive the sum OF fif-
teen cents for each meal served to
| such prisoners and the sum of one
dollar and fifty cents for the transpor-
tation of prisoners committed to the
county Jail.
Section 16l-The mayor and coun-
| cimen shall have power to regulate
and impose a license upon all circuses,
theatrical and other exhibitions for
gain exhibited in said town; to re-
uuire license from the owner or keep
er of any horse, cart. wagon, carriage
and every description of wheeled We
hiclc, kept for hire in said town; to
license auctions and stores; to regu-
late and provide for issuing license to
all hawkcrs, peddlers and vendors of
goods. wares and merchandise, within
the corporate limits of said town.
They shall impose license OF
$500 per annum upon all saloons,
hotels. taverns and restaurants and
all other places therein where malt,
sprituous. fermented. or vinous liq-
ours are sold. and they are hereby
given full power and authority to pass
such ordinances as may be deemed
necessary for the regulation and con-
troll of the traffic in said liquors, with
in said town.
Section 2-And be it further enact
ed that this Act shall take effect from
the date if its passage.
Approved March 90, 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of Senate.
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL,