Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-05-10
Local Laws
CHAPT Err 88.

AN ACT to Amend the Charter of the
town of Frostburg by Adding New
Section to Article One of the Code of
Public Local Laws. Title "Allegany
County" Subtitle "FrostDurg," to
Follow Section 133 of said Article,
and to be known as Section
1873 A, ProvIulng for the Subdivision
of said Town into Wards; and also
by Repeating Sections 1874. 1876, 1876,
143, 147. 14S, 149. 1853, 159, and 16l
of said Article. and Re-enactlng the
same with Amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. that new
section be added to Article ! of the
Code of Public Local Laws, title AL
legany County" subtitle "Frostburg. y
to follow Section 1873 of said Article,
and to be known as Section 1873 A., and
that Sections 1874, 1876, 1856, 143, 147,
l4S. 149. 1853, 159 and 161 of said Arti-
Gle be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amend
mentS so as to read as follows:
Section 1873 A-The town of Frost
burg shall be divided into two wards,
the first to consist of all those portions
of election districts II and II of AL
lcgany County, lying within the cor
porate limits of said town. and the sec
ond to consist of all portions of cleo
ton district 26 of said county lying
within said corporate limits; and the
Mayor and cOuncimen shall establish
suitable voting place in each of said
wards. for the purpose of holding cleo
tions therein as hereinafter provided.
Section 134-The male citizens of the
age of twenty-one years and upwards,
who have resided in the town of Frost
burg one year next preceding the cleo
ton. shall elect, on the first Tuesday
of April in each year, one person. VINO
shall be a qualified voter of said town,
as mayor of FrOstburg; and said per-
son so elected shall at the time of his
election and during his full term OF Of
fee. own real estate in said town, OF
the assessed value of at least five hun
dred dollars.
Section 135-There shall be six cOun-
cilmen, three CT whom shall be elect
cd on the first Tuesday of April in
each year. by the persons qualified to
vote for mayor. as prescribed by the
preceding section and each council
man so elected shall hold office for
two years. Said councilmen shall be
citizens of the United States, residents
of the said town for one year next pre-
ceding the election, and qualihed TO
vote at such election. in the ward in
which they reside: they shall. at the
time of their election and during their
full term of office, each own real eS-
tate or personal property in said town
of the assessed value of at least one
hundred dollars: provided that moth
ing herein contained shall affect the
councilmen whose terms of office have
not yet expired.
Section 136-Thc mayor and council
men of Frostburg, for each municipal
election. shall appoint three judges of
election for each of said wards, who
shall have power to appoint
clerks and conduct the cleo
tions in all respects as elections
have heretofore been conduct
ed in said town. under the provisions
of chapter II of the Acts of 1870, op-
ening the polls at nine O'Clock in the
morning and closing them at seven
o'clock in the evening; and the said
Judges and clerks of election shall re-
celNe tne same compensation do thc
Judges and clerks of election in AL
legany county, to be paid by the town;
and the officers of registration ap-
pointed under Section 1863 A of this
article shall at their annual sitting
make such changes, alterations and
transfers as may be necessary for
making and maintaining correct lists
of the qualified voters in each of the
said wards.
Section 143-The mayor and council
men may allow their clerk. treasurer,
bailiff. policeman and other officers
such reasonable compensation for their
services as they may deem proper. and
| shall have the power to dismiss any
of them at pleasure. The mayor shall
receive one hundred and fifty dollars
per annum as his salary. and council
men shall receive two dollars and fifty
cents per day each for every day they
NAV be in session, or actually engag-
| ed in attending to their public duties.
Section 147-Whenever they shall
| levy a tax. the mayor and councilmen
shall make out an alphabetical list
of the persons chargeable Herewith,
! and ShaIl afih the reSnectiVe SumS 10