The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-17
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

designated points. or to require the occu-
pants of premises to place them conveniently
FOR removal; to compel the occupants OF
any premises building or outhOuseS situated
in said city when the same have become
filthy or unWhOlesOme to abate or cleanse
the same, and upon failure of the owners to
abate such nuisances then the Council shall
authorize the same to be done by the proper
pubic OfhcerS and to assess the expense
| thereof against such property; to regulate
or prevent the storage Of gun powder. tar
pitch, coal oil, benZine, tUupentine, hemp
cotton, nitro glycerine. dynamite giant
powder, petroleum or gasoline or any pro-
duct thereof. or any other explosive OF com
DuSt1ble materials or any material which
may seem to be dangeSOuS; to authorize the
removal or confinement Of persons having
infectious or peStilential disease; to pass all
ordinances and orders and to eXpend such
sums or money as may be necessary within
the limitation herein provided for the pro
lection, maintenance and preservation of
the water supply of the city and the proven
ton of the pollution thereof; to make all
regulations which may be deemed eXDedient
Tor the promotion of health or suppression
OF disease; to regulate the construction of
cnlmneyS, smoke stacks, hearthS. ovens, the
erection of stoves and StovepipeS, boilers
and apparatus used i'm buildings or other
places. and cause the same to be removed or
made secure when considered dangerous:
to suppress, restrain and regulate bawdy
houses and houses of ill-fame. and to pro
hlblt the youth of said city from being in the
streets lanes or alleys at unreasonable hours
Of the night to punish and suppress tramps
and Migrants by imposing fines or both fine
or Imprisonment at hard labor, and to abate
by appropriate ordinances all nuisances i'm
Sald town which are so defined at common
law whether the same are herein specifically
named or not: to regulate the use of side
walks and all structures in, under or over
the same and to require the owner or occu-
pant of premises to keep the sidewalks in
front of the same free from snow and other
oDstructlons and prescribe hours for clean
ing the same; to regulate and prevent the
throwing or depositing of Sweepings, dust or
ashes, ofral or dirt, garbage, paper. hand
Dllls, dirty liquids. or any other materials
into any street, alley or public place; to reg
ulate and prevent the use of streets, side
walks ana public places for signs, sign posts,
awnings, awning posts, poles, horse troughs,
steps ratings entrances racks, posting
hand bills and advertisements and display
or goods, wares and merchandise: to cause
the streets, lanes and alleys to be Sidewalked
paved, graded. repaired, repaved, regarded,
drained or severed or to close streets or
parts of streets, lanes or alleys to regulate
ana license the use use of coaches, hacks,
drays and all other vehicles for the trans
pOrJatlOn OF passengers, freight or other ar
t1cles to or from points within said city for
hire or pay; to regulate, license. tax, restrain,
or prohibit theatrical and all other exhibit
tions, shows or entertainments for which
money Is demanded or received, provided
that lectures on scientific, historic, benevo-
lent, artistic, religious or literary subjects
ana apparatus for the calculation of the
same and specimens of fine art shall not be
deemed TO be within this provision; to regu-
late the sale Of all kinds of property at auc-
tlon III the streets, stores, shops or elsewhere
IN the city and the license auctioneerS and
all vendors of property on the streets OF
squares or other public places in said city;
10 Incense, tax, regulate, suppress and pro-
nlDlt haWkerS and itinerant dealers, ped
dlerS and pawnbrokerS and to revoke such
license at pleasure; to license, tax, regulate
ana prohibit the keeping or harboring of
dogs; to license, tax and regulate branch
stores and all other concerns established in
SAID city for temporary business only.
SECTION ZIG. And be it further enacted.
tnat the said Council may elect a Clerk to
SAID Council and fix the amount of his COM
penSation and length of his term, and that
they may also fix the compensation of the
Mayor of said town.
SECTION ll1H. And be it further. enacted.
that the County Commissioners of Garrett
county shall retain jurisdiction over the pres
ent county roads running through and in
the boundaries of said corporate limits of
trlendSville and that the said Mayor and
Council of Friendsville shall have juriSdic-
tlon ana supervision over all such streets.
lanes and alleys as they may accept and take
unuef control OF from time to time, and they
shall Keep record and description of the
same with the length and location thereof:
ana no street or alley shall be deemed to be
under the control of said corporation so as
10 render said corporation liable on account
OF any INJURY or damage arising thereon or
thefefrom until it shall be shown to have
been accepted by the records of said corpor-
alton so kept by the Clerk of said corpora
ton.
SECTION I'LL. And be it further enacted.
that the said Mayor and Council shall have
power to compel the property owners bind
ing along any of the said streets, lanes or
alleys SO accepted by said corporation and
recorded among its proceedings to construct
ana Keep in repair sidewalks and footwayS
IN front of their property binding on such
SUreetS ana may pass all such ordinances as
may be necessary to compel the cOnStruc-
ton and repair of such sidewalks and they
snail nave power to enforce the conStruc
tlon and repair of such sidewalks by fines
imposed upon the property owners for a
failure to construct and repair after fifteen
days notice previously given, which said
i1ne shall be collected as other fines imposed
Tor the violation of the ordinance of the
town as hereinafter set forth and stated.
SECTION INK. And be it further enacted,
That said Mayor and Council of Friendsville
may establish and maintain a town lookup
ana may confine therein all persons convict
ed OF violation of their ordinances in default
OF the payment of fines imposed for such
violation, or may at their option confine
such persons in the county jail at the eX
penSe or said town. or they may require such
persons in default of the payment of fines to
work out such fines and costs upon the streets
OF other works or Improvements of said
town, such person to be allowed as a credit
on such fine or costs the same wages as are
paid other employees of said town for the
same character of work
SECTION I'LL. And be it further enacted.
that all fines, penalties and forfeitures i'm
passed by said Mayor and Council shall be
recoverable in the name of the Mayor and
Council of Friendsville before such Justice
OF the Peace of the State of Maryland reSid-
ing in District No. 2, in Garrett county, as
may be elected Police Justice for said town
by said Mayor and Council and no other, as
small debts, and shall be paid to the Mayor
ana Council for the use of said town; and
any one feeling aggrieved by any Judgment
rendered by said Police Justice shall have a
right of appeal to the Circuit Court for Gar
rett county to the next term of said court;
but no Judgment, fine or penalty imposed
shall be stayed unless the party taking the
appeal shall file a bond to be approved by
said Justice in double the amount of the fine
and costs to the Mayor and Council of
Friendsville conditioned upon the successful
prosecution of said appeal.
SECTIONS 3. And be it further enacted, that
this Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April Sth, 1902.