Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-05-03
legal Notices.
Public Local Laws
CHAPTER SO.

AN ACT to Amend the Charter Of the
town of Frostburg by Adding a 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. Provlulng for the Subdivision
Cf said Town into Wards; and also
by Repeating Sections l34. 135. 1876,
1t3, Il. l4S, 149. 1853, l59. and 16l
of said Article. and Re-enactlng the
same with Amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
oral Assembly of Maryland, that a new
section he added to Article ! of the
Code of Public Local Laws. title "Al-
.ogany County" subtitle "FrOStburg,"
to follow Section 133 of said Article.
and to be known as Section 1873 A., and
that Sections 134. 135. 1856. 143. 147,
l4S. l49, 1873. 159 and 16l of said Arti-
Gle be and the same are hereby re-
pealcd and re-enact2d with amend
ments so as to read as follows:
Section 1913 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
poratc limits of said town, ana the sec
0nd to consist OF all portions of cleo
tion district 26 of said county lying
within said corporate limits; and the
Mayor and councilmen shall establish
suitable voting place in each of said
n,,IC fn, hr nf hnlIinp nIpp-
tiOns therein as hereinafter provided.
Section i3i-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
tiOn, shall elect, on the first Tuesday
of April in each year, one person, who
shall he 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 l35-There shall be six coun-
cilmen. three Cf whom shall be elect
ed 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 qualified 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-
,1 in aid 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-The mayor and council
men of Frostburg. Tor each municipal
election. shall appoint three judges of
election fer 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
cd in said town. under the provisions
of chapter II of the Acts of 1870, op-
cning 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-
ceive the same compensation as the
Judges and clerks of election in AL
leeany county, to be paid by the town;
and the officers of registration ap-
pointed under Section 163 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-Thc mayor and council
men may allow their clerk, treasurer.
baiin. 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 filty
cents per day each for every day they
may be in session, or actually cngag-
ed in attending to their public duties.
Section Whenever they shall
levy a tax. the mayor and councilmen
shall make ont an alphabetical list