The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-10
TO MANCHESTER.
.
CHAPTER 286,

AN ACT to Repeal Section 70, Article Z, of
the Code of Public Local Laws Of the State
of Maryland, Relating to the Town OF Man
chester, in Carroll County, and to Re-enact
the Same in an Amended or Different Form
and to Add an Additional Section to Said
Article 7, to Follow Section 70 A., and be
Numbered Section 73 B.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section 70, OF
Article of the Code Of Public Local Laws OF
Carroll county, subtitle Manchester be and
the same is hereby repealed and reenacted to
read as follows, to-wit:
70. All property, whether real, personal
or mixed, within said corporate limits, except
that occupied as churches, schools and thep
erty owned by the Daniel and Jacob Lodge,
Improved Order |. O. 0. F., shall be subject to
such taxes and charges as may be deemed
necessary by said Mayor and Common Coun-
ell, to support and maintain the expenses
which may be at any time incurred in the i'm
provement and management of said town, and
for other corporate purposes not exceeding
twenty cents on the hundred dollars OF the
assessed value of all property within the cor
porate limits of said town now liable to assess
ment and taxation for State and County taxa
ton, under the laws of the State.
70 A. And be it enacted, That the said
orized and empowered to levy and collect each
and every year, as they. in their discretion,
may deem necessary, a special tax, not ex-
ceeding five cents on every one hundred dollars
worth of the taxable property of all kinds and
descriptions liable to assessment and taxation
within the corporate limits of the Town OF
Manchester; and the proceeds of such tax
shall be used and applied by said Mayor and
Common Council for the sole purpose of i'm.
proving, grading, paving, macadamizing and
maintaining the streets, roads, lanes and alleys
within the corporate limits of said Town OF
Manchester; said special tax to be levied and
collected at the time and in the same manner
as other taxes are levied and collected by the
Mayor and Common Council of Manchester.
70 B. And be it enacted, That the Mayor
and Common Council are hereby authorized
and empowered to levy and collect each and
every year, special tax, not exceeding six
cents on every one hundred dollars worth of
the taxable property of all kinds and descrip-
ton liable to taxation and assessment within
the corporate limits of the Town of Manches
ter; and the proceeds of such tax shall be paid
to the Manchester Fire Engine Hook and
Ladder Company No. 1, body corporate,
who shall use and apply said tax for the sole
purpose of paying the debt of one thousand
dollars now owing by said company on build
ings of said company; and in case of the dis
solution of the company the building and all
other property belonging to said Fire Engine
and Hook and Ladder Co., shall become the
property of the Mayor and Common Council
of the Town of Manchester; said special tax
to be levied and collected at the time and in
the same manner as other taxes are levied and
collected by the Mayor and Common Council
of Manchester; provided that this special tax
shall not be collected after the debt of one
thousand shall have been paid.
Section c. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date ofits passage.
Approved April 8. 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President OF the Senate.
NOBLE L. MITCHELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.