Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-04-26
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Public Local Laws
CHAPTER 80.


Public Local Laws. Title "Allcgany
County" Subtitle "Erostourg." to
Follow Section 1873 of said Article.
and to be known as Section
1873 A. Provlulng for the Subdivision
tf said Town into Wards: and also
by Repeating Sections 1874, 135, 1856.
1i3. 147, 14S, 149, 153. 159, and 16l
of said Article, and Re-enactlng the
same with Amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of Maryland. that a new
section be added to Article ! of the
Code of Public Local Laws, title AL
gany County" subtitle "Frostburg,
to follow Section 1873 of said Article.
and to be known as Section 1873 A., and
that Sections 1874, 1876. 1876, 143. 147.
l4S. l49. 153. 159 and 161 of said Arti-
Gle be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-cnacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows:
Section 133 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
legany County. lying within the cor
DOrate limits of said town, and the sec
ond to consist Of all portions of cleo
ton district &c of said county lying
within said corporate limits: and the
Mayor and councilmen shall establish
a suitable voting place in each of said
wards, for the purpose of holding elec'
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, who
shall be 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 Of 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 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-
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. Tor 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. OPP
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-
ceive the same compensation as the
Judges and clerks of election in AL
legany county, to he paid by the town;
and the officers of registration ap-
pointed under Section 1913 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
.lTN,ty ftsNn a
bailiff, policeman and other ohcers
such reasonable compensation for theiT
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 flfty
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 councilmer
shall make out an alphabetical list
of the persons chargeable Herewith
and shall affix the respective sums to
be collected from each person. and an
mex to said list a warrant to the collec'
tor to collect the same.
Section 14S-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 he 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 bl
ChaDte, COS Of the Acts of 1900; an(
On ali taxes remaining unpaid fol
three months after the same shal
have been levied, he shall charge ant
collect interest from the date OF th'
levy at th, rate of six per centum PEI
annum. to be accounted for with th'
tax; and in all suits by the mayor ant
councilmen upon the bond OF said col
lector for any neglect of duty, or TO
| not collecting any tax placed in HI!
hands, according to law, or for breach
of his duty in not paying over none!
collected by him. proof of the dellv
cry of the levy list shall be sufficien
| prima facie evidence to entltle th'
mayor and councilmen to recove
Judgment in such suit unless said col
! lector shan snow that he mas discharg