The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-05-05
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

TO De reInONeOBF maze secure, Wien CONSIDER
ed dangerous: to suppress. restrain and le-sll-
late baSdy houses Of i'll fame and t. pro
hibit the Youth OF said city from being ON tie
streets, lanes or alleys at unreasonable hours
0f the night: 70 punish and suppress tramps
ana Migrants by imposing fines or both fines
and imprisonment at hard labor, and to
abate by appropriate ordinances all nUiS8n
ceS IN said town which are 50 deilned at com
mon law, whether they re herein specifically
named or not: TO regulate the use OF side
walks and all structures in. under OF over
the same and to require the owner or Occu-
pant o. the premises to keep the sidewalks
in front Of same not to exceed 20i !eet free
from snow and other distractions and pre-
scribe hours for cleaning the same TO regu-
late and prevent the throwing or GepOSiting
OF sweepingS. dust ashes, Otfal. dirt. garbage.
paper. band bills. dirty liquors. or any other
materials into any street. alley or public
places for sl@nS, sign posts, awnings. avn
ing posts. poles, horse trOughs. steps. rail
road entrances. racks. posting mana bills
and advertisements and display of goods,
wares and merchandise; to cause the streets,
lanes and alleys to be side walked, paved.
graded. repaired. rSpdNeu, regarded. drained
or or severed, or to close streets, OF
parts OF streets. lanes or alleys; to regulate
and license the use OF coaches. hacks, drayS
ana all other vehicles for the trans pOrtatiOn
Of passengers, freights or other articles to or
from points within said city for hire or pay;
to regulate. license. tax restrain or prohibit
theatrical ana other exhibitions, shows or
entertainments, for which money is demand
ed or received ; provided that lectures on
scientific, historic. benevolent. artistic, relig
iOuS, or literary subjects, and apparatus for
the elucidatiOn Of the same. ana specimens
OF ilne art shall not be deemed 20 be within
the provision; to regulate the sales Of all
kinds of property at auction in the streets,
stores, shops, on elsewhere i'll the city; and
to license auctioneerS. and all vendors of
property on the streets or squares, or other
public places in the said city to license, tan.
regulate, suppress and prohibit hawkers,
anu luherant dealers, pedd!ers ana pawn
brokers and to revoke such license at pleas
IRE; to license, tax, regulate ana prohibit
the keeping or harbOring of dogs; to license.
tax and regulate branch stores and ell
other concerns established in said city for
temporary business only.
SEC. l1Fa. And be it enacted. That the
corporate authorities of the town of Friends
Vile as by this bill provided shall, on the
fourth Tuesday IN April. 1904 order an cleo
ton for the purpose OF determining whether
OF not license Tor the sale OF liquor shall be
issued in said WI, and at said election they
shall provide two tickets, on one of which
on the other Against Liquor license" and
ut said election only freeholders OF the town
who are otherwise qualified as voters shall
ne eligible to vote The Town Clerk. herein
named. shall secure from the Clerk to the
County Commissioners "A certified list of all
freeholders in said town. which list shall be
verified as to the voter S qualifications by
comparlsol with the 'gStration list of said
town OF FriendSVille in the office of the SIT
perViSOrs OF f. eCtiOn tor said g Iunty; aud
for the purposes Of this election the said
Commissioners attested by the Clerk of the
town of FTiendSviiie made in dup icate shall
be the REGISTRATION list by which the Judges
Of Election shall he guided in taking the
vote On said question. The Mayor and Coun-
ci OF FriendsYi,le shall appoint three judges
and two clerks TO hold said election, and
they shall severally take The oath provided
for judges ana clerks by Art. B Of the Code
OF Public General Laws title Elections"
and the polls shall be opened at one O'Clock,
p NJ. and close at six O'Clock, p NJ; said
au1 ri M 10 afi nm RI, fla
Mayor and Council of the results of said cleo
ton and if it shall he found that majority
of the votes cast are For Liquor License"
theu and i'll that event license shall be
issued in conformity WIN the provisions of
the succeeding sections Of this act: but if a
majority OF the votes cast shall be found to
be Against Liquor License, then no license
shall be issued except alter another
election as provided for by Section
lllQ-should any such election be held. The
Mayor and Council shall by handbiIls posted
in said town give five days notice OF said
election.
SEC. lllG. And be it further enacted, That
any person or persons being the lessor or
owner of any no ell property capable OF COM
fortably accommodating fifteen guests or
more with suitable and comfortable rooms
and beds and bedding shall upon applica-
ton to the clerk of said c rporation and the
payment of a minimum license fee Of $250.00
(two hundred and fifty dollarSJ per year
shall he authorized to sell liquors. malt
and spirituou, III the town of Friends
NlIle at d DaI 10 ~ lOFdteu III Salu motel ana
no where else. aud said bar shall be closed
promptly at nine O'Clock every week night
and shall be closed from nine O'Clock p. NJ.
until six o'clock A. NJ. OF the following day:
and any one violating this provision by
opening or selling any liquors between the
hours named, or from any time from nine
O'Clock on saturday night until six O'Clock
Monday morning. shall be deemed to have
violated any privilege herein contained or
acquired by the payment of the license fee
aforesaid, for the sale of liquor, and the
lif.nr tod hi al
TO be at once revoked. and the amount paid
shall be paid to the town of FRIENDSHIP and
II he shall sell any liquor after such forfeit
ure brought TO his notice by an order of the
Mayor and Council of said town he shall.
upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor and shall upon conviction
thereof after indictment be fined not less
than one hundred dollars $4,000 nor more
than two hundred dollars $4,000 FOR each
and every sale of liquor made after he shall
have been so notified by the said Mayor and
Council of FriendSville of the forfeiture OF
his license.
SEC. lllH. And be it further enacted. That
the said Council may elect Clerk to said
Council and fix his compensation and the
length of his term, and that they may also
fix the compensation OF the Mayor of the
said town.
SEC. I'LL. And be it further enacted, That
the County Commissioners of Garrett county
shall retain iurisd iction over the present
county road running through in the bound
aries Of said corporate limit Of Friend.ville,
and that said Mayor and Council of Friends
Vile shall have 1uriSdistion and supervision
over all Sidewalks along said road and all
streets, lanes and alleys as they may accept
and take under control from time to time,
and they shall keep a record End description
OF the same, with the length and location
thereof. And 10 street or alley suall be
deemed to be under the control OF said cor
poratiOn so as to render said corporation
liable Oh account of injury or damage arts
ing there rom until it shall be shown to have
heen accepted by the records of said corpO-
ration SO Kept by the clerk Of said corpora
ton.
SEC. lllk. And be it further enacted, That
tile said Mayor and Council shall have the
power to compel the property owners bind
ing along any of said streets. lane- OF alleys
SO accepted by SAID corporation and record
ed among its proceedings, to construct and
keep in repair side walks and foOt-wayS Of
their property binding on said streets and
roads not exceeding go feet and may pas
all such ordinances as may be necessary to
compel the construction and repair of said
sidewalk. And they shall have power to
enforce the construction and repair of said
sidewalks by fines imposed upon the prop
ertY owners for Il failure to construct and
repair after fifteen days notice previously
given, which said fines shall be cOllectaDle
as other fines imposed for the violation of
the ordinances of the town, as hereinafter
set forth ana stated.
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted. That
said Mayor and Council of FriendSville may
establish ana maintain town lookup and
may confine therein all persons convicted of
violation of their ordinances in default of
the payment of fines imposed for such viola
tiOnS or may at their option cOntne such
person in the county Jail at the expense of