Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-05-05


his or her premises, that unless his Or her
taxes due. and IN arrears are paid with
ia 20 days from date Of said notice with
all interest and costs thereon the prop
erty viii be sold according to lag. with
out any levy on appraisement. md after
giving at leaet thirty days notice of the
time, terms and place Of sale, which place
shall be the Court House door for real
estates and on premises Of delinquent for
personality, by advertisement ID one
newspaper in st. Mary's county for real
estate and by posting notices III & least
three public places IN said corpOratiOnfor
personality, the collector shall proceed to
sell az the advertised sale mentioned by
public auction the property for cash to the
highest bidder, retaining out OF the pro
ceeds amount oftaxesdue from suaeh delina
quent, with sixper cent. interest thereon.
together with all costs OF making such
sale, including an aucfioneer's fec and the
advertisement thereof, he shall pay the
surplus, il any, to the owner Of the prop
erty so sold. In case ofsale ofreaIestate,
the same shall be reported TO the Circuit
Court for 81. Mary county for ratifica-
ton, which Court shall rafiiy the same II
no objection be offered To said ratiflca-
ton, after the publication Of an order
nisi - required In sales made on theequis
~ side Of the Circuit Court cf Maryland
and Il not redeemed within six months,
the collector shall convey the same in fee
simple To The purchaser on purchasers
thereof In case Of sale Of real estate.
whore i II found that part Of the proper
ty upon which the taxes II levied and III
ealault viii pay thewhole amount oitaz-
e., the said collector shall sell only such
I rs 10 pay the said taxes He shall be IN
/ titled 70 the following ieea For giving
notice 10 enforce the payment ~ any tax
bIll the sum % fifty eSafs and inaddition
thereto for the property to he sold he
shall receive when sold pomndage lee at
three per cent of the gross amount 81
sale, bnt II The amuuns 81 bin be paid
without salealter advertising be shall re-
ceiye AZ pOundage re ten percent. 81 the
amount collected these several fees IL he
charged against the tax bill oI the delin-
auent taxpayer
The Commissioners may allow such
commission or sum IN the collector lOrc0l.
Letting taxes 10 they may depm rightand
proper, and IN addition to the remedy
above provided Tor the enforcement Oiihe
taxea 40 leviei. che collector may ri the
name III the Commissioners 81 Isepnafd-
town, hy suit and execution, enforce the
4 pay fnent aud collection ~ taxes N The
manner md To the same extent ~ debts
/ due and owing individuals are now OF
may hereafter be collected BY process III
law and the~e provisions shalfapply "a
nh taxes now ieyiesl aud uur0llectea and
the same he collected AZ herein provided
SectiUm 90 The Commissioners shall
have cbarge and esntroi ~ the lighting
| 81 the sgreete ii the town and shAii have
! power to contract for lighting the same
70 contract with ans water company Tor
tho Mee IL water ia ease ii ire Tor
| eprinkling streets and other public pur-
poses. to employ AL labor OF authorize
the bniilhl ~ do W that luay bc neceNaa.
] - and ~ make Nh contracts f0r public
improvements aud "a dx ihe pFice ~ be
paid ipr same The Commissioners shall
have power % make such bylaws and
pass such ordinances. not contrary to
law, and ~ conformity @itb this Charter
a. they may deem necessary ior Roed gov.
eFRment II the town and The inhabitants
thereof, 70 prrsent genOye and abate nsi
naiAaseF4 and distractions III 81 upOn
che streets slsiewnlks. highways. lanes.
drains, Waterway, ~ Ii 81 upon Huv
lot, and tu provide t1r imposing d line
upon any person canaing orerr8tiag suph
nuisance Or ubatructi1ns, 70 grant per
mltsiof nll buildings. and tohave p0wert0
| remove. or order the removal olany Build
Ing that may b. nuisance, " that may
have been erected contrary % any sFdl
nancs heretofore paHesd 81 hereafter a. be
pasaed. or that may eudanggr any build
iAg contiguous thereto III cnae 81 llrt aud
to enact ordinances ard impose Anrs iof
i thl ~
estAblieb grades npna tlse streets. alleys
| GATHERS and sidewalks u salh town and
prpscYibe the width thereof and thamate.
rial u which they shall be bnilt: 81 cause
| the sidewalks along said public streets u
b. graded paved. repaired or improved: 10
provide Tor and regulate sisnnasa. 81 pers
mits for All exhibitions and shpwa with
IN said corporation. uf - prohibit and
resirnln them and 60 regulate and pro.
vide Tor lax oadOgH and hiichee t. pro-
vide loF aud prevent THO running az largo
OE all horses, cattle, hogs, geese chickens
aud other howl upon the streets or with.
| Ia the limits III said town: a. provide BY
ordinance Tor cOndegnuing. laying out
opening extending and making new
streets, or alieyg, aud Tor altering.
STRENGTHENING, wideBing, grading lm-
| proving urclOsing up. Ii whole Or iupArt
any existing street OF alley, and Tor ne
moving treea, posts and other ohatruc
tons, and Ion laying out public squares,
drains, water courses. and all benefits. or
damages done suffered or Incurred by che
laying out, opening aud making Of new
streets or alieys, or by altering. straight
suing, widening, grading, Improving or
closing up, Ia whole OK IN part any ex-
isfing street Or allcy, Of laying out pub
lie squares, drains OF water courses shall
be determined and aeseea0d by three dis
interested perspns, residents II said town
appointed by The Commissioners Of
LeonardtoWn, who shall take an oath
before some Justice 81 the Peace that they
win fairly, without partiality or preiu-
dice, value and assess che loss aud DANA.
geA 20 be suffered and incurred by any
person interested, also 70 estimate The
benefits that may aeerne thercirom 20
eaeh interested person.
They shall locate boundaries aud pre-
pare an explanatory map giving descrip-
tlon ~ the street or alley opened, closed
extended, widened Strengthened or ina
proved With each separate lot or par.
Gel 81 ground deemed Is have sustained