Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-05-06
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER I26.
AN ACT to incorporate the Town Of
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hereby created body corporate by the
name and style of Glen Echo, with all
the powers and privileges of body pol
itic and corporate, and by said Corporate
name may have perpetual succession.
cue and be sued, plead and be implicated.
In any court OF law or equity, and may
have and use common seal.
| Section 1.-THE boundaries of said
Town shall embrace the lands OF the
National Chautauqua Subdivision OF
Glen Echo, of Montgomery county,
Maryland, as the same are described,
designated, and laid out In plat aud
certificates thereof, recorded In Liber j
| A., 90, folio 2bB OF the Land Record
Books OF Montgomery county, Mary
land, and running thence with Mime
haha Greek, and 800 feet East from mid.
die OF said Greek and 300 feet Vest
from Middle of said Greek, TO River Road.
Boundary lines shall be- Cabin Johns
Creek. North side Of Conduit Road, to a
line 800 feet West of the middle OF Min.
nehaha Greek, running thence north TO
River Road, thence 800 feet East tn
line 800 feet East from Middle OF Mime
haha Creek; thence South To Conduit
Road: thence along Conduit TO end OF
| National Ohautauqua Subdivision;
thence South to Towpath OF Chesapeake
John Creek.
Section 8-The citizens of said Town
shall on the fret Monday In May, 10 the
year nineteen hundred and four, aud
every second year thereafter. on the first
Monday In May, at such place or places
| as shall be designated by the judges OF
| Gle ton between the hours OF Ave O'Clock
p. M. and nine O'Clock Il. H.. elect bv
ballot one person. as Mayor OF said
| TOWn, who shall serve for a term of two
| yeais or until his successor Is elected
and qualified Tie citizens Aforesaid
shall also elect on the first Monday OF
May, nineteen hundred ard four, four
| persons to DO members OF the Council Of
| said Town who. together with the Mayor,
shall constitute the Council of said
Town; two Of the said COuncllmeD shall
serve for a term 81 two years, or until
their successors are elected and quail
fed, and two tor term OF one year; or
until their succees0Ts are elected and
qualified. The hrst election shall be
held by VIM. II. Roach jacob J. Deck
or and +. Lombard Woodward, who are
hereby appointed Judges Tor that pur-
poee, and II any of them ehall be absent
on the day appointed for said election,
the vacancy or vacancies shall be I'LL
cd by the Judge or Judges present. The
citizens aforesaid shall elect Oh the first
Monday Of May, niLeteen hundred and
four, and annually thereafter, two per-
sons 10 be members OF said Council OF
said Town, who shall serve for q term OF
two years, or until their successors arc
elected and qualified. The Qualifca-
tiOas Of voters for Mayor aud Council.
men shall be the same. Ms prescribed for
voters by the laws Of this State. They
must have resided within the corporate
limits Of said Town for ut least six
months next preceding their election.
| The Mayor and COunCllmen must con.
tinue to reside In said Town during their
terms OF Office, and they shall receive
no ices or compensation for their services
except that the Mayor shall receive the
fees hereinafter allowed
Section 4-rbe Mayor shall preside ut
meetings, and shall call such meetings
from time to time as he may deem nee.
essary, but 10 the event OF the absence
Of the Mayor nom any meeting the
memherB Of the Council present shall
elect one OF their own number To pre-.
side during his absence, who shall for
the time being be- clothed with all the
powers and authorities VI said Mayor.
The Council shall pass rules aud bylaws
for their own government while In ses-
sion. All vacancies In the Council
caused by absence from Its sessions for
more than three consecutive months,
without satisfactory excuse or other v iss.
shall be filed by an election held after
ten days notice having been given as 10
time and place In the event of the
death or Resignation Of the Mayor, the
Council shall elect one Of their number
10 Nil the vacancy until the next election
following.
lection 6-fhe Council shall meet In
some convenient place In said Town on
OF before the FIRST Monday In June next
succeeding their election, and as often
thereafter as may be the duties OF their
office, meeting not lcss than once every
month. majority OF the Co uncl
shall constitute u quorum for the trans
action OF business.
Section 0-They shall annually on or
before the frst Monday In April appoint
three Judges Of election, who stan ap-
point Clerk. and said Judges shall con
duct all election by ballot 10 accordance
with the provision OF Section . OF this
ACT. The polls 10 be opened at Ave
O'Clock L. M. and close At nine O'Clock
r. M The Judges and Clerk shall make
their return to the Council. but said
pensati0n for their services. Not more
than two Of said Judges of election shall
be OF the same political party.
Section THE Mayor shall appoint
Jne person to be Town Marshal, one -
be Health Officer and one TO DO Clerk
and Treasurer, to hOd Office until their
successors are elected and quslified: and
the ouncil shall OK the compensation
u each Of said officers and all subOTi.
yates under them, and shall prescribe
their duties except a. herein provided.
The Marshal shall have power 10 APP
point with the approval OF tho Mayor
such Deputy MaFshel or MarshAls ss the
Council may allow, and shall be held re-
sponsible under the Mayor Tor the en-.
iUrcemeDts Of all orJiuances OF tho
Town relating to public safety and order,
and shall perform such other duties as
tho Council maJ prescribe The Health
OiilceT shall have power 10 appoint
with the approval OF tho Mayor such ~.
nsLants and officers under MIN AS the
.Ouncil may allow, aud shall be held
responsible under the Mayor for tho
nf0I cement Of all ordinances relating
~ the public health aud sanitary cOudi.
Ion OF the Town 1he Clerk shall keep
.he minutes Of the proceedings VI the
Council In u bound book, when shall DO
,pen 10 all persons Interested. lie shall
collect and receive the taxes and other
moneys due The Town and snail Keep
md dlsbuTse the same IA tue mauDer
prescribed by the Council and shall psr.
,Orm such other duties AZ the CJuuch
may prescribe. The Council may allow
he maTshal and Deputy haTs1al, tho
Health officer aud his assistants. and the
Jerk, such compensation as they may
sem proper.
section S-Ihe Mayor shall have
VI the powers OF a Justice OF the Peace
criminal cases where tue Town Of
Ulen kcho 10 a patty. aud shall receive
no same fees allowed Justices Of the
CAGE In similar cassr; and Au appeal
rom his Judgment, when the demand or
inc exceeds five dollars, may DO taken to
ne Circuit Court for the county. when
| hll hear and determine thu matter ~