Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-04-29
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SoiPoInhoni luCluulnB Judges OF election,
shall before entering upon the duties of their
respective Offices make oath that they will dill
igently and faithfully TO the best of ther abil-
ty, skill and judgment perform their duties of
office, and shall file q certificate OF the same
among the records of the corporation.
Section IL. And be it enacted, That the
bailf and clerk shall give bond in such sum
as 10 deemed proper by the Commissioners for
the faithful performance of their respective
duties.
Section IL. And be It enacted, That the
commissioners shall receive all returns of
elections and shall determine all questions
arising thereon, but any person feeling ag-
grieved by such decision may appeal there
from TO the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, which Court shall hear and deter
mine such appeal and decide who shall pay
the cost thereof.
Section 10. And be it enacted, That the
Commissioners may pass such ordinances not
inconsistent with the laws of the State as
they msy deem beneficial to the town, may
open and close streets, lanes and alleys, grade
and pave the same, remove nuisances and OBJ
structious therefrom, restrain all disorders
and disturbances, prevent all congregations
OF disorderly persons In public places, appre-
bend all tramps AID vagabonds, impose a tax
on dogs, geese hogs ana other animals run
ming at large 10 the streets, or totally pro-
hibit the same, and may impose fines, penal
ties and forfeitures for the violation of their
ordinances, and commit all offenders to the
county jail until the same be paid with costs
may pass such ordinances as they may deem
necessary for the preservation of the health
OF the town and remove all nuIsances from
or pr0hi6it all business within the corporate
limits thereof as shall 10 their opinions in
Juriously affect the sanitary conditions there
Of.
Section IA. And be It enacted, That the
Commissioners may as often as tn ~ deem ad =
visaole cause an assessment to be made of all
the real and personal property within said
town or the corporate limits thereof by per-
son to be appointed and paid by them, ana
the mmissioners may levy q tar thereon
not exceeding forty cents on the hundred dol
lars worth OF assessable property 10 any one
year.
Section 10. And be II enacted, That any
person dissatisfied with the assessment NAV
appeal to the Commissioners at their first
meeting after such assessment is made, and
said Commissioners shall increase or abate
such assessment as they deem Just
Section l6. And be II enacted, That when
ever the Commissioners shall lew tax they
shall cause to be made out list of the per-
sons charged therein, and shall cause TO be
aihxed thereto the respective sums TO be col
lected from such persons and warrant to
the bsili6 to collect the same
Section II. And be 1t enacted, Thai the
bailif shall within ten days after the receipt
OF such list and warrant render to each per-
son named therein an account or taX.bill
sho wing the amount due by him, II he be
resident OF the town, and IL he be q nom
resident and in consequence thereof cannot
conveniently be served with said account or
tax-bill, he shall publish such account or
tax-olll In some newspaper OF Montgomery
county at the expense of the taxpayer, and
may unless the same be paid within thirty
days after the delivery or publication of any
account OF tax bill collect the same with all
cost By distress and sale OF the real and per-
sonal property of the delinquent at public
auction after giving at least ten days notice
OF such sale published in some Montgomery
county newspaper or by printed or written
hand bills posted In not less than three pub
lie places, and upon such sale OF real estate
the president Of the Commissioners shall ex-
ecute and deliver to the purchaser Or pur-
chasers a deed Of the property so sold, which
deed shall be presumptive evidence that all
the requirements Of law have been complied
with In making such sale and deed.
Section 10. And be 1t enacted, That the
ballih shall make all collections required of
him and pay the same to the Clerk or Treas
urer within six months from the time the tax
bill is placed in his hands.
Section 10 And be II enacted, That the
bailif shall attend the meetings of the Com
missioners and perform such duties as theg
may require of him shall preserve the peace
and good order Of the town, aud for this pur-
pose is invested with the same power and
authority as any constable has under the
laws Of the State
Section 20. And be II enacted, That the presi-
deni shall preside at all meetings Of the COm-
mission ers and shall have all the powers and
authority of a Justice of the Peace In any
matter wherein the Commissioners are a
party, aud shall receive the same fees allowed
Justices of the Peace in similar cases, aud
an appeal from his judgment wherein the Inc
or demand exceeds five dollars may be taken
to the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
which shall hear and determine the matter
as upon appeals from Justices of the Peace.
Section 81. And be it enacted, That the
bailih shall be paid the same fees for making
distress for taxes as are allowed county col
lectors and for making arrests or serving
process for violations Of any ordinance OF the
corporation the same fees as are allowed con-
stables for similar services, and in any case
wherein the bailih willfully fails to discharge
exceeding ten dollars for each offence.
Section az. And be IL enacted, That any
fines, penalties or forfeitures imposed by this
charter or by any ordinance Of the Com MIS-
sio ners may be collected by proceedings in
the name OF the Com misssoners or under war
rant OF Justice of the Peace, AMI the said
president or Justice OF the Peace shall have
power to commit the offender TO the county
jail on failure 10 pay such fines or iorfeitures
until the same shall be paid with costs.
Section 20. And be Il enacted, That the
Commissioners shall not expend OF contract
to expend 10 any one year more money than
the revenues for that year.
Section "a. And be IL enacted, That the
Commissioners for the county Justices of the
Peace, Sheriff, Oonstsbles and all State and
county offices shall have, hold aud exercise
their Offices aud Jurisdiction in said town as
u thls charter had not been granted, aud the
County Commissioners of Montgomery coun-
~ shall on or before the FIRST day OF January,
In the year nineteen hundred aud Ave l9O5l,
and on or before the first day OF January in
each and every year thereafter pay over to
the Comm ssiouers Of said town Of Barnes
vile that proportion of the entire county
levy Tor the laying out and repairs of roads,
which the real property assessed within the
limits Of the town Of GAINESVILLE bears to the
whole amount OF assessed property In Mont.
gomery county, so that the Commissioners of
gainesville may receive aud disburse for the
repair and maintainenee OF the streets of said
town, the amount levied upon the real prop
erty within the corporate limits o, the town
OF GAINESVILLE for the construction and repair
OF roads by the said Commissioners of Mont
gomery county.
Section as. Aud be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF lis
passage.