The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-05-14

Passed at the January Session,
1904.
INCORPORATION OF SYKES
WILLIE
CHAPTER DIG

Assembly of Maryland, that the citizens of the
town of Sykesville, in Carroll and Howard
counties, be, and they are hereby created
body corporate, by the name of the Mayor
and Common Council of Sykesville, with all
the powers and privileges of a body polite
and corporate, and by such corporate name
shall have perpetual succession, sue and be
sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of
| Law or EQUITY: may have and use a common
seal. may purchase and hold real. personal
and mixed property, and sell and dispose of
same for the benefit of the town, and may
erect or lease suitable buildings for municipal
purposes.
Section ,. And be 1t enacted, That the
| limits of said town shall be as follows South
| SO degrees, west perches from Springfield
| Hospital stone gate post marked Spring
| field, to beginning of first line, running north
/ Al degrees, west IA perches; line ,, north 448
| degrees, west y perches; line 8, north 4S3
! degrees, east 80 perches; line 4, north Al de
| grees, west So 20 perches; line 5, south 524
| degrees, west IS 2 perches to stone; line .,
| south y degrees, west 1875 20 perches; line :,
| south 16 degrees, west % perches to maple
| tree; line S, south l04 degrees, east ISL As
perches TO cedar tree; line 9, south 50 degrees.
! east 1923 perches to chestnut tree; line 10.
north 54l degrees, east IS percheS to black
/ oak tree; line | l, north 704 degrees, east -
| perches; line u, north "a degrees. east 81 SIS
| perches to rock marked y; line Is, north
! degrees, east Sls perches; line IA, north 7S3
| degrees, west 64S perches to hickory tree;
| line Is, north 69l degrees. west Is 2-25
| perches, to beginning of first line.
! Section 8. And be it enacted, That the
male citizens of said town of the age Of twenty.
one years or upwards. who shall possess the
/ qualifications Of legally registered voters of
| this State, aud who shall have resided in said
town for the space of six months next pre-
ceding the first Tuesday in May, 1904, shall
| elect on that day and each year thereafter. -
! such place as shall be selected for the holding
of the election, one person, a legal voter OF
said town, who has resided therein for two
/ years at least next preceding the election to
| be the Mayor of said town, ana six persons TO
| be Common Councimen of said iowa. who
/ shall possess the same qualifications as the
| Mayor; no person shall be eligible Mayor
4 or as Common Councilman Of said town IN
/ less be be an owner in fee simple Of real estate
/ in SAFE town IN his name TO the aT0uut OF at
/ least FIVE huadred dollars. and shall so remain
/ during his term Of Office and his term Of Office
I shall terminate upon hls removal OF residence
! from the town limits Neither the Mayor nor
! any of the Councilmen shall, during their term
of office. hold or be interested in any Office
/ under the corporation. or be party directly
I or indirectly 60 any contract or undertakings
| entered into on the part Of said town.
Section T. And be 1t enacted, That the
| Mayor and Common Council and all other Of.
6cers OF the corporation shall, before they
enter upon their dut:es Of their Office, make
oath before a Justice Of The Peace that they
viii diligently and faithfully. % the best Of
their skill and judgment, perform the duties
Of their office. and shall fle certificate thereof
OF the officer before whom the same was made
among the records Of the corporation. The
Mayor and Common Council NAV require any
Of its officers TO give bond 10 such penalty and
with such surety as they may deem necessary,
conditioned for the faithful performance Of
their duties, aud said bond shall be deposited
IN the hands OF the Mayor aud Common
Council When any officer wilfuiIy fails to
discharge his Office be MAY. IN addition 20 be
remedy Of bis bond. be dismissed By the
Mayor and Common Council al their discre-
ton.
Section s. And be It enacted. That the
said MAYOR and Couucilmen elected hcreun-
der. shall meet oB or before the third Monday
IL May next succeeding their election. when
lhey shall qualify and meet as often thereafter
as necessary 70 a proper discharge Ct their
official duties. They shall receive 40 pay for
their services, and in case Of vacancy ~ either
Of these Offices by reason OF death, refusal 10
/ act, disqualification. resignation, or removal
beyond the corporate limits, the Mayor aud
Council, or a majority Of them. for the time
being shall electa Mayor or Councilman ir9m
the citizens Of the town 10 hll said vaeaHey.
until bis successor shall be elected a. the next
/ regular town election aud shall have qualified.
Section s, And be II enacted. That the
| Mayor aud Common Council Hsay annually
| appoint Clerk. Treasurer. Baillf. Attorney.
aad such other town officials as jhey may
! deem necessary. q such compensation as ihey
may think proper.
Section :. Aud be- q enacted. Thar the
Mayor and Common Council NAV provide as
ordinance for the good govsTumebg 81 the
town. for the preservation Of the peace and
order therein, aud for securing 10 The residents
OF said town 81 rights of persons and property
20 which they are by lsV entitled for the sur
veyIng, grading. paving, repairing. draining.
laying out, extending, opening. closing,
Strengthening or reiocalIOE any Of the high.
ways, roads, streets. sidewalks &c alleys "a sad
town, and may condemn or purchase ibe right
OF way for any street or alley which they NAV
determine shall be opened for the public good.
the process Of condemnation TO conform a.
far a. may be 10 the condemnation Of property
for roadways BY the Commissioners q Carroll
county, as authorized by law; for The removal
OF nuisances; for the removal Of distractions
from the streets, lanes aud alleys; Tor the rs
adjustment Of building lines and huildiug reg.
ulations; for prohibiting the carrying OF con
cealed Weapons; for prohibiting the discharge
OF FIRE arms, FIRE crackers, torpedoes and other
explosives; for preventing swiue fowls dogs.
or other animals from running a. large on The
street; for licensing theatrical or other anuse.
meuts; for the suppression Of gambling. wee
II =
ing all tramps and Migrants; they mas pass al
ordinances necessary from time to tue 20
carry out and enforce the foregoing provisions,
and TO give tall force aud effec, 10 the powegs
aud authority conferred on said corporation.
and may enforce such ordinances by reasona-
. BILE hnes and penalties, not exceeding twenty
hve dollars IN any one case, as may appear 10
them right; they may recover said fine or
penalty by an action Of debt aud in addition
thereto may provide IN the ordinance fIz the
Imprisonment Of the offender until the foe Is
paid, not exceeding thirty days; such impris-
Onment 10 be in the town lookup. If one be
provided, or IN the county Jail, and the Sheriff
o. Carroll county shall receive aud c0uGne
any person so committed.
Section s. And be il enacted, Tha, the
Mayor and Common Council OF Sykesylie
shall have full power to provide for the intro
duction of water, electric light, or gas into
said town, and to efectuate such object NAV
contract with or grant unto any other corporate
body, public or private. or TO any individual
or partnership, the right Of franchise within
the limits Of said town for the purpose of
operating passenger railway, water works or
electric light plant, the granting of such fran
chise to be regulated by the ordinances Of said
Mayor and Common Council; and also may
grant the right to lay conduits or water mains
through the streets, alleys or highways OF said
town, and authority is hereby given said
Mayor and Common Council to condemn pri.
vate property if the same should become nee
essary for the operation OF the aforesaid fran,
chise; said condemnation proceedings to be
in accordance with the general laws of the
State of Maryland as are in such cases appli-
cable thereto, and also 10 construct purchase
and operate an electric light plant or water
works for the benefit of the town whenever in
their judgment the interest of said town de
mands the same, and TO contract or provide
for the furnishing or supplying of water, cleo
trie light or gas in sufficient quantities for the
needs of the town and the inhabitants thereof
by any other body, corporate, public or pri-
vate, or by any individual or individuals; and
in order TO carry out and effeciuate such OBJ
ject, it shall have full power to erect, maintain
and equip electric light poles and to lay water
mains and conduits, erect fire plugs, and gen.
orally to do all things that may be necessary
TO provide water for said town, IN such guam
tity and at such places as may be necessary TO
protect it at all times against fire; and they