The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-04-21
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

OF the night; TO punish and suppress trampS
ana Migrants by imposing fines or both fines
and Imprisonment at hard labor. and to
abate by appropriate ordinances all nuisan-
ceS in said town which are so defined at com
mon law, whether they are herein specifically
named or not; TO regulate the use Of side
walks and all structures in, under or over
the same and to require the owner or Occu-
pant OF the premises to keep the sidewalks
in front of same not to exceed 200 feet free
from snow and other Instructions and pre-
scribe hours for cleaning the same to regu-
late and prevent the throwing or deposting
ofSweepingS, dust, ashes, Offal, dirt, garbage.
paper, hand bills, dirty liquors. or any other
materials into any street, alley or public
places for signs, sign posts, awnings. avn
ing posts. poles horse troughS. steps, rail
road entrances, racks, posting hand bills
ana advertisements and display of goods,
wares and merchandise; to cause the streets,
lanes and alleys to be side walked, paved,
graded, repaired, repaved, regarded, drained
or or severed, or to close streets, or
parts OF streets. lanes or alleys: to regulate
and license the use of coaches, hacks, dTayS
and all other vehicles for the transportation
OF passengers, freightS or other articles to or
from points within said city, for hire OF pay:
20 regulate, license, tax restrain or prohibit
theatrical and 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 calculation of the same, and specimens
of fine art shall not be deemed to be within
the provision; to regulate the sales OF all
Kinds OF property at auction in the streets,
stores, shops. or elsewhere in 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, tax,
regulate, suppress and prohibit hawkers,
and itinerant dealers, peddlers and pawn
brokers and to revoke such license at pleas
ure to license, tax, regulate and prohibit
the Keeping or harboring of dogs; to license,
tax and regulate branch stores and all
other concerns established in said city for
temporary business only.
AM ba 81,
corporate authorities of the town of Friends
vile as by this bill provided SHALL ON the
fourth Tuesday in April, 1904, order an cleo
tiOn for the purpose of determining whether
or not license for the sale of liquor shall be
issued in said town, and at said election they
shall provide two tickets, on one of which
shall be printed For Liquor License" and
on the other Against Liquor license" and
at said election only freehOlders of the town
who are otherwise qualified as voters shall
be 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 voters qualifications by
comparison with the registration list of said
town of FriendSvtlle i'll the office Of the Su-
perviSOrs of Election for said county; and
for the purposes of this election the said
certified list under the seal of the County
Commissioners, attested by the Clerk of the
town of FriendSville made in duplicate shall
be the registration list by which the Judges
of Election shall be guided In taking the
vote on said question. The Mayor and Coun-
CT of FriendSyile shall appoint three Judges
and two clerks to hold said election, and
| they shall SeVerally take The oath provided
for judges and clerks by Art. % 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
, judges and clerks shall make return to the
Mayor and Council of the results of said cleo
| ton and if it shall be found that majority
| of the votes cast are For Liquor License"
| then and in that event license shall be
| issued in conformity with the provisions OF
| the succeeding sections of this act; but if
| majority of the votes cast shall be found to
| be Against Liquor License, - then no license
| shall be issued except after another
| election as provided for by Section
lllQ-ShOuld any such election be held. The
| Mayor and Council shall by handbillS posted
| in said town give 1--WE days notice of said
| election.
SEC. lllG. And be it further enacted, That
! any person or persons being the lessor or
| owner of any hotel property capable of com
| fortab1y accommodating fifteen guests or
| more with suitable and comfortable rooms
| and beds and bedding shall upon applica-
| ton to the clerk OF said corporation ana the
| payment of minimum license fee of $4,000
| two hundred and fifty dollars per year
| shall be authorized to sell liquors, malt
| and SpirituouS in the town of Friends
| vile at a bar to be located in said hotel and
| no where else, aud said bar shall be closed
| promptly at nine O'Clock every week night,
| and shall he closed from nine O'Clock p. NJ e,
| 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
| license so granted him by said corporation
| to be at once revoked. and the amount paid
shall be paid to the town Of Friendsvil e and
| If 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 t$2O0OO) Tor 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. l1lH. And he 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. ILL. And be it further enacted, That
| the County Commissioners of Garrett county
| shall retain jurisdiction over the present
county road running through in the bound
aries of said corporate limit of FriendsVille
and that said Mayor and Council of Friends
| vile shall have jurSdiStion and supervision
over all sidewalks along said road and al
streets, lanes and alleys as they may accept
and take under control from time to time
and they shall keep record end description
of the same, with the length and location
thereof. And no street or alley snail be
deemed to be under the control of said cor
pOration so as to render said corporation
liable on account of injury or damage arts
ing thereirom until it shall be shown to have
been accepted by the records of said corpO
ration so kept by the clerk OF said corpora
ton.
SEC. Xix. And be it further enacted, Thai
the said Mayor and Council shall have the
power to compel the property owners bind
ing along any of said streets. lanes or alley;
so accepted by said corporation and record
ed among its proceedings, to construct anC
keep in repair side walks and foot-wayS o
| their property binding on said streets anC
roads not exceeding 200 feet and may pas
, all such ordinances as may be necessary t.
| compel the construction and repair of Salt
| sidewalk And they shall have power Il
enforce the construction and repair of SaiC
| sidewalks by fines imposed upon the prop
erty owners for Il failure to construct ant
repair after fifteen days notice previousl,
b. given, which said fines shall be collecGabl
l as other fines imposed for the violation o
the ordinances of the town, as hereinafte
? set forth and stated.
SEC. I'LL. And be it further enacted, Tina
| said Mayor and Council of FriendSville ma.
5 establish and maintain town lookup ant
} may COnfine therein all persons convicted o
o. violation of their ordinances in default o
S the payment of fines imposed for such viola
} tiQnS, or may at their option coniine sucl
- person in the county jail at the expense o
the said town, or they may require sucl
e person, in default Of payment of fines, T.
2 work out such fines and costs upon tn
streets or other improvements OF said town
\ such person to he allowed as credit on sucl
e rnes or costs the same wages as are pat
. other employees Of said town for the sam
- character of work,