The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-07-19


ordinances of said town are duly and
faithfully executed; he shall have gen.
eral supervision of the town, and shall
from time to time report to the council
such matters as in his judgment require
the attention of the Council, he shall
have power to administer oaths and to
certify the same in all matters pertain
ing to said corporation; and for the pur-
pose of hearing and determining all
cases to which the corporation may be
party, he is hereby clothed with all
the powers of Justice of the Peace,
except as to civil cases, and may pass
sentence and impose fines for all viola
lions of ordinances of the said corpora
ton, or may imprison offenders, or may
both fine and imprison offenders against
said ordinances; provided that no ordi-
nance shall be passed imposing a fine
for less than one.or more than twenty
five dollars, nor for term of imprison-
ment exceeding thirty days; provided
also that all fines imposed shall be paid
into the treasurer of the town. During
his term he shall hold no other corpora
ton office, nor shall he be interested in
any contract to which the Corporation
is party; he shall receive the sum of
ten dollars per year for his official SER
vices, payable annually.
SEC. 1880. The said Council shall
have power to pass all such ordinances
not contrary to the constitution or the
laws of this State as it may deem neces-
sary for the good government of the
town; for the protection and preserva-
ton of the town property, rights and
privileges, for the preservation of the
peace and good order, and securing per-
sons from violence, danger and destruc-
ton, for the protection of the health,
comfort and convenience of the citizens
of Kitzmillersville, and visitors thereto,
or sojOurners therein, for providing
proper and suitable lights on the streets;
for establishing, maintaining and regula-
ton an adequate police force; to regu-
late the management and location of
livery stables, stables, barns, outhouses
or privies and such other establishments
of which the business, trade or location
may become obnoxious or Injurious to
the public comfort or health; to prohib-
it the erection Of such buildings, or the
continuance Of such noXiOus occupations
therein whenever the public health
requires it; to prevent or regulate the
use of fire arms therein, fire works,
bonfres or other things or practices
tending to endanger persons or prop
erty, to regulate or prohibit the run
ming at large of cattle, horses, swine,
fowls, sheep, goats, hogs, or other ami
mails; to authorize the empounding,
keeping, sale and redemption of such
animals when found in violation of the
ordinances in such cases provided; to
prevent the deposit of any unwhole-
some substance, either on public or
private property; to compel its removal;
to designate point, and to require slop,
garbage, ashes and other waste or ~
wholesome material to be removed to
designated points, or to require the oc
cupants or residents on premises to
place them conveniently for removal; to
compel the occupants of any premises,
buildings or OuthOuses situate in said
town, when the same has become filthy
or unWhOlesome; to abate or clean the
same; to authorize the same to be done
by the proper officers and to assess the
expenditures thereon against such prop
erty; to authorize the removal or con
finement of such persons having infec-
tious or presidential diseases; to regu-
late the selling, weighing, or measuring
of hay, wood, coal, coke and all other
articles sold by weight and measure,
and to provide for their inspection and
selling; to make all regulations which
may be deemed eXpedient for the pro-
motion of health or the suppression OF
disease; to regulate the construction of
chimneys, Smoke-stacks, hearths or
ovens, and the erection of stoves and
stove-pipes, boilers and apparatus used
in buildings or other places and cause
the same to be removed or made secure
when considered dangerous, to suppress,
restrain and regulate bawdy houses or
houses of i'll fame, and to prohibit the
youth of said town from being on the
streets, lanes or alleys at unreasonable
hours at night: to punish and suppress
tramps and Migrants by imposing fines.
or both fines and Imprisonment at hard
labor, and to abate by appropriate or
dinanceS all nuisanceS in said town
which are so defined at Common Law,
whether the same are herein specifically
named or not; to regulate the use of
side walks and all structures in, under
or above the same, and to require the
owner or occupant of premises to keep
the side walks in front of same free
from snow and other Instructions, and
prescribe hours for cleaning same; to
regulate and prevent the throwing or
depositing of sweepings, dust, ashes,
off fallings, dirt, garbage, paper, dirty
liquors, or any other material into any
street, alley or other public place; to
prevent the use of streets, side walks
sign-posts, awnings. awning posss,
poles, horse troughs, steps, railroad
entrances and other distractions; to
cause the streets, lanes and alleys to be
sideWalked, paved, graded, repaired,
repaved, regarded, drained or severed,
or to close streets, parts of streets,
lanes or alleys; to regulate and license
the use of coaches, hacks, drays and
other vehicles for the transportation of
passengers, freight or other articles to
or from points within said town for hire
or pay; to regulate, license, tax, re-
strain or prohibit theatrical or other eX-
hibitions, shows, or entertainments to
which money is demanded or received,
provided lectures on scientific, historic,
benevolent, artistic or literary subjects
shall not be deemed to be within these
provisions. To regulate the sale of all
kinds of property at auction in the
streets, stores, shops or elsewhere in
the town, and to license auctioneers and
allvendors of property on the streets or
other public places in said town; to Ii
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