The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-07-26

election, and as much Ottener by ad-
journment as they may deem necessary.
That the Council shall elect President
of the Council and appoint a clerk. a
balitf, Treasurer, an Attorney, a tax
collector, and one or more assessors of
taxes, and fix their salary for compen-
satiOn. All the officers appointed by
said Council shall hold their respective
office for one year from the date of
their appointment or until their success
sors are appointed and qualified.
SEC. 138H. The Clerk before enter
ing upon his duties shall take the oath
herein prescribed for the members of
the Council. He shall countersign all
orders for the payment of money, and
and keep full and accurate set of ac-
counts of the town records and pa
pers; he shall keep a journal of the pro
ceedings of the Council which shall be
open at all times for the inspection of
any citizen.
SEC. 1881. The Treasurer before he
enters upon his duties shall take the
oath prescribed for the Council and
execute bond of such condition and in
such amount as may be prescribed by
the ordinances of the corporation, with
security to be approved by the said
Council. He shall have the custody of
all corporation funds, shall keep full
and accurate set of accounts of the said
town in a well bound book for the pur-
pose, shall pay out the funds of said cor
poration only upon orders of the Coun-
Gil signed by the Mayor and counter
signed by the Clerk.
SEC. 1881. The Baiiff shall before
entering upon his duties take the same
oath as the members of the Council, and
shall perform the police duties of the
town, and is clothed with the same
powers as constable, under the Cen
eral Laws of the State of Maryland; he
shall promptly bring all violatOrs of the
ordinances of the town, and shall en-
force the ordinances of the town, and
shall receive the same fees as con-
stable in Garrett County for making
arrests, or serving any process of VIC
lation of the ordinances of the town, or
in the discharge of his duties as Bailiff.
SEC. 138K. The assessor or asses
sons shall be appointed from among the
citizens of said town qualified to vote in
said corporation, and before he or they
shall proceed to act as assessor or as
/ SCISSORS he or they shall take an oath be-
fore Justice of the Peace for Garrett
County that he or they will assess the
the value of the assessable property of
every sort within said town at its full
cash value without favor, partiality or
prejudice to the best of his or their
skill and judgment, he or they shall en-
ter and record in a book to be pro-
Vlded for that purpose an accurate and
fair account of all property, stocks and
private securities of every sort within
said town liable to assessment, and the
valuation thereof, together with a list
of the owners thereof, which shall be
returned to him or them to the said
Council on or before the first Monday in
June of each and every year and which
any person interested may inspect with
out charge; and if any one shall feel
aggrleved on account of the valuation or
assessment of his property by the said
assessor or assessors, he may appeal
from such valuation to the said Council
within four weeks from the return of
said assessment and upon good cause
being shown the said council may make
any alteration in said assessments
which they may deem proper and right,
and take from and add to the same, and
for the purpose of hearing and deter
mining the appeals provided for in this
section the said Council shall give five
days previous notice of the time and
place Of hearing such appeal by adver-
usement to be posted at two public
places in said town.
SEC. 1881. Before entering upon
his duties the Tax Collector shall exc
cute bond to the State of MARYLAND
with two or more sureties who shall be
free holders to be approved by the town
Council, in the penalty of such sum as
may be required by the said Council,
the tax collector shall promptly collect
and pay over to the treasurer all taxes
and other claims which may be placed
in his hands for collection.
SEC. 138M The tax list shall be
prepared by the clerk and delivered to
the tax collector on or before the first
day of July in each year. The warrant
shall be in substance as follows, to-wit;
The Mayor and Council of Kitzmillers-
vile, ............ Tax Collector: You
are hereby commanded to proceed ac-
cording to law to collect and pay over
the taxes hereinafter specified. Wit
ness the Corporate Seal of the Mayor
and Council of Kitzmillersville by the
Mayor and Clerk. Attest ............
Clerk, ............ Mayor.
SEC. 138N. 1t shall be the duty of
the Mayor of said town to see that the
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
a party, he is hereby clothed with all
the powers of a Justice of the Peace,
except as to civil cases, and may pass
sentence and impose fines for all viola
tons 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 a 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
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