The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-05-03

for the inspection of any person or per
F sons interested, and Immediately upon
the passage Of any ordinance or as soon
thereafter as convenient, said clerk shall
post printed or written copies of said
: ordinance so passed by said council in
five of the most public places Of said
town.
. SEC. us. And be it further enacted.
That all prosecutions for violations of
the ordinances of said town. and all
fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed
for the violation of any of the ordinances
of the same, shall be prosecuted and
/ recoverable IL the name of the Mavor
and Council of Grantsville before such
justice Of the peace of the State of Ma
/ ryiand, residing in said town as NAV be
designated by the Mayor thereof. and
approved by said town council at their
first meeting for organization and which
said selection or designation of such JUS
tlce of the peace shall be for one wear
from the time of such selection, but
| power IS reserved to said Mayor and
/ Council at any time to revoke such selec-
ton or appointment and make a new
selection. Such justice of the peace
shall have power to hear and determine
all violations of the ordinances Of said
town upon complaint duly made, and
may commit to the town lookup all per-
sons convicted of any violation of said
| town ordinances, or in default of the
/ payment of any fines imposed for such
violation, or may commit such person to
the county Jail at the expense of said
town, or said town council may require
such person, in default of the payment
of fines, to work out such fines and
costs upon the streets or other works of
improvement of said town, such persons
to be allowed as a credit on such fines
or costs the same wages as are paid
other employees of said town for the
same character Of work, and anv one
feeling aggrieved by any Judgment rem
dered by said justice Of the peace shall
have right Of appeal to the circuit
court for Garrett county to the next
term of said court, but no Judgment.
fine or penalty imposed Shall be STAYED
unless the party taking the appeal shall
file bond to be approved by said JUS
/ tlce of the Peace in double the amount
OF the fine and costs, said bond to be
made payable to the Mayor and Council
OF Grantsyille, and conditioned upon the
successful prosecution of said appeal
SEC. 1l9. And be it further enacted,
That said Mayor and Council shall have
| power to pass all ordinances, not con-
| trarY to the constitution and laws of the
! State, as it may deem necessary for the
! good government of the town, for the
protection and preservation Of the
| town 5 property, rights and privileges:
! for the preservation Of the peace and
good order and securing persons and
| property from violence, danger or des-
tructlon; for the protection of health.
comfort and convenience of the citizens
Of Grantsyille and visitors thereto or
! soJournerS therein; for providing proper
and suitable lights upon the streets: to
regulate the location and management
/ Of starch factories, bone factories, SOAP
factories, hide houses, tanneries.
slaughter houses, breweries. distilleries.
livery stables and all other establish
ments Of which the business or trade
may become noXious or injurious to
public comfort or health; to prohibit the
erection of such buildings or the contin-
uance Of such nOXiOuS, injurious Occu-
pations therein, whenever the public
| comfort or health requires it; to prevent
or regulate the use and sale of fire
works, bontires or other things or prac-
tees tending to endanger persons or
property; to regulate and prohibit the
running at large of cattle, horses or
| swine, fowls, sheep, goats, dogs or other
animals; to authorize the impounding.
keeping, sale and redemption of such
animals when found in violation of the
ordinance in such case provided: to pre-
vent the deposit of any unwholesome
substance, either on private or public
property, compel its removal to desig-
mated points and to require Stops. gar
bage, ashes and other waste or unWhole-
some materials to be removed to desip
mated points or to require the occupant
Of premises to place them convenient
for removal; to compel the occupants of
any premises, buildings or outhouses
situated IN said town, when the same
have become filthy or unwholesome, to
abate or cleanse the same, and upon
failure of owners to abate such nuisances
then the council shall authorize the same
to be done by the proper officer and to
assess the expenses thereof against such
property; to regulate or prevent the
storage OF gunpoWder, tar, pitch, coal
tar, .benZlne, turpentlne, hemp, cotton,
ntroglycerlne, dynamite, giant powder,
petroleum or gasoline or any product
Thereof, or any other explosive or com
bustble materials, or any materials
which may be dangerous; to authorize
the removal or confinement of persons
haVinginfectiousO or presidential diseases.
| to pass all ordinances and orders and to
eXpend such sums of money as NAV be
necessary within the limitations herein
provided forthe protection, maintenance
1 and preservation of the water supply of
the town and the prevention Of the pol
| luton thereof; to make all regulations
which may be deemed eXpedient for the
promotion of health or suppression of
dieases; to regulate the construction Of
chimneys, smokestacks, hearths. ovens.
the erection Of stoves and stovepipes.
boilers and apparatus used in buildings or
other places and cause the same to be
removed or made secure when consid-
cred dangerous; to suppress, restrain
and regulate baWdy houses and houses of
illfame and to prohibit the youth of said
town from being in the streets, lanes or
alleys at unreasonable hours of the
night; to punish and suppress tramps
and Migrants by imposing fines, or both
lines and Imprisonment at hard labor.
and to abate by appropriate ordinances
/ all nulSances 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 over the