The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-04-30
CHAPTER SD.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments section ILL of Article
y of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title Garrett County" sub
title ''Friendsville, and add two
new sections thereto designated as
section lllJ3 and lllJa
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton I'LL of Article Il OF the Code of
Public Local Laws. title Garrett
County," subtitle "Friendsville. " be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendment, and two sec
tons added so as to read as follows:
ILL. The Mayor and Council Of
Friendsville shall have power and
authority to pass ordinances to locate
and condemn lands inside the corporate
limits of the town of Friendsville, for
sites for any public works or improve
ments in said town, and repairing roads,
streets, lanes and alleys, and to open,
locate, close, alter, widen, lengthen and
relocate the same: and that whenever
they shall pass an ordinance to open,
locate, widen, alter. lengthen or re-
locate a public street, lane, road or
alley, or condemn any land for build
ing site or other purposes they shall
Immediately appoint three examiners
who shall be voters and freeholderS of
said town, who after being sworn. and
giving two weeks notice of their aD-
pointment and time and place of meet
ing, go upon the ground to be condemn
ed, or upon the street, lane, alley, or
road, so proposed to open, locate
widen, lengthen, alter, or relocate such
streets, lanes, alleys or roads, and shall
cause the same to be surveyed by
competent surveyor, and shall estimate
the damages or benefits if any, to the
person or persons who own said lands so
condemned, or over whose lands the
proposed street, lane, alley or road,
passes or whose land is in any way af-
fected by the proposed opening, locat-
ing, widening, altering, lengthing or
relocating, and shall return an account
of the proceedings, under their hands
to the said Mayor and Council, who be-
fore actually using said land so CON
demned, or opening, widening, length
ing or altering said streets, lanes,
alleys, or roads as the case may be.
shall pay or tender to the person or per
sons, his or their agents, or legal repre-
sentatives, the amount of damages so
awarded; and if any person shall feel
aggreived by the award OF said eXamin-
ers, he may take an appeal to the Cir
cult Court for Garrett county within
ten days after said award is returned
by the said examiners, and the SAID
Mayor and Council shall thereupon fill
the said return in the Office of the CLERK
of the Circuit Court for Garrett county.
and the court shall as soon as cor
venlent thereafter hear and determir
upon the said award, affirm the same
remand it for a new hearing, nothir &.
herein shall prevent the said Mayor ald
Council from opening, locating, vic l.
ing, lengthing or altering any str,,t.
lane. alley or road with the conserr Of
the owner of the land, which sha be
taken for said purposes, and to d. rec
and pay said owner a reasonable sum
therefor.
SECTION l11J3. And be it enacted,
that the County Commissioners of Gar
rett county shall retain jurs fiction
over the county roads and bridges inside
the corporate limits of the t.wn of
Friendsyille, and the Mayor and Council
of Friendsville shall have jur 5diction
and supervision oyer all sidewal S along
said county road, and regulate ne speed
of travel of persons on horse hack or in
vehicles over the county ads and
bridges in Friendsville by ordnance and
impose and collect fines for q violation
of said ordinances.
SEC. lllJ2. And be it enacted, That
at the time of making the county levy
in each year the County Commissioners
Of Garrett county shall lew three hun
dred dollars to be collected by the
Jounty Treasurer and turned over to
ne Mayor and Council Of Friendsyille
D be applied to and used on the road
beds in the town of Friendsville.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That this
,ct shall take effect from the date of
IS passage.
Approved April 6, 1908.