The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
PUBLIC LOCAL. LAWS.
INCORPORATING SYKESyILLE.
CHAPTER 222.

amendment sections 2, -, 10, II
and "a of Chapter 256 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
Session of 1904, title can Act to in
corporate the Town of Sykesville,
in Carroll and Howard Counties,
Maryland" and to to re-enact the
same with amendments and to add
additional sections thereto in amend
ing and revising the charter of
Sykesville.
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That sec
tons 2, II, IS, IL and "a of Chapter
256 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, Session 1904, title
can Act to incorporate the Town OF
SykesvilIe, in Carroll and Howard
Counties, Maryland" be and the same
as to read as follows:
Section 2. And be it enacted, The
limits of said town shall be as follows:
South SO degrees west 2 perches
from Springfield Hospital stone gate
marked "Springfeld," to beginning of
first line running north Al degrees
west IA perches to Line 2 north, AM
degrees west n perches to the begin
ming of line 8, as laid out by Section
2 of Chapter 256 of the Act of 1904,
thence north Sc degrees, west ga per-
ches to a stone at the end of line 5,
as laid down in said Act of 1904, thence
for line of said act as therein laid
down, towit: South % degrees, west
1876 2-5 perches; line Z, south 16 de-
grees, west % perches to maple
tree; line s, south 1917 degrees east
181 As perches to cedar tree; line
9, south so degrees, east 1921 perches
to a chestnut tree; line 10, north 541s
degrees, east IS perches to a black
oak tree; line II, north 70A degrees,
east II perches; line IL, north "A de-
grees, east 81 3-5 perches to rock
marked x; line Is, north 2 degrees,
east 31S perches; line IA, north 1871
degrees, west 81 2-3 perches to a
hickory tree; line 10, north 691s de-
grees, west Is 2-25 perches to the be-
ginning of the first line; it being the
intent of this act to eliminate lines
8, and as laid down by said chap
ter 256 of the Act of 1904 from the
survey then made.
Section 12 And be it enacted,
That the Mayor and Common Council
shall assess all of the property, real,
personal and mixed, in said town or
usually kept therein, and all the prop
erty owned by the inhabitants of said
town or by firms, corporate bodies, or
associations not incorporated, carry
ing on business therein or owning
property located or usually kept in
said town and which, under the laws
of this State, is liable to be valued and
assessed, and is chargeable with taxes
in said State. In making such as
sessment, all lands and all interest in
lands and goods and chattels shall
be valued according to their nature,
and all property, of all descriptions,
shall be chargeable according to the
valuation fixed on them by the assess
ment books of the counties of Carroll
and Howard for county and State pur
poses with the addition of such prop
erty as may be assessed by the treas
urer hereinafter provided for, but the
tax levied on the said property so as
sessed and valued shall not exceed in
any year fifty cents (50c) on the hum
dred dollars, which rate shall also in
clude any interest and sinking fund
or on bonds that may be issued. All
lands used exclusively for farm pur-
pose shall be exempt from taxation.
Section Ii. And be it enacted, That
said Mayor and Common Council shall
annually on or before the first day of
July, proceed to ascertain the amount
necessary to be levied for the use of
said corporation and the rate of tax
alton, and after the rate of taxation is
fixed, the treasurer shall at once, mail
or deliver to each taxpayer, notice
containing his aggregate assessment,
the rate of taxation, and the amount
of taxes due and owing from him un-
der said levy and assessment, which
taxes shall forthwith be paid to said
treasurer.
Section II. And be it enacted, That
all taxes levied as aforesaid shall bear
interest after four months from the
date of such levy, and the bailiff shall
pay over all levys placed in his hands
for collection within four months after
receipt of said list and shall every
thirty days pay over so much as may
have been collected by him, and upon his
failure to do so his bond shall be put
in suit.
Section "a. And be it enacted, That
the commissioners of Carroll and
Howard counties, Justices of the
the county and State officers shall
have, hold and exercise their Office
and jurisdiction in said town; and the
commissioners of Carroll and How
ard counties shall appropriate annu-
ally one-half of the amount of road
tax levied or imposed upon the assess
able property within the corporate
limits of the town, within their respec-
tive counties, to the Mayor and Com
mon Council of Sykesville, and shall
direct and require the officer or per-
son who shall collect such taxes with
in said corporate limits. to pay said
taxes to the Mayor and Common Coun-
ell of said town, who shall use the
same exclusively for the improvements
of the streets and roads within the
corporate limits of the town.
Section II. And be it enacted, That
the following new sections, to be
known as sections Ia Ga, 9b, SC, goa
and 23a, be and the same are hereby
added to Chapter 256 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
session 1904, title can Act to incorpo-
rate the Town of Sykesville, in Car
roll and Howard Counties, Maryland"
IA. And be it enacted, That the
Mayor and Common Council shall
have full power Or authority to regu-
late and provide for the issuing of
licenses or permits for all hawking,
peddling and rendering of goods,
wares and merchandise of every des-
cription upon the streets, lanes, alleys
or highways of the town of Sykesville,
and to issue licenses or permits to all
itinerant peddlars who may go from