The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-05-02
PubIicLOcaI Laws
For Cecil County, Passed at the
January Session, 1908.
Published by authority of the County
Commissioners of Cecil County.
w. II. DESIIANE, President.
Chesapeake City.
CHAPTER 545.

oi the 'Oit oI puDlc lochl ihNe '"
Mary lard. title C.ci, county subtitle
Chesapeake City aud TO add Adci-
tiunbl sections to said article under
sections eighty.fve thereof a. al end.
I'd hereby to b. known az seclio
50 4, So y and s. c and to section SO
Thereof re amended r,by 81 br
known rs sectio' 50 \, - b, 50 c
and so y aud to repeal sctiou 80 81
said Article.
Section I. BE II enacted b. the General
Assembly of Maryland, hat sections -. 80. ~,
o. ~ aud .. OF article s OF the code Of public
local laws OF Maryland title Cecil county >,
subtitle Chesapeake City be aud the same
are hereby rcpc led and re-euacted with
amendments as follows, aud additional sec
lions he and the same are hereby added to
said article under sections ~ and - thereof
rs amended 10 he known Ms sections - a,
50 -, - aId = u as follows, aud that sec
tIn ~ be and the same Is hereby repealed.
Section -. The president ana commission
ers OF Chcsupca ity 'hah consist OF i've
pcrs ms, a pres lent ana four comm s>innrrs,
who shall hc citizens Of the United sta es,
aud at least twenty-five We RS II age. IA d
OF Chesapeake city for ut lenst two wears next
proceeding the date Of thelrclcc'irn aud who
shall cuch In 1T, own right own real OF per
soual property ,i'untc In the Iimltsl OF said
tlwn assessed at not less nvc-hundred dol
lars sad nuurl shall Ice nominated at n
public meeting Dec he'd two wecKsiprior TO
the election 10 said Town. uEi no man who Is
not nominated at said me- ting shaI be clrxi-
bile Tor ,icrtNuu ~ " slicnt or town commits
siou,rs Al male inhabitants Of said town
who are citizen, OF the United states who
shnll reside N alii town Tor six months and
In the state Of Ma ylnud Tor twc,vr months
next preceding the cle tlun Mt which they
shall otfcr Ia vote shall bc entitled To vote
for said President ana Comm ssloners, pro-
yidcd that sa!d voter. b. fore lie shall he en-
titled to vote at said election shall pay poll
tax OF one dplu' To the town treasurer OF
said town uu or before the fifteenth day OF
April II each aud every year hereafter and
as evld. nee OF his having paid thesame, said
voter shall bc required e. produce his re-
cept therefore to tie Judge Of Giecti II at
VIII ich hc desires to vote. before he shall be
EMIT ed % east his ballot thcreat
Section "a y. Ga the nr't Monday Ia May
H. the year 90 ana on the same date Annu-
ally thereafter, the said voters sha elect II
one year OF until his suc ess II /, duly elected
ana qualified aud Oh the frst honda In May
In the year % : Aforesaid, said voters shall
eject four miniss onrrs for terms OF ONCE
TO he dpterml cd Us ,ll.ws rs soon rs said
Commissioners shu!l have been elected and
qualified they shall by lot iiv de Themselves
IN clnsscs. two of said Cummi sioners TO serve
for two Years from tn. date OF their election
and two for one year ON date thereof or
until their sucrrs.ors are duly elected AMI
qualified aud on the ir.t Monday In May
1905, aud on that date annually thercnit
said voters shall ei Ct two commissioners to
serve for two years from I'll" date of their
election. or un'll their successors arr elected
and qualified rs aforesaid
Section =, - The rown commissioners and
all other Ulcers of said town before they
shall enter upon the duties Il their respcc-
tive ofiices shall seyerally take the following
oath:
do solcmuly swear that viii faithfully
execute the ONCE Of -. to the best OF
my knowledge aud abil ~, without fear,
affection OF part 0l!ty.
Section >, G. IN" Pr, sldcnt aud Commits
sioners ~ said town shall n, SOM meeting
prior % IN" INST Mon ay IN MAY, appoint
who before acting as such shui qualify In the
same manu,r rs Judges OF Election for state
ana County Offices In this state ARE required
t,quuliiy before Justice II the Pence. aud
shan ulcn ia, polls at O'c Oh y, IN. on the
first Monday u May In each year ana ciO.e
thu snmc at Il. -. IN. on said date. ana the
pc sons voted tor President as aforesaid ut
sad election vino shan rec i've the highest
number of ties shall be President as aipre-
said ana the persons III number according
to thi. section, We ed Tor al said election for
commissioners of said tow. who shall re
spcctNely receive the highest number of
votes shall be- commissioners ~ aforesaid
ana IN case 81 tie. the election Tor Prcsi-
dent or Comiui,sioacT. aforesaid. "A new elcc-
tlon shall Ice held after giving at least I'VE
Gays notice of tie time Tor holding the same
section - The snid Board shall annually
nppoiut by ballot Treasurer, who shall he
selected from among the members OF said
Board, whose duties II shall he 10 receive
ana receipt Tor al. monies belonging to saiI
porpuratluu or to which II shalt he N any
wi q entitled. tucollcct and r, ceivc all taxes
general OF 81 ccia levici upon tive assessed
va ue Of all properly within said town, AID
to receive he tines ana pgnhltl imposed by
said Board ana to discharge such other duties
pcrta ming 20 his ONCE ns are, or may he I'M
posed by law or any ordinance OF the said
Board, provided that before entering upon
the duties Of sad ofIire the said Treasurer
shall annually give bond to the said Prcsi.
dent and Commissioners with surety or sure
ties TO be approved by said Board, IN double
the amount OF money which said Board shall
estimate, will come into the hands of said
Treasurer during the term for which he
shall be appointed, conditioned for the faith
ful dl charge of his duti as said Treasurer
and the said Rnard shall have authority al
any time To require the said Troasurcr 20
give add lonal bond or security conditioned
ms aforesaid for the amount OF money In his
hands or 10 come into his hands during his
term OF office shall he greater ihau Is esti-
mated as aforesaid by said Board. said
Treasurer shall continue In ONCE until his
successor is appointed aud qualified, but
shall be subject TO removal by said Board
for neglect OF duty, disobehicnce Of orders or
other malfcasance In ONCE. ~ the entire
compensation for his services which he shall
render under aud by virtue OF the powers
ana duties conferred aud laid on him by