The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-15
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

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leeted or in snch manner as NAV be pre
scribed bv ordinance of the Mavor of Fred
erick either betore or after the work shall
have been done nrovided that before the
massage bv the NIavor and Aldermen of
I Frederick of any ordinance recurring the
whole. or any portion Of the costs TO be
assessed upon the property. ten days
notice shall be given by the Mayor in
some newspaper published in said citv.
notifying all persons interested therein to
appear and giving them the opportunity 10
be heard before the Board of Aldermen ut
such time as shall be provided in said
notice and the Mayor and Aldermen of
Frederick are hereby authorized and en-
powered to provide by ordinance for the
appOintment Of a committee of the Board
of Aldermen or such other person or per-
sons. rs they shall appoint not exceeding
three nor less than one. who shall act as
Commissioner. or Commissioners. to deter
mine the amount of assessment to be made
upon any such property. under the provis-
ion contained in this act and the ordi-
nance or ordinances passed in pursuance
hereof, and after the commissioner or com
+ missioners. SO appointed, shall have COM
peted their apportioument of the expenses
to be assessed or the property binding on
any street or streets, lane or lanes, alley or
4 ALLEYS. or portion thereof they shall give
notice by advertisement inserted twice a
week for two successive weeks, in some
daily newspaper Published in said city,
notifying an persons interested therein TO
appear and giving them an opportunity to
he heard before the amounts assessed
against them are finally established by said
commissioner or commissioners any person
including the city ITSELF feeling aggrieyed
at the action Of said commissioner or COM
missiOners, shall have the right to appeal
to the Circuit Court for Frederick County
and to a trial by jury provided said APP
peal be taken within thirty days after the
determination Of said commissioner or COM
missioners in such case and an appeal may
be taken TO the Court Of Appeals by either
party. provided SAID appeal Ire entered
within thirty days after the rendition Of
said judgment ny the Circuit Court for
Frederick County
Section 236B.-The Mayer and Alder
men of Frederick may if they see fit pro-
vide by General Ordinance for the grad
ing, paving. curbng and sewering or for
the grading. or paving, or curbing or sew
ering, or for the regarding, repairing, re-
curling and reSewering, or for the re&rad-
ing or repaving or recurbing, or reSewer-
ing, or repairing Of any street or streets,
lane or lanes alley or alleys, or any portion
thereof, in Frederick, without the passage
: OF special ordinance in the particular
case. subject to the provisions and require
ments OF section 256A, Of this Act, except
as otherwise provided in this section,
whenever the owners Of majority of the
: front feet of property binding on such
street or streets lane or lanes alley or
alleys or parts therof shall apply for the
same upon terms and conditions to be pre-
scribed IN said general ordinance, and for
the assessment in any such ease Of the cost
OF such work, in whole or in part, prorate
upon all the property binding upon such
street or streets lane or lanes alley or
alleys, or parts thereof and for the collec
ton OF such assessments as other city taxes
are collected. No notice need be given be-
fore the passage Of such general ordinance,
and said ordinance shall provide for the
appointment of commissioner or commits
slonets to determine the amount of assess
ment to be made upon any such property,
as provided by said ordinance, and said
commissioner or commissioners shall give
notice to all persons interested as required
amounts assessed against them are finally
determined upon, and either party feeling
aggreyed at the action of said commissioner
or commissioners, shall have the right to
appeal as provided in Section 236A Of this
Act.
Section 237C. In any and all cases
where any street, lane or alley, or part
thereof, IN the city, has been regarded, re-
paved and recurbed, whether the same was
severed or not and the cost thereof, or any
part thereof, has yet remained unpaid. it
shall be lawful for the city to provide by
ordinance Tor the levy and collection in
such manner as it may deem proper, of
tax upon all the property binding on any
which NAV boyo bann 20 ~ ;rI p.',.S G.eieoi'
norton to tbe trontaoa of eonb ,,rnnart,.
thereon. provided that the amonnt So
levied shall not exceed in promotion 70 fine
number of front feet the amount heretofore
charged and paid by other property owners
thereof far said imnrove,oert and I pU,.,oai
further that no property which has con-
tributed its proportionate share of the cost
OF such improvement shall again be as