Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-05-14
LOCAL LAWS.

shall levy a tax, it shall cause to be
made out an alphabetical list OF the
persons to be charged Herewith, and
shall cause to be affixed thereto the
respective sums to be collected from
each person.
Sec. IS. Be it enacted, That the
Burgess and Commissioners are
hereby authorized and empowered to
appoint a tax collector, in the same
manner as other appointments are re
quired to be made and the said col.
lector may enforce the payment of
corporation taxes, in the same manner
as collectors of State and County
taxes may enforce the payment of
| taxes.
Sec. 10. Be it enacted. That the tax
| collector shall receive the tax list from
| the Burgess and Commissioners on or
! before the first day of July of
! the current year. and he shall col
lect the taxes on the same with
! in six months from the time he
receives the list, and pay the same
to the treasurer, which said treasurer
shall hold, together with all moneys
received by him. subject to the order
of the Burgess and Commissioners. On
all taxes not paid to said collector be-
fore the first day of January succeed
ing the date of their levy, interest
shall be charged at the legal rate
Sec. 20. BE it enacted, That the tax
collector shall have the same fees for
making distress or levying executions
for taxes as are allowed County collec
tors.
Sec 81 Be it enacted, That the
Bailiff shall attend the meetings of
the Board of Commissioners when re-
quired, and perform such duties as it
may direct. 1t shall be his duty to
serve all process issued under and by
virtue of the laws, ordinances and
resolutions of the corporation. which
shall come into his hands, and to
make return thereof according to law,
and it shall be his duty diligently to
enquire into and give immediate in
formation to the Burgess of all Of
lenses committed against the laws
and ordinances of the corporation. and
under his direction rigidly enforce the
same.
Sec. 90. Be it enacted. That the
Bailitf shall receive the same fees for
making arrests or serving process for
violation of any ordinance of the cor
poration. as are allowed constables for
similar cases, and when the Bailiff
wilfully fails to discharge any duty of
his Office. he may, in addition to the
remedy on his bond. be fined by the
Commissioners in their discretion
not exceeding ten dollars for any one
offense for the payment of which said
fine his bond shall be liable.
Sec. 90 Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS and Commissioners shall not eX
pend in one year more money than the
amount received for taxes and other
sources for that year.
Sec, "a. Be it enacted, That the
clerk, bailiff and such other officers
as shall be provided for by ordinance,
shall give bond to the Burgess and
commissioners, in such penalties and
with such sureties as said Burgess and
commissioners may require, Condi.
toned for the faithful performance Of
the duties of their respective Offices.
Sec %. Be it enacted, That the
parts of the several County roads and
all streets now open and known as
public streets, within the corporate
limits of said town are hereby made
and declared to be public streets or
avenues of said town. and shall be
from time to time improved and re-
paired, as in the discretion of the Bur
CESS and Commissioners, the public
interests may require. and the resOur-
ces of the town may justify. The pro-
visions of this Section shall not be
construed to interfere with the rights
of the Woodsboro and Frederick Turn
pike Company in maintaining their
road through said town: provided,
however. that the corporation of
W dlhCl ~ IIlC may NSlubAlSIi buIidA4lS
lines, street lines, curb lines. cutters.
grades and sidewalks along said road
within the corporate limits of said
town in the same manner as along
other highways.
Sec. 26. Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS and Commissioners may impose
and appropriate fines, penalties and
forfeitures for the breach of their by
laws and ordinances and may pass
all ordinances necessary to give
effect and operation to the power
vested in said corporations provided
that no ordinance or bylaw shall i'm
pose fine or more than twenty dol
lars for any one oifense. or in default
of payment thereof, authorize COM
mitment to the jail of Frederick Coun-
ty. for a period not more than thirty
days.
Sec. 81 Be it enacted, That in all
cases in which any person shall be
found guilty of violating any of the
ordinances of the corporation of Walk
ersvlle it shall be lawful, upon con-
victon of the offender, to impose the
fine prescribed by the particular ordi-
nance under which said person is
tried and upon failure or refusal of
the party convicted thereof, to pa,
such fine and costs, to commit the per
son convicted to the Jail of Frederick
County for the time prescribed in said
ordinance, unless the person convict
ed shall pay such fine and costs before
the day limited in the commitment. in
which case the Burgess or officer who
tried the case. shall issue his order to
the sheriff to release said person.
Sec. 20. Be it enacted, That the