Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-05-14
LOCAL LAWS.
shall receive the sum of twenty-five
cents per day for boarding and keep.
ing any such offenders.

shall receive the sum of twenty-five
cents per day for boarding and keep
| ing any such offenders.
Sec. 49, Be it enacted, That it shall
| be the duty of the County Commits
sioners of Frederick County to pay
over annually to the Burgess and Com
missioners of Walkersvile, One-fourtl
of the franchise tax the said County
Commissioners shall receive under the
provisions of Section Sc, of Article 81
of the Code of Public General Laws OF
Maryland of 1904, from every Savings
Bank, Institution or Corporation or
ganized for receiving deposits OF
money, and paying interest thereon
located within the taxable limits OF
Walkersville, and having it's principal
office therein.
Sec. so. Be it enacted, That all or
dinances heretofore passed by the
Commissioners of Walkersville now in
force and not in conflict with the pro
visions of this Act. are continued in
force until the same are repealed or
modified.
Sec. 81 BE it enacted That the Bur.
CESS and Commissioners of Walkers.
vile shall have power to acquire by
purchase or condemnation, any land
or property. or any interest therein
which it may require for any public
or municipal purposes, and may pro,
4 IL, sc DO, &c
any land or property, or interest there
in. situated within or without the cor
pOrate limits, as it may deem proper,
under such procedure as it may adopt ;
it shall provide for reasonable notice
to the owner or owners, and for APP
peals to the Circuit Court for Freder-
ick County. by any person interested,
including the corporation of Walkers
commissioners or persons appointed
to value any such land or property or
interest therein. Nothing herein con-
tanned shall deprive said corporation
from pursuing any other method of
condemnation which may be provided
for by law.
Sec. 81. Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS and commissioners shall annual
ly, on OR before the first Monday in
April, appoint three Judges OF EleC
..on who shall conduct the election and
receive the ballots OF all male citizens
OF said town, qualified to vote there
ia, Al. NO, ! -
O'Clock PM, and closed at O'Clock +.
NJ. on the day Of election. The Judges
OF Election, or a majority OF them,
shall determine all questions arising
under said election, and shall issue to
the Burgess and commissioners who
have been duly elected, IA certificate to
that effect, under their hands and
seals. All elections herein provided
for shall be conducted according to
such rules and regulations as shall be
provided for, from time to time, by or.
dinance.
Sec. 50. Be it enacted, That neglect
or non-user shall not work forfeiture
o<-this Charter 49, -------------
Sec. "a. Be it enacted, That all male
citizens OF Maryland, above the age
OF twenty-one years, who shall be cit
liens of the United States, and who
shall have resided within the cOrpor-
ate limits of Walkersville for ninety
days next preceding the election, pos
Sessing the qualifications now or here
after provided for by law or ordinance,
shall be entitled to vote at all cleo.
tions hereafter held.
Sec. 30. Be it enacted, That all
nominations for Burgess and Commits
SiOners shall be made by the qualified
voters OF the town, on or before the
first day of April, in each and every
year, in which a Burgess and Com
misSionerS are to be elected, or in
which Commissioners, or Burgess
and one Commissioner are to be elect.
ed, at a town meeting to be held for
that purpose, provided, that before
said meeting is held two weeks notice
shall be given by posting printed no
said town, giving notice that said nom
nations will be, held at the time and
place specified in said notice, for the
nomination of officers to be elected at
the ensuing election; provided, how
ever that in the event there is not suf-
ficient time between the passage of
this Act and the holding OF the first
general election hereunder to give
such notice and make such nomina-
tons hereunder within the time
aforesaid, the Commissioners shall
give such notice and call said public
meeting at any time prior to the first
Monday of May, as they shall think
proper At any time after the first
general election held under this Act
the Burgess and Commissioners may
by ordinance provide for the method
OF making nominations and conduct
ing elections and certifying returns
thereof in manner different from that
herein provided.
Sec 36. Be it enacted, That for the
purpose of determining whether this
Act shall become the charter of the
town OF Walkersville said Act shall be
submitted to the duly qualified voters
of the corporation, at special cleo
ton to be held for that purpose, on
the ninth day of April, A. d. 1914, be-
tween the hours of three and seven
O'Clock P NJ, for their approval. In
the event the Judges Of Election shall
have been appointed prior to the pas
sage of this Act they shall act as judges
of said special election, and also as
judges OF the general election to be
held on the first Monday of May, A, d.
1914;and provided. further that in the
event there is sufficient time between