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

land each Commissioner the sum OF S3'uo
per annum Said Burgess and Com
missioners shall be residents of the
town for at least one year prior to
their election, and shall be twenty-five
years of age or over, and the bona-flde
owners of real or personal property
or the husband of bona-fide owners OF
real or personal property assessed
upon the tax books of said corpor'
alton, for at least five hundred dollars.
Sec. 6. Be it enacted, That said
Commissioners shall elect one of their
number President pro tenn of the
Board of commissioners, who shall
act as Burgess, with all the rights,
powers and duties of said Burgess, eX.
cept the power of appointment or re-
moval during the temporary absence
or illness of the Burgess, and in case
the Office of Burgess shall become va
cant, from any cause: and in case or
the removal of any Commissioner be-
yond the corporate limits of the town.
or in case of a vacancy in the office OF
!
shall elect a Commissioner to fill the
vacancy for the remainder of the term
and until a successor shall be elected
and qualified.
Sec I. Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS and Commissioners shall conSti-
tute a Board to be known as the Board
! of Commissioners. The Burgess, by
virtue of his office. shall be President
OF the Board of commissioners and
shall preside at all meetings of said
| Board, and said Board shall meet in
! said town on the first Monday in June
succeeding their election. and at least
! once in each alternate month thereaf-
ter. A majority OF the Board of Com
missioners shall constitute a quorum,
but a smaller number may adjourn
from day to day. The Burgess may
convene the Board of commissioners
whenever and as often as in his Opin-
ion the interests of the town require
their deliberation, and whenever re-
Quested so to do by a ma jOrity of the
Commissioners. Said Board shall de-
termine upon and settle their rules
OF procedure All ordinances and res
olutions passed by the Board shall be
signed by the Burgess and attested by
the Clerk to the Board Of Commission
erS and all meetings shall be open to
the public
Sec s. Be it enacted. That the
Burgess shall at the first regu-
lar meeting of the Board of Commits
sioners. after their election and an
nually thereafter appoint. sub
jeCt to confirmation by a majority of
the commissioners elected. a Treas
urer, who may be one of their mem
bers. and said Treasurer may be re-
quired to give bond in such sum with
such surety or sureties as the Board
of Commissioners shall by ordinance
prescribe.
Sec. 8. Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS shall at the first regular meeting
of the.d3oard of Commissioners, after
their election, and annually thereafter,
appoint. subject to confirmation by a
majority of the commissioners elected
Il clerk. who may be one of their mem.
bers, and who may be also appointed
Collector of Taxes, and they shall pre-
scribe his duties and fix his salary.
The clerk shall keep a book or record
of the proceedings. resolutions and
ordinances OF said corporation which
shall be open for the inspection of any
person interested.
Sec. 10. BE L enacted. That the Bur
CESS shall, at the first regular meeting
OF the Board Of Commissioners. after
their election, and annually thereaf-
ter, appoint, subject to confirmation
by a majority of the commissioners
elected, a Baliitt, who, within the
limits Of said corporation, and within
one.half mile beyond said limits, shall
have all the police powers of con
stables and deputy sheriffs of the State
of Maryland and it shall be his duty
to enforce the laws, bylaws and ordi-
rances of said corporation and the
laws of the State of Maryland relat-
ms w u iIIi'S anu >, GULL
mitted within said boundaries. And
the said Burgess and Commissioners,
or any of them, shall have power to
call upon any County constable. or
deputy sheriff of Frederick County.
whenever the occasion may require,
to preserve the peace and good order
within the aforesaid boundaries. And
the Bailiff shall receive the fees of
constables for services of a like ma
ture. and such other compensation as
the Burgess and Commissioners shall
think proper.
Sec II. Be it enacted That in the
event the appointment provided for in
Sections s. 8 and 10 of this Act shall
be made on any date other than that
named therein, said appointments
shall be as effective and binding as if
made on the date specified
Sec. u. Be it enacted, That
all other officers of the corpora
ton shall, before they enter
upon the duties of their Office, make
oath before a Notary Public, or any
other person qualified to administer
oaths, that they will diligently and
faithfully, to the best of their skill
and judgment, perform the duties of
their office, and shall file a certificate
thereof signed by the officer before
whom said oath was made, among the
records of the corporation.
| Sec 10. Be it enacted, That the Bur
CESS and Commissioners of Walkers.
vile shall have power to provide for
the collection Of all taxes, either by
the health of the town; to prevent and