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


the peace, order and quiet of Walk
ersville; to prevent horse racing
drunkenness and breaches of the Sab
bath Day: to regulate the keeping Of
dogs, and provide for licensing or tax
ing them, and to restrain them from
running at large; to prevent the run
ming at large of horses, cattle, swine
geese and all other animals and fowls;
to regulate the speed and operation OF
locomotives, cars, street cars, motor
vehicles. vehicles of every description
and animals of the horse kind; to pre-
vent remove and abate nulsances
upon the streets. highways, lanes. al
leys, drains, sewers or water courses
to remove. or cause to be removed
houses or other structures that may be
dangerous to persons passing along
and over any of the highways OF the
town: to make reasonable regulations
in regard to buildings to be erected III
said town: to regulate street cross
ings and provide for grading and re-
grading. paving, repaving and repair
ing of the streets, alleys and footways
or side walks of said town. and com
pel by fine or otherwise. the owner
or proprietor Of any lot to pave or re-
pave grade or re.grade or repair the
foot ways. curbs and cutters fronting
thereon, at the expense of said prop
ia, u.hn n
such time, and with such material as
il may prescribe. and if any prOprie'
tor or owner of any such lot shall ne
glect to grade and pave or regrade or
re-pave the foot ways, curbs and gut
tiers of any such lot. within sixty days
after notice shall be given by the Bur
CESS of said town, as provided by or,
dinance. requiring the same to be
done, the Burgess and Commissioners
may cause any such work to be done
at the expense of the owner Jr prop
rietor of any such lot, which expense
shall be lien on said property until
paid and shall be collected by the tax
collector Of said town, either by suit
at law. or by distress; to establish or
regulate a station house or lookup for
temporary confinement of violators Of
the laws and ordinances of the cor
poratiOn; to suppress vagrancy; to
prevent horses and vehicles from pass
ing over sidewalks or foot ways: to
provide for the construction. opening,
enlarging or Strengthening Of any
drain or culvert: and regulate the tap
ping thereof: to provide for the estab.
lishment of building lines. curb lines.
street lines and grades, and to change
from time to time the grade lines Of
any street, lane or alley, or part
thereof to regulate the use of streets.
highways. roads. public places and
sidewalks. by foot passengers, ami
mails, vehicles, cars, motors and loco
motives, and prevent encreachmen,
thereon and obstruction of the same;
to regulate the opening of street sur
face, for the purpose authorized by
law or ordinance; to regulate the use
of sidewalks for the use of signs, sign
posts. telegraph poles, telephone and
trolley poles. electric light poles. tele-
graph and telephone wires and for any
and all other purpose; to clean the
streets and remove the dirt and filth
theretrom and TO prohibit and punish
the placing of any dirt filth or other
matter therein, and to protect any
pavement by prohibiting travel there
on; to regulate the use of streets,
lanes and alleys in said town. by rail.
way or other tracks, gas or other
pipes, telegraph. telephone. electric
light or other wires and poles in, un.
der, over and upon the same; to ap.
point such officers and employees. not
herein named, to carry out the provis.
passed in pursuance thereof as it
shall think proper and prescribe their
compensation and all such officers
shall be appointed in the same man.
ner provided in Section s of this Act;
to grant franchises to electric. tele'
graph and telephone companies, wa
ter companies. and any other public or
Quasi-public corporation. provided the
ordinance or. contract granting such
franchise shall specifically set out the
nature and character of the same, and
no power or right not expressed in the
franchise or grant shall pass there
under: to regulate the disposal of gar
bage and refuse of all kinds; to pro.
vide for the regulation, location ana
erection of slaughter houses; to light
the public places of the town. and
may furnish light to the inhabitants
thereof, or to contract with any per-
son, firm or corporation. for the light
ing of the town, either with gas. cleo
tricity or such other means as it shall
think proper. provided no such con
tract shall be for longer period than
ten years; to contract with any per-
son, firm, or corporation for the pur'
pose of supplying said town with wa
ter, for fire protection, or for any
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such contract shall be for longer per-
iod than ten years and may levy and
collect special taxes upon all tele.
graph, telephone, electric light and
trolley poles or posts erected and
maintained within the limits of the
corporation: to pass all bylaws, or
dinances, resolutions and motions for
such municipal purposes as in its judg-
ment may be beneficial to said cor
poration; and for the purpose of car
rying out the aforesaid powers. and
for the preservation of the cleanli'
ness, health, peace and good order of
the community and for the protection
of the lives and property of the citi
zens and for the violation of any or
dinance or any Section Of any ordi