Montgomery County sentinel., 1918-05-17
ballot in manner to be prescribed by said

| ton 5, who shall have resided therein for
not less than six months next preceding
said election, shall be entitled to vote for
or hold the Office Of committeeman. Fol-
lowing each election each newly elected
member Of said Citizens Committee shall
qualify by taking an oath before any Off
GERS in said Montgomery county, author
lied by law to administer oaths. to dill
gently and faithfully discharge all duties
Of the Office. Said committee shall select
from their members chairman, secretary
treasurer, and any other officers they may
deem necessary.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
said Chevy Chase Citizens Committee Of
said Section S. is empowered to grade.
pave. macadamize, or otherwise improve
any existing dedicated street. road or lane,
or any county road, street or lane, which
has been, or which may be acquired and
opened for public use, but which is un-
graded. unpaved or unimproved, and to
lay sidewalks and curbs thereon; provided,
that said Citizens Committee subject to
the approval Of the Board of County Com
missioners and after due publication there
Of. and after hearing on the written pro-
test Of majority of the owners Of prop
erty abutting on said street, road, lane, or
sidewalk, shall have power to assess the
cost Of said grading, paving. macadamiz-
ing, or improving against the property
abutting on said street, road, lane or side
walk, In proportion to the frontage Of said
abutting property on the same. Said Citi-
zens' Committee subject to the approval
Of said Board of County Commissioners, is
also further empowered, after due public
notice thereof. to construct sewers and to
assess the cost OF construction. but not the
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estate using the same. or benefltins there
by. in proportion to the frontage Of said
real estate abuttine on q street or streets,
road or roads. lane or lanes, where the said
sewer has been laid.
Any tax so assessed as above provided
In this Section shall be payable to the
| County Treasurer in not more than six
annual instalments, as nearly equal as
may bo, the first instalment thereof to be-
come due and payable the first day Of
July next succeeding the making Of such
special assessment as herein elsewhere
provided and to be collected as county
taxes in said county are collected and
shall be subject to interest from said first
OF July until paid at the rate of six per
cent. per annum. Each annual instalment
shall become lien against said abuttine
property and such instalment not paid by
the first day Of January following its be-
coming due shall be subject to the same
penalties and shall be collected in the
same manner as provided for the collection
Of unpaid county taxes In said county.
All taxes assessed as provided In this
Section shall be paid over by the Treasurer
Of said county to the treasurer of said
Section S, Chevy Chase, Maryland, who
shall devote such funds to the exclusive
purpose Of paying for the special improve
ments herein provided for or any indebt-
edness which may be incurred therefor.
Said Chevy Chase Citizens Committee
Of said Section shall have the power to
pave, grade, macadamize, or otherwise
improve said streets, roads. or lanes or
sidewalks within said village, or have such
sewerage constructed as the case may be
provided, that before any contract for work
shall be entered into, or any obligation
with respect thereto incurred, notice shall
be given to the owners and others of
record interested in said abutting property
and an opportunity to be heard, such hear
Ing to be had before said Chevy Chase
Citizens Committee of said Section S, who
shall decide the matters properly brought
before them. Any party affected by the
final decision Of said Citizens Committee
made after such hearing shall have the
right to appeal therefrom within ten days
to the Circuit Court Of MONTGOMERY county
and provided further. that upon the peti-
ton Of two-thirds of the resident property
owners owning property abuttine upon any
street, road or lane to be graded, paved
macadamized or to have sewerage placed
thereon. or otherwise to be improved un-
der the provisions Of this Section request
ing tho grading, paving, macadamizing,
placing sewers or otherwise improving Of
any such streets, roads, or lanes, il shall
be the duty of the said Citizens Commit
tee to make the assessment against the
abutting property owners, to provide the
funds for and cause to be performed the
necessary work or construction to be done
in accordance with the provisions herein
above provided and provided further,
that Connecticut Avenue shall for all pur-
poses Of repair, improvement, grading, or
paving be considered as two streets lying
parallel to one another on either side Of
the center line Of said avenue.
Sec. S. And be 1t further enacted
That said Chevy Chase Citizens Commit
tee OF said Section S. shall not expend for
material or work, sum exceeding $500
without having first advertised the speci-
f1cations therefor and inviting bids for the
same, after which said committee NAV
purchase such material or make contract
for such work. or have such work done by
employed labor or otherwise as it may deem
best; and provided further that said com.
mittee may make contracts after due ad-
vertisement for lighting or supplying said
Section of said VILLAGE with water for
periods Of five years, but no LONGER period
at a time; and provided further, that no
member Of said citizens committee shall
furnish any supplies Of any kind or con-
tract In any manner with said citizens
committee.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That
said citizens committee subject to the
approval Of the said county commissioners
may adopt such regulations with respect
TO dumping Of garbage, sanitation, erec-
tion OF buildings tearing up of streets
speed regulations, care of property, re-
moval of snow, ice or other police or health
regulations. and to provide penalties for the
violation thereof, as said committee may
deem proper
Any Justice Of the Peace in MONTGOMERY
county shall have Jurisdiction to try and
determine any violation Of any Of said
regulations and to impose the penalties
thereby provided. The sheriff of said
county and his deputies and any consta
BILE In said county shall have authority 10
arrest for any violation Of such regulations
and to execute all writs issued by any
such justice Of the peace in connection
with such regulations or with the punish
ments Of the persons violating any of
them The procedure shall be In accord
ance with that now provided for the trial
OF misdemeanors by said justice of the
peace and appeals shall be allowed as in
cases.of misdemeanor. All proceed. with
respect to the violation Of any such reeu
lation shall be conducted by or through
and in the name Of said citizens commit
tee on behalf Of said Section S. Costs of
any such proceedings may in the discre
tion OF the presiding justice OF the peace
be assessed against any person convicted
OF any violation Of said regulations and il
not so assessed shall be paid by said citi-
zens' committee.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
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