Montgomery County sentinel., 1918-05-17
county, Maryland.
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PRESTON B. RAY.
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Local Laws.

the village of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
county. Maryland. for the incorporation,
election and succession Of Citizens Com
mittee. who shall appoint secretary-treas-
urer and other necessary officers: also di-
rectine the Board of County Commissioners
OF Montgomery county. Maryland, to pay
over to the secretary-treasure Of said
Citizens Committee for the disburse-
ment for improving. maintaining, and
repairing county roads, streets and lanes.
the money collected on account Of the
county road tax in the same amount and
manner as Is now required by law to be
paid to incorporated towns in said county
also empowering the said Citizens Com
mittee, subject to the approval Of the said
Board Of County Commissioners. to assess
the cost OF certain special improvements
against the property abutting on streets,
lanes. and sidewalks for certain improve
ments the collection Of such assessment
and disbursement thereof for the benefit
Of the residents Of said part of said village
also to authorize said Citizens Committee,
subject to approval of said Board of County
Commissioners, to adopt regulations with
respect to garbage, sanitation, erection OF
buildings, tearing up of streets, speed reg
ulations. care of property, removal Of snow,
ice and other police and health regulations
to provide penalties for the violation there
Of; to authorize Justices Of the Peace In
said county to try and punish violators Of
said regulations and the sheriff of said
county to execute writs also authorize
said Citizens Committee to borrow money
and otherwise contract indebtedness and
obligate said part of said VILLAGE in
amounts not exceeding ten per cent. OF the
assessed valuation Of the real property
within said part Of said village also con-
stituting said Section corporation for
such purposes and authorizing said Citi-
IONS Committee to act therefor.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That for the pur-
poses of this Act Section S Of the village
OF Chevy Chase, MONTGOMERY county, Mary
land, as hereinafter described. shall con-
stitute a special tax area or district. and
shall be deemed and taken to comprise
certain parcels Of land, namely:
Beginning at point In the center line
Of Connecticut Avenue 40 feet due west
Of the northwest corner OF lot 10, block 6,
Re-Subdivision Of Section 8, Chevy Chase,
Nd, as per plat Of said Re-Subdivision Of
Section 8, recorded among the Land Rec
ords OF said Montgomery county thence
corner Of said lot 10, block 8, Re-Subdi-
vision OF Section 8; thence In an easterly
direction along the northern line of said
lot 10 and said line prolonged, to a planted
stone, said stone being the southwest corn
or Of certain subdivision formerly known
as Otterbourne and recorded among the
Land Records Of said Montgomery county {;
thence easterly along the said southern
boundary linz 0f fha II
division and the prolongation thereof to its
intersection with the eastern line of the
Tennallytown and Brookeville road thence
eastern line Of said Tennallytown and
brookeville road to point where inter-
sected by the prolongation In an easterly
direction Of the northern line OF what 10
known as the Williams Tract, parcel OF
land formerly belonging to the late John
M c. Williams; thence in a westerly d.
rection along said northern line of the
Williams Tract. and the prolongation there
nue.; thence south along said center line
OF Connecticut Avenue to the place of be-
ginning.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Board of County Commissioners OF
NAShN8OhOAy NohhAy ulC dulUOllLCut Clll-
powered and directed TO levy and cause to
be collected from the property owners at
the time OF the county tax levy for the
year 1919 and each succeeding year within
said described area Of Chevy Chase az
named or created by this Act, amounts to
be fixed by them not less than 10 cents
nor more than rs cents on each S1OO
worth Of the assessable property in said
part Of the village Of Chevy Chase, Mont.
eomery county. to be collected as all other
county taxes In said county are collected
to be paid over by the said Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners to the treasurer of said
Section S OF Chevy Chase to be selected
from among their number by a majority
Of the members of the Chevy Chase Citi-
zens Committee, of said Section 5 herein
named, or by their successors to be selected
as herein provided. Upon said treasurer
having been duly selected by such com.
mittee and giving bond to said Board oI
County Commissioners. to be approved BY
the Judge Of the Circuit Court for Mont.
gomery county In penal sum to be fixed
by said Judge, conditioned upon the faith
ful discharge Of the duties of the said
treasurer, the said Board OF County Com.
missioners shall also order and have paid
over to said treasurer the proportion Of the
county road tax to be levied and collected
in the same manner as though said part
Of the village Of Chevy Chase was an in.
corporated town, and said part of said vii
laee OF Chevy Chase shall for that purpose
be considered by said Board of County
Commissioners as an incorporated town OF
said county; and said proportion Of the
county road tax received by the treasurer
shall be used by the said Chevey Chase
Citizens Committee exclusively for main.
tanning and repairing the county road.
upon which said Section 5 abuts and the
streets and lanes that may have been dedi-
Gated to the public or to Montgomery county
and whether accepted by said county OF
not all other funds to be used by the SAID
Chevy Chase Citizens Committee directly
or through said committee exclusively for
maintaining, repairing and lighting the
streets, roads, including those upon which
said Section 5 abuts, alleys. sidewalks
parking, drainage. sewerage, sanitation
and other village maintenance and upkeep
OF the existing Improvements, clerical and
other public service. for furnishing police
protection and public service, including the
removal Of ashes, garbage and other refuse
and disposal thereof for the employment
OF building inspector TO enforce the re.
quirements Of all deeds of conveyance fol
properties situated in said village, for en-.
forcing such building sanitary and other
| regulations as said Citizens Committee
subject to the approval of the Board OF
County Commissioners. may prescribe for
said village, or for any part Of said Sec
tion thereof
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That
the said Chevy Chase Citizens Committee
Of Section 5 shall be constituted as fol-
lows: Fielder NJ. NJ. Beall. Matthew T.
Moomaw, J. Andrew Griesbauer, Eugene W.
Wells and Geo. S, Demuth. who shall serve
until the qualifications of the committee
men to be elected in April, 1919. as herein
provided, and vacancies therein shall be
filled by the remaining committeeman as
hereinafter provided the first named shall,
until otherwise directed by the committee,
be and constitute the chairman thereof,
each Of whom shall qualify as such COM
mitteemen by taking an oath before any
officer in said Montgomery county, author
lied by law to administer oaths, to dill
gently and faithfully DISCHARGE all duties