The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-05-16

AGUlCle II OOQe OF Pubic Local Laws
of Maryland, title Garrett County," sub
title Oakland as said sections were re-
pealed and re-enacted by Chapter 343 OF
Acts of 1892 and by Chapter % of Acts OF
ls9S and by Chapter 359 of Acts of 1906
Section 195A as enacted by Chapter 343 OF
Acts of 1892 anC repealed and re-enacted
by Chapter % of Acts of 1873. and Sections
165B and 1859 as enacted by Chapter
25 of the Acts of 1898, and to add
certain new sections to said Article y of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary
land, title Garrett County" and sub
title Oakland" one of said sections to
follow Immediately after Section 10 and
to be designated and numbered as Sec
ton l70A, and the other to follow I'M
mediately after Section 81 and to be des-
ignated and numbered as Section 1S7A.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That sections l6S.
III, ia III and S3 of Article y of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title Gar
rett County," sub Oakland" as said
sections were repealed fand re-enacted by
Chapter 343 of Acts of 1892 and by Chapter
% OF the Acts of 1898 and by Chapter 359 of
Acts of 1906, Section 1854 as enacted by
Chapter 343 of Acts of 1892 and repealed and
re-enacted by Chapter % of Acts of 1898, and
Sections 1853 and 1859 as enacted by Chap
ter 25 of Acts of 1898, be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments, and certain new sections be
and are hereby added to said Article y OF
the Code OF Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title Garrett County," sub title Oakland"
one Of said sections to follow Immediately
after Section 10 ana to be designated and
numbered Section l70A, the other to follow
Immediately after Section 81 aid to be des-
tgnated and numbered as Section lS7A, the
whole to read as follows:
l6S The officers of said corporation shall
be Mayor, a Town Council, which shall be
composed OF six members, President of the
Town Council, a Town Clerk a Treasurer a
TaxiCouector, Police Magistrate, an At
torney, a Weighmaster, Street Commiss-
Toner, Bailiff and such number of Police
men as the public welfare of said town may
require, who shall severally perform such
duties and have such powers as may be pre-
scribed by law and the ordinances passed in
pursuance thereof. The MaVor and mem
bers of the Town Council, Treasurer. Tax
Collector and Bailiff shall be elected by the
voters of said town. The Town Clerk, and
Street Commissioner shall be elected by tie
Town Council, the Police Magistrate. Attor-
ney, Weighmaster and Policemen, shall be
appointed by the Mayor by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Town Council. All
officers elected by the Town Council or ap-
pointed by the Mayor shall hold their re
spective office for one year from the first
Monday of April in the year for which they
are appointed and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
17OA. That at the election of municipal
officers of the town Of oakland to be held in
said town on the second Monday in March
1919, and every year thereafter. a Tax Col
lectOr, Treasurer and a Bailif shall be
elected by the qualified voters of said town
ana which said officers shall hold office for
the term of one year from the first Monday
in April for the year for which they are
elected and until their successors are elect
ed ana 0ualified ana shall no suhiarted 70
removal from office at any time for any will
full neglect of duty or misbehaVior in office,
10y the Mayor and Town Council, who shall
son FOR rho rueyhired term Of Surb OffiCai, 81,
removed.
III. No person shall be eligible to the Of
flee Of Mayor unless he shall have attained
tne dst oI tHlrIS ears, anu shaIl nave re
9lutlt ~ car > ieHI l,l GceeulI!S ms eIecIloh
III sa!u 70" H. aliC siiaH re IIeeHoIder IN
s1IH HowH u Nahtailu. me mayor elected at
any Ic-uIaI SieCtIob man HoIu once ior Two
y Sal9 !! olil Wy III y -'piluaS III AlIlI HeNJ
al Yer MS erection ana unIlI aItef MS success
OF Is eIecttu anu iudIueu. ShouIu Il va
SdilNE oN'ui Ih Vie OllCe VI MAY OF ny Ted-
son 81 i5luV'd ~ ilpIIi IoNH' IeIlONai IRON
oltl-e' u..-l!' I,esIthatlon OF oIhefNlse, tue
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IHe uuIltS vi ;haSoI anu dCI as euCl uhJll Ihe
i1AL ny. a. SletIlolI VI Jlt MAY OF anu
NOuil,II. "5llul IleTltCI u uuIN or lhlsbe-
i-dl ipi i'll o!tIDt on IAe part OF Ile mayor Il
ntIt4H uttiaitu d lHl?ueIIe3hof, ana on
so4l CloI DC'olC Ju9UtCeo VI me pedct OF III
w i y u u NuIL Jul loI GaIISLJ SouIIN' ne
sIitIl ne leiiIo' eG rom uiuct ny Iue Justlce
ol tnt GSt Az, ol . uu5t no SuaI, SIT IA tHe
SasS' t'h1t euS !,clSo WI" Sildi ne COW lcueu
anu IeI!lO' ca rom me once OF MAYOR as
tloi e.lu' sila!i pe ula'iIai!lieu rom IOiulhS
any ulI'Se ~ 9a4u COL pOidIIoH' ne shall, on
l'oIidt anu SEM 70 tue Io"u tOuucll Ior
continuation IHe lallles OF persons lor the
ollISS VI 'oI4Ce MAGISTRATE attorney ana
tsuIIldsIel IesiecIlieIy' ne shall nave
l'oMtl " ltlIonc loI Cause any OIucers'
aseHt' SCI alU VI employ &c OF sdlu corpO-
latiIn W NJ a5 Dte apP9i l Dy MN or
eni2ioS GU ~ nun anu 70 M any anu az va
cauties Wnlcn may occur IN oL1ces Whlch he
sunerytsion OF the town see mar the nrliiI
nances are enforced. and from time TO time
rennrt to the Town tOuuciI smell matters n
may i'm MS Judgment rauuirp the attrnti0n
of inc Town CONNECT lie shall road ann
sim the minutes of the Town Council AFTER
each and every meeting He shall have
mower To administer oaths and cpI1ifv no
same in ali matters pertaining to sail cor
DOratiOn which may he r-Guired nv the
business or transactions of said CORPORATION.
lie shall in the absence or sickness OF the
police ma giStrate, in such case only, have
power to hear and determine all cases to
over which the police magistrate may have
jurisdiction, and Tor this purpose he is
hereby clothed with all the power ana
authority OF justice OF the peace. No Ordi-
nance shall he valid without his approval
unless the same be passed over his veto by
two thirds vote, nor shall any order or res
OlutiOn for the payment Of money out OF the
in writing. lie shall during his official term
hold no other corporation office. nor shall
lie be interested in any contract to which
the said corporation is q party or when the
money for any contract IS to be paid out of
the corporation treasury. He shall receive
the sum OF one hundred dollars a year for
his Off1cial services to be paid in quarterly
Instruments OF t"Gnt4 I'VE uouars. Before
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