The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-05-27
CHAPTER 90

as amended by Section 3 of CHAPTER 46O of
the Acts Of l9lS; Sections 7, 9, 10 and % of
SAID Chapter 450 of the Acts of 1896 Sec
tons q. %, % and "a of said Chapter 45O
of the Acts of 1896 as amended by Sections
p, y, % and "a of Chapter 592 of the Acts
OF 1902, and TO re-enact said Sections g 3,
ments
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section of Chap
ter 45O of the Acts of Assembly of Maryland
for the year 1896, title Garrett County, sub
title Loeb Lynn Heights" as amended by
Section of Chapter 8 of the Acts of Assem-
bly, of 1916; Section 5 of said Chapted 450
of the Acts of 1896 amended by Section 3
of Chapter 592 of the Acts of 1902 as amended
by Section of Chapter ago of the Acts of
Assembly of 1918; Sections T. g. 10 and 27
of said Chapter $50 of the Acts of 1885, Sec
lions u, p, % and "a of said Chapter $50
of the Acts of 1896 as amended by Section 3
~, 70 and "a of Chapter 592 of the Acts of
1902, be and the same are hereby repealed
follows:
Section 3 That the corporate limits of said
town shall be as, follows: Beginning for the
same at the southerly limits of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad right of way and the east
erly margin of the road known as the Won
derry Road and at a point on said road which
IS North II degrees and running thence along
the eastern margin of said road
l. South degrees East, rs and $40 feet
thence
2. South 10 degrees East, 245 feet; thence
3. South 80 degrees and As minutes East
ia feet thence
4. South AZ degrees and As minutes East
5. South 81 degrees and Is minutes East
1902 feet TO a point the eastery margin
OF said road which point is North 50 degrees
30 minutes East, 81 feet from a cement post
standing on the westerly margin of said road !;
thence
6. North 50 degrees and So minutes East,
S44 feet to a cement post thence
Z. North p degrees and S5 minutes East
1874 feet to a cement post thence
s. South 62 degrees and % minutes East
G-10 IN nanf xrhs g
the original beginning of Military Lots Nos
$50 and 9l9; thence running with the first
line of said Military Lot No. 919 thence
8. North p degrees and 35 minutes East
1850 feet to planted stone marked F. c.;
thence
10. North rs degrees East. Sc feet to a point
on the east margin of a road known as the
Oakland-Gorman road thence with the east
margin of said road thence
II: North q degrees and as minutes East,
100 feet thence
II. North 40 degrees East, 100 feet; thence
10, North "a degrees and 80 minutes East,
Ia. North 10 degrees West So feet; thence
10; North 40 degrees and Is minutes West,
16S feet; thence
16. North SO degrees West 239 feet thence
u; North Al degrees and 80 minutes West,
$50 feet thence
IS. North 55 degrees West 100 feet thence
~. North 62 degrees and 30 minutes West.
20. North 10 degrees West 90 feet to a
cement post standing on the Sou!herly limits
way thence with said limits of said Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence
q. South II degrees and IS minutes West
to the beginning.
Sec. 3. That all persons of the age of twen-
ty-one years and upwards, who have resided
within the corporate limits for six months
next preceding any election of officers for this
corporation and who are qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly of Mary
land, shall be entitled to vote at such election
Inc elective officers of said town shall be a
Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer. Chief Baiff and four
Councilmen, all of whose terms shall be for
two years, two of said Councilman to be electe-
ed annually. No person shall be eligible to the
office of Mayor or Councilman unless he is a
citizen of said town, is qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly of Maryland
and has title to real estate within the corpo-
rate limits of said town. In case any person
having been elected Mayor or Councilman shall
cease to be resident or freeholder in said
town, he shall Immediately cease to hold or
exercise SAID office, and it is hereby declared
vacant and shall be filled as hereinafter pro-
vlded. The Mayor and Councilman shall re-
ceive no pay for their service except the
Mayor who shall be entitled to the fees here
matter allowed. During his said term of
office the Treasurer shall also be the tax
collector for said town and perform ali of The
duties of said office and receive such compensa-
ton as is provided for the same,
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted That the
Council shall meet in some convenient place
IN SAID town on or before the first Monday in
April next succeeding election. and as often
thereafter as may be necessary in the dis
charge of the duties of their Office not less.
however, than once in every month. ma
Jority of the Council shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, but a less
number may adjourn to further time
:, Sec. 9. And be it further enacted That the
treasurer shall receive all monies belonging
to said corporation and safely keep the same
and pay the same out only upon the order of
the Mayor and Clerk; he shall also keep a
correct account of all receipts and dsburse-
ments which account shall be at all reason
able times open to the inspection of said Coun-
Gil or any member thereof; he shall also act as
tax collector for said corporation and perform
all of the duties of said Office.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted. That the
SAID Council, as often as they shall deem il ad-
Nisabie, shall cause an assessment to be made
OF all the real and personal property within
said town or the corporate limits thereof.
which assessment shall not exceed the as
sessment of the same for county purposes and
the Council shall levy a tax thereon not ex-
ceedlng one dollar on the one hundred dollars
worth OF assessabe property in any one year
Sec. II. And be it further enacted That
whenever the Council shall levy a tax they
shall cause to be made cut an alphabetical list
of the persons charged thereon and shall cause
to be affixed the respective sums to be collect
ed from such persons and issue a warrant to
the Treasurer to collect the same.
Sec. %. That the Treasurer within ten days
after the receipt of such list and warrant, shall
render to each person named therein an ac-
count tax bill showing the amount due
from him, if he be resident of the town and
If ne be nonresident and in consequence can
not be conveniently served with said account
or tax bill, he shall mail copy thereof to the
last known address of said nonresident and
all taxes levied by said Council for the gen
eral purposes of the town shall be lien on
the property from the date of the levy of the
party or parties against whom said tax may
be charged, and if any taxes shall not be paid
on or before the first day of January after
the rendition of the said account the said
Treasurer shall proceed to collect said tax out
of the personal property of such person or
corporation; and if the said tax cannot be
made out of the personal property of such per-
son or corporation then the same may be col
lected out of the rents of his her or their real
estate by due process of law. or the Treasurer
may sell such real estate for the payment of
taxes by complying with the same require
ments as the Treasurer of Garrett County
Sec. 20. That the Treasurer shall execute
and deliver to the purchaser a deed of the
property sold, and the said deed shall convey
to the purchaser of said property good title
thereto, and shall be presumptive evidence that
complied with in making assessments levy
sale and deed; and unless the delinquent owner
or owners of said property. or his or their
grantee, mortgage, assignee or legal repre-
sentative shall within one year from the date
OF said tax sale redeem such property by pay
ing TO the purchaser his legal representa-
tive the whole amount of money paid by him
for said property. with interest thereon at
hfteen per centum per annum. said title shall
become absolute and indefensible
Sec. "a. That the Treasurer shall make all
coiiections required Of him and report to the
clerk in writing within six months from the
time the same is placed in his hands the total
amount collected, from whom collected, and
the amounts still outstanding. IL any, and the
said clerk shall Immediately make n record
thereof. The Treasurer shall assesa all inn