The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-25

whether or not the citizens thereof
desire to become Incorporated
Section /. BE it enactd by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section
s OF Chapter 731 of the Acts of 1920,
entitled AN Act 10 Incorporate the
town of Riverdale, in Prince Georges
County, Maryland. and to fix the
town limits thereof, to define the per.
sons qualified to vote therein, to pro-
vide for and regulate the election and
appointment of officers therefor and
the terms and qualifications of such
officers, to define the method of govern
ment thereof, to define the corporate
powers and to provide an election to
determine whether or not the citizens
thereof desire to become incorporated"
be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, to read as follows:
Section s. And be it further enacted.
That the Common Council of Riverdale
shall meet publicly at least once
month, and all its meetings shall be
public, and the Mayor for all purposes,
except as hereinbefore noted, shall con-
stitute one of the Council. A majority
shall constitute quorum and a quorum
shall be necessary to transact business.
II vacancy exists in the Council the
Mayor and Council shall fill the same
for the unexpired term. The said
Council shall be the sole judge of the
qualifications of its own members. They
may provide by ordinance fer contest
ed election, they shall have the power
to appoint one or more bailiffs, who
shall have the same authority and priv
ileges within the town limits now pos
sessed by constables of Prince Georges
County as to the ordinances Of said
town; the Council shall have power
to elect either one of their number or
some person not member OF the Coun-
Gil as their clerk and fix the compensa-
tion of the same; shall have power by
ordinance to provide for the good gov
ernment of the town, for preservation
of peace and order therein and for the
maintenance of the good health of the
residents thereof, provide and regulate
the service oflights for said town and
provide by ordinance for any regula-
| tion or regulations governing the same;
| regulate, license or prohibit any and
all such business and occupations within
the corporate limits thereof as shall In
juriously affect the sanitary or moral
| conditions thereof, and by ordinance
enforce any such regulation. Said
Common Council shall have the power
to construct and maintain streets, road
| ways and sidewalks, said Common
Council my provide by ordinance for
the removal of nuisances; for The re-
movai of Instructions from the streets,
lanes or sidewalks, for prohibiting the
carrying of concealed weapons, for plo-
hibiting and regulating the discharge
of firearms, frecrackers, torpedoes
and other explosives, for preventing
SWINE. cattle, horses and other animals
from running at large on the streets,
roadways and sidewalks of SAID town;
said Common Council may make ordi-
nances, regulating all public
amusements and eXhibitings, for
the suppression of vice and i'm
morality and for tue apprehension
of vagrants; said Common Council may
regulate or prohibit the use or main
tanning of check or coin controlled ma
chimes commonly known as slot machines
and to pass ordinances prohibiting
the maintenance of any form of gam
bling device; to provide for the issde of
building permits, permits for repairs
and alterations, other than painting, in
excess of one hundred dollars in cost,
a charge of not more than five dollars
each to be made for said permits, and
to provide for the inspection of such
buildings or repairs, the cost of said
inspection to be paid for out of receipts
for said permits; to pass ordinances
prohibiting the keeping of swine and
regulating the keeping of cows, pis
cons and fowls within the corporate
limits; to provide for and maintain fire
hose and other fire-fghting apparatus;
to provide for the issue of licenses for
the keeping of dogs. Said Common
Council may pass all ordinances neces-
sary to carry out and enforce the fore
going provisions and to give full force
and effect to the powers and authority
conferred on said corporation and may
enforce said ordinances by reasonable
fines and penalties, not exceeding
twenty-five dollars in any one case.
All prosecutions under this section or
any ordinance made in pursuant there
of shall be before the Mayor, sitting
as Judge, or any justice of the peace
of Prince Georges County resident of
said town, who may. upon conviction,
impose such fine as may be specified by
any such ordinance, not to exceed
twenty-five dollars, and lin addition
thereto may imprison the offender un-
til the fine be paid, not exceeding fif-
teen days. such imprisonment to be in
the town lookup, if any be provided,
or in the county Jail, and the Sheriff
of Prince Georges County shall re-
ceive andi confine any person so COM
mitted. Any person prosecuted under
this Section shall have right to ap-
peal to the Circuit Court of Prince
Georges County, in the same manner
as appeals are now allowed by law
from convictions by Justices of the
Peace. Any such fines imposed by said
Mayor or justice of the peace, less
lawful fees. to be turned over to the
treasurer of the town of Riverdale for
the use of said town. Said Council
shall also have the power to fix the
compensation of the treasurer of said
town.
Section 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall be submitted to
vote, and all citizens above the age of
twenty-one years, who shall have for
one year next proceeding such election
resided within the corporate limits OF
said town of Riverdale, as SGT forth in
Section 2 of said Chapter 731, shall be
qualified to vote at said election, and
said election shall be held in connec-
ton with and at the election to be held
on the first Monday in May, 1922, at
the election for town officers, as pro-
vided by Section 5of said Chapter 731,
and said election shall be held in ac-
cordance with said Section 5, and all
ballots at such election shall have print
ed thereon the words "For amend
ment TO the Town Charter providing
for additional powers to the Mayor
and Common Council" and "A Against
amendment providing for amendment
to the Town Charter, providing for ad-
dtional powers to the Mayor and Com
mon Conncil" Not less than ten DAYS
before said election the said Mayor
and Common Council shall cause to be |
posted in five public places within the
corporate limits of said town a notice |
the citizens of said town,