The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-08-04

AN ACT to add new section to Ar.
tlcle ~ OF the Code Of Public Local
Laws OF Maryland. title Hartford Coun.
W" subtitle "IIavre de Grace" az
ssId Article was codlned by Chapter
$50 OF the Acts of 1919, said new see
ton to he known ms Section 3llA, and
TO follow Immediately after Section 2ll
OF aald Article. authorizing the Mayor
and city Council to survey and eatab:
lish street grades and lines curb lines
and building lines and to assess tho
cost OF grading, laying and paving
street beds TO one fourth the width of
same and constructing curbs on the
owners OF abuitlng property.
Section |. lie II enacted by the DEN
eral Assembly OF Maryland That a
new section he and It In hereby added
to Article 10 of the Code OF Public
Local Laws OF Maryland, title 'IIar-
ford County" subtitle 'Havre de
Grace" and the new section TO he
known as Section ana. TO follow I'm.
medlately after section 3tt of said Ar.
ticle, and to read as follows
ANA, The Mayor and City Council OF
liavre de Grace shall have the power
TO pass ordinances to survey and es-
iablish the grades OF streets. street
lines, curb lines aud building lines, and
10 provide penalties for the violation OF
any of said ordinance not to exceed
the sum OF 500 and penalties shall be
payable TO Mayor and city Council OF
Huvre de Grace upon conviction before
a Justice OF the Peace OF Hartford conn.
W, The said Mayor and city Council
ahall also have the power, by ordi-
nance, to provide that the cost OF grad.
Ing, laying and paving streets. aud
constructing 'curbs shall be assessed
against the abuttIng property. hut not
more than one. fourth OF the cost OF
grading aud laying said street shall be
assessed to the ahutting properly, pro.
Vlding that not more than one half tho
cost OF said grading and paving or
curb construction shall be so assessed
and that the owners OF the ahuttlng
property 80 assessed shall have the
right to pay said assessments in ten
equal annual installments. The said
Mayor and city Council shall have the
power to provide by ordinance for the
ltNyinE or imposing OF similar special
assessments upon the property abut-
ting upon streets which have already
hcen graded, paved or curbed by the
city without special assessment or
payment OF any part OF the cost upon
said ahutting property Provided how
ever. that the power to assess part OF
the cost of grading, paving and CURLING
shall only apply where an improved
pavement has been laid or shalt be laid,
and improved pavement" shall mean
any substantial smooth paving above
the grade of ordinary macadanl, and
shall include sheet asphalt. granite or
belgian blocks, Vitrihed hrlck. bithu.
llihie bituminous mAcadam. and hi
a.
ments shall not he levied on curbs IN,
less constructed OF concrete or mater
lal equally substantial.
Special assessments levied under the
authority of this section shalt he col
lected In the same manner as other
taxes In the city OF Havre de Grace
and be subject to the same penalties
Tor non-payment.
See, stl.R. And he II further enacted,
That the Mayor and City Council Of
IiaNfR de Grace shall haRa ha
TO pass ordinances that the road bed
OF any street within said city shall be
open and made safe for the public
travel TO the fun width OF the street
from curb to curb, after the said curb
lines, etc, shall have been established
See. 2 And he II further enact ed
That THIS Act " an emergency Act and
II necessary for the Immediate safety
ee-hfths Of the members Of both
houses OF the Legislature having CON
CURED therein shall take effect from
the date OF it's Passage
l. Caleb G, Magruder. Clerk Of the
STATE Of MARYLAND. srst
Court of Appeals of Maryland. do here
10y certify, that the foregoing IL a fun
and true copy of the Act of the General
Assembly OF Maryland OF which II pnr-
ports TO be copy, as taken from the
original Law belonging TO and .depos.
tied In the office OF the Clerk of the
Court OF Appeals aforesaid
In testimony whereof ! have here.
unto set my hand as Clerk aud aiiIxed
the seal OF the said Court Of Appeals
this 9Th day OF May. 1899
c. q. MAtiRupER,
Clerk Court OF Appeals Of MARYLAND
Approved April IA. 1929.
ALBERT c. RITCHlE,
Governor
WILLIAM !. NORRIS.
President of the Senate
JOHN l.. q. LEE
Speaker OF the House OF pelegaies
Filed April ~. ls2s
&. &. MAGRUnER, Clerk