The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-22
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

from the abutting property where
roads are improved by haFd-surfacing,
if the hard-surface extends from curb
to curb, One-third the cost thereof
shall be charged to each side thereof,
and if the hard-surface is no more
than sixteen (1G) feet in width, one
tenth (1-10) Of the cost thereof shall
be charged each side thereof. When,
however, roads are originally hard
surfaced for not more than sixteen
90 feet in width and it is later de
termined by the Mayor and City Coun-
ell to extend the hard-surfacine to the
cuIbs thereof, the Mayor and City
Council shall have power to assess
upon and collect from the AUDITING
property the total cost Of extending
the said hard-surfacing, the owner of
said abutJing real estate being as
.sessed in proportion to the number of
.assessable front feet owned abutting
on the roads so improved by hard-sur-
facing.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That such assessments when made,
shall constitute a tax lien upon such
abutting property, with priority over
all liens recorded after the passage of
this Act; provided the Mayor and
City Council shall give two weeks
notice to the owners of all AUDITING
property, by advertisement, published
at least once week, in a newspaper
published in said town or by notices
posted in at least three public places
in said town, which advertisement or
posted notices shall state the date on
which said assessment shall be made
and warning all abutting property
owners to appear at the time and
place stated in said advertisement or
notices. to show cause, if any there
be, why said assessment should not be
made as prposed. Any person ag-
grieved by the action of the Mayor
and City Council of Friendsville shall
have the right to appeal to the Cir
cult Court for Garrett County, Mary
land, provided such appeal is taken
within ten days next succeeding the
day of which said assessment is made.
All assessments authorized under this
Act shall be collected as other town
taxes are collected
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted,
That the Mayor and City Council of
trlendsville shall be required to con-
slider the improvement of said roads
by hard-surfacing them, as provided
for herein, whenever fifty per centum
OF the property owners, where prop
erty shall abut upon such roads, shall
petition the Mayor and City Council
to that effect, but the Mayor and City
Council of Friendsville shall have the
discretion and final determination as
to the construction of all said work,
Notwithstanding such petition.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted.
That at special election to be held in
the town of Friendsville after the
taking effect Of this Act and the exact
date Of which to be determined by the
Mayor and City Council, there shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of
Friendsville the questions whether the
Mayor and City Council of said town
shall have authority to improve the
roads of the said town by hard-sur-
facing them and TO issue bonds and
to make an assessment to pay for the
said improvement, and at such special
on the questions shall have printed or
written thereon the words For the
Improvement, Bond Issue and AS
sessment' and Against the Improve
ment, Bond Issue and Assessment"
and if a majority of the votes cast
upon said questions shall be For the
Improvement, Bond Issue and Assess
ment,' then the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil shall proceed to exercise the pow
er vested in them by this Act; but if
a majority Of the votes cast upon said
questions shall be Against the In
provement, Bond Issue and Assess
ment," then the questions before men,
toned shall be submitted in the same
manner at the succeeding regular
town election for a period of three
successive years if they shall not be
approved before the expiration of that
period. If at the last regular elec-
ton in such period, the majority of
the votes cast upon said questions
shall be against the Improvement,
Bond Issue and Assessment" then
this Act shall be null and void and
said roads shall not be so improved,
nor shall said bonds be issued, nor
shall said assessment be made.
Sec. H. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is an emergency law
and necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public health and safe
ty, and having been passed by a yea
and nay vote supported by three ffths
of all members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly
the same shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1924
CHAPTER 800