The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-27
AN ORDINANCE

and Council of Loeb Lynn Heights,
municipal corporation of the
State of Maryland, entitled "An
Ordinance providing for the Flee
ton of the Mayor, Couneilmen and
other municipal officers, of Loeb
Lynn Heights, and providing for
compensation for the said Mayor
and Councilmen."
BE 1T ENACTED AND OR
DAINED by the Mayor and Council
of Loeb Lynn Heights, as follows
Section THAT Sections 3 and
7 of Chapter 242 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland Of
1920 and Section of Chapter AGO
of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland of 1918. codified
as Section 342. 343, and 345 of
Article IL Of the Annotated Code
of the Public Local Laws of Mary
land 1880 edition.. be amended
by providing for compensation for
the services rendered bv the Mayor
and Councilmen of Loeb Lynn
Heights and providing for their
election and other municipal Of
ficers on the first Monday in No
vember and to take office on the
first Monday of January next sue
ceeding the election
Section 2-That said Sections 3
and 7 of Chapter PAP of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1920 and Section of Chapter
AGO of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland of 1918 codi-
fled as Sections 342. 343. and 345 Of
Article IL of the Annotated Code
of the Public Local Laws of Mary
land 1880 edition.. be amended
under the provisions of Sections II
to 10 inclusive of Article pa of
the Annotated Code of Maryland
1856 Cumulative Supplement-.
Section 3-That the said Sections
be amended as follows:
(a) (Section 3 or 342). All Per-
sons of the age of twenty-one years
and upwards, who have resided
within the corporate limits for six
months next preceding any election
of officers for the corporation and
who are qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly of
Maryland, shall be entitled to vote
at such election. The elective Of
ficers of said town shall be a
Mayor. Clerk, Treasurer, Chief
Bailiff and four COuncilmen, all
of whose terms shall be for two
years. two of said Councilmen to
be elected annually. No person
shall be eligible to the office Of
Mayor or Councilman unless he is
citizen of said town, is qualified
to vote for members of the General
Assembly of Maryland and has
title to real estate within the
corporate limits of said town. In
case any person having been elected
Mayor or Councilman shall cease
to be a resident or freeholder in
said town, he shall Immediately
cease to hold or exercise said Of
flee, and it is hereby declared va
cant and shall be filled as herein
after provided The Mayor and
Councilman shall receive five
dollars for each meeting attended
as compensation for their services
during their term of office. During
his said term of office, the Treas
urer shall also be the tax collec-
tor for said town and perform all
of the duties of said office and re-
ceive such compensation as is pro-
vided for the same.
Cb) (Section or 343). The An
! nual election for officers of said
town shall be held on the first
Monday of November in each and
every year, except that no election
shall be held in the year 1857. The
Mayor and Council shall have the
power to fix the hour and place
| town, and the length of time, the
polls shall be kept open, and shall
give due notice of said election by
printed or written handbills posted
in at least six public and con-
| spicuouS places in said town, at
least ten days prior to the holding
of the election. Such Mayor and
Council shall have power to ap-
point judges and clerks for such
elections, and it shall be their duty
to do SO and to make all other
necessary arrangements for holding
the same, not herein provided for
The term of office of all officers
of said town shall expire on the
first Monday of January or as soon
as their successors are elected and
qualified
Cc) (Section or 345) The Council
shall meet in some convenient
place in said town on the first Mon
day in January next succeeding
election, and as often thereafter as
may be necessary in the discharge
of the duties of their office, not
less, however, than once in every
month. A majority of the Council
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business but a less
Humber may adjourn to further
time.
Enacted and ordained this Bird
day of June, 1857.
Mayor and Council of
Loeb Lynn Heights
By CHARLES T. SHAFER, Mayor
Attest:
&c. Glenn Shaffer. Clerk.