[Ch. 154, L 1924]
The citizens of the Town of Edmonston are a body corporate,
by the name of the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston, and by that
name may have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, have and use
a common seal and may purchase and hold real, personal and mixed property
or dispose of the same for the benefit of said town.
[Ch. 154, § 1, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 913, § 512, L 1945]
The boundaries of said town shall be as follows: Beginning where
the Shepard Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad intersects
the eastern branch of the Potomac River, said point being in the corporation
line of the Town of Hyattsville, then running with the Hyattsville
corporation boundary line northerly to the Riverdale corporation line,
then with the Riverdale corporation line to a point north seventy
degrees west from the intersection of the Edmonston Road with Carter's
Lane, running from thence to a point four hundred thirty-five feet
west of the center line of Edmonston Road as it now runs and parallel
with the Edmonston Road maintaining at all points a distance of four
hundred thirty-five feet from said road to the Bladensburg corporation
line; then with the north line of the Bladensburg corporation line
to the eastern branch; then with the eastern branch to the beginning.
[Ch. 154, § 2, L 1924; as amended by resolution of the Mayor and Town Council 1-26-1970]
A.
First
1986 annexation. The following described land in Prince George's County,
Maryland, which is contiguous to the corporate town limits is annexed
as follows: Beginning for the subject property at the intersection
of the Town of Edmonston Line as per 1956 annexation as per Annotated
Code of the Town of Bladensburg and the westerly line of Kenilworth
Avenue (State Route No. 201) as shown on State Roads Commission Right-of-Way
Plat No. 11617 and thence with the westerly right-of-way line of Kenilworth
Avenue as shown on State Roads Commission Plat Nos. 11617 and 11618,
the following five courses and distances (1) along the are of a curve
deflecting to the left, said curve having a radius of 3774.72 feet
and a long chord bearing and distance of North 43° 35' 09" East,
608.05 and an arc distance of 608.71 feet to a point and thence (2)
North 51° 02' 02" East, 15.00 feet to a point and thence (3) North
38° 44' 28" East, 29.53 feet to a point and thence (4) South 51°
27' 50" East, 15.00 feet to a point and thence (5) along the arc of
a curve deflecting to the left, said curve having a radius of 3,774.72
feet and a long chord bearing and distance of North 36° 00' 04"
East, 33.30 feet to a point and an arc distance of 331.41 feet to
a point and thence with the original easterly line of the incorporation
of Town of Edmonston as per the 1924 Annotated Code Par. 26-2 the
following two courses and distances (1) North 40° 45' 03" East,
419.06 feet to a point and thence (2) North 33° 15' 08" East,
1017.02 feet to a point and thence with the southerly line of the
1959 annexation as per Par. 29 Section A of the Annotated Code and
thence with the westerly line of lot 4 in Hyattsville Building Association
Subdivision (unrecorded) South 19° 57' 30" West, 190.00 feet to
a point and thence crossing Decatur Street South 39° 06' 52" West,
59.23 feet to a point and thence with the easterly right-of-way line
of 53rd Avenue (45 feet right-of-way) South 34° 13' 06" West,
589.95 feet to a point and thence along the arc of a curve deflecting
to the left said curve having a radius of 20.00 feet and a long chord
bearing and distance of South 17° 02' 54" East, 31.20 feet an
arc distance of 35.79 feet to a point and thence crossing Crittenden
Street South 04° 19' 56" East, 56.91 feet to a point with the
westerly line of Lots 1 through 7 in the Eugene Brocks addition to
Hyattsville (unrecorded) South 21° 41' 06" West, 260.47 feet to
a point and thence with the division line between Lots 7 and 8 South
58° 46' 54" East, 154.10 feet to a point and thence with the easterly
line of Lots 8 and 9 South 31° 13' 06" West, 72.51 feet to a point
and thence with the intersection of Buchanan Street and Edmonston
Road South 42° 15' 12" West, 55.76 feet to a point and thence
with the easterly line of Lots 12 and 13 South 40° 17' 06" West,
103.70 feet to a point and thence with the Town of Bladensburg line
and the northerly line of Parcels O and P in Prince George's Industrial
Development Subdivision which is as recorded in Plat Book WWW 47 at
Folio 100 among the Land Records of Prince George's County, Maryland
North 77° 31' 39" West, 388.69 feet to a point and thence with
the easterly right-of-way line of aforesaid Kenilworth Avenue the
following sixteen courses and distances (1) along the arc of a curve
deflecting to the right said curve having a radius of 3,864.72 feet
and a long chord bearing and distance of South 36° 21' 44" West,
294.84 feet and an arc distance of 294.91 feet to a point and thence
(2) South 51° 27' 06" East, 15.00 feet to a point and thence (3)
South 33° 46' 24" West, 30.47 feet to a point and thence (4) North
51° 00' 06" West, 15.00 feet to a point and thence (5) along the
arc of a curve deflecting to the right said curve having a radius
of 3,864.72 feet and a long chord bearing and distance of South 39°
26' 29" West, 59.75 feet and an arc distance of 59.75 feet to a point
and thence (6) South 53° 01' 16" East, 29.58 feet to a point and
thence (7) South 47° 23' 13" West, 52.63 feet to a point and thence
(8) South 39° 24' 45" West, 66.95 feet to a point and thence (9)
South 42° 14' 57" West, 85.80 feet to a point and thence (10)
South 52° 24' 25" West, 30.94 feet to a point and thence (11)
South 43° 23' 28" West, 8.13 feet to a point and thence (12) South
35° 59' 43" West, 51.37 feet to a point and thence (13) North
45° 47' 56" West, 12.00 feet to a point and thence (14) South
44° 15' 40" West, 8.12 feet to a point and thence (15) North 45°
40' 44" West, 15.00 feet to a point and thence (16) along the arc
of a curve deflecting to the right and having a radius of 3,864.72
feet and a long chord bearing distance of South 46° 01' 02" West,
228.78 feet and an arc distance of 228.82 feet to a point and thence
crossing Kenilworth Avenue with the boundary line of the town of Bladensburg
to the point of beginning and containing 9.7088 acres of land more
or less.
[As added by Resolution 86-CR-004 of the Mayor and Town
Council 6-9-1986[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This resolution also provided that it shall
take effect 7-29-1986.
[1]
Editor's Note: An Official Map was adopted by Resolution 86-CR-012
of the Mayor and Township Council 6-9-1986.
Effective with the adoption of this amendment, new wards are
established to assure the equality of voter representation. Such adopted
wards shall be permanently displayed in the records of the Town of
Edmonston and displayed in the office of the Clerk for all to see
as well as be attached to this amendment.
[Ch. 154, § 3, L 1924; as amended 11-13-2013 by Res. No. 2013-CR-01]
The elected officers of said town shall consist of a Mayor and
four Council members. The Mayor and Council are the legislative body
of the town. Such appointed officers as are hereinafter designated
or shall be appointed by the Mayor and Town Council shall continue
to hold office for such term as the Mayor and Town Council shall designate
or until a successor is duly qualified. Before entering upon the duties
of office, each elected and appointed officer shall take oath to diligently
and faithfully discharge all duties of the office without favor, partiality
or prejudice, and said oath shall be filed among the records of the
town.
[Ch. 154, § 4, L 1924; as amended by resolution of the Mayor and Town Council 8-14-1972; 7-10-2019 by Res. No. 2019-CR-02]
The Mayor and Council members shall all be elected at the same
time for a term of three years. The Mayor and Council members shall
take office on the first Monday in June and the term shall conclude
on the last day prior to the first Monday in June of every three years
thereafter, or until a successor takes office. The Mayor shall be
elected at large by the voters of the Town. The Council members shall
be elected by the voters within their respective wards. In the event
any two or more candidates for Mayor, or three or more candidates
for Council member in the same ward, shall have the highest and equal
number of votes, a runoff special election of the tied candidates
shall be conducted on the fourth Monday following the election. If
the special election would occur on a town, state, county or federal
election day or holiday, then it will be scheduled on another date
during the 4th week following the election. The Mayor must continually
reside at a primary residence within the corporate limits of the Town
for the duration of the term in office. Council members must continually
reside in their respective ward at a primary residence within the
corporate limits of the Town for the duration of their term of office.
The Mayor shall be compensated at the rate of three hundred dollars
($300) per month and Council members at the rate of two hundred dollars
($200) per month. A change in the amount of compensation may be adopted
by ordinance. No such ordinance may be enacted by the Mayor and Council
to become effective during the current term of office.
[Ch. 154, § 5, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 407, § 402, L 1933; Ch. 175, § 402, L 1935; Ch. 913, § 516, L 1945; Ch. 748, L 1947; resolution of the Mayor and Town Council 7-18-1966; 6-10-1968; 8-14-1972; Resolution 78-CR-1 of the Mayor and Town Council 3-13-1978; 1-8-2007 by Res. No. 2006-CR-02;[1] 7-10-2019 by Res. No. 2019-CR-02]
[1]
Editor's Note: This Charter Resolution also repealed former
§ 5A, Commencement and termination of terms of elected officials,
added 7-8-1974 by Resolution 74-CR-1, which immediately followed this
section.
The Mayor and Town Council shall meet in some convenient place
in said town in July of each year and as often thereafter as may be
necessary in the discharge of their duties. The majority shall form
a quorum for the transaction of business and the presence of the Mayor
shall be counted toward such quorum; and upon each action taken the
yea and nay vote of each Councilperson shall be recorded opposite
his or her name. The Mayor shall cast a vote upon such action only
in the event that the votes of the Council members are otherwise tied.
The Mayor and Council shall pass rules and regulations consistent
with the provisions of this subtitle for their own government while
in session. The absence of any Councilperson from three (3) consecutive
meetings, shall constitute a vacancy, which vacancy shall be declared
by duly adopted motion of the Council.
A vacancy in the office of Mayor or Councilperson shall be filled
for the balance of the term as follows. For any vacancy that occurs
within ninety (90) days of any regularly scheduled election, the position
shall remain vacant until that election. Any vacancy that occurs more
than ninety (90) days but less than 180 days before any regularly
scheduled election shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor and
Council by majority vote within 30 days of the vacancy. The Board
of Supervisors of Elections shall schedule a special election for
any vacancy that occurs more than 180 days prior to the next regularly
scheduled election. The special election shall be held within sixty-five
(65) days of the vacancy occurring.
In the event of a tie vote in the special election of Mayor
and/or Council member, a runoff election of the tied candidates shall
be conducted within 30 days after the special election.
As needed, the Mayor shall appoint a Mayor Pro Tem from among
the membership of the Council. In the event of a vacancy in the Mayor's
position, the Council shall appoint a Council member as Mayor Pro
Tem, who shall serve as Mayor until such time as a new Mayor is elected
or appointed.
All special elections shall be conducted by the Supervisors
of Elections in the same manner and with the same personnel, as far
as practicable, as regular town elections. The Mayor shall preside
at the meeting of the Council and shall call meetings from time to
time as the Mayor may deem necessary, but in case of the Mayor's
absence from any meeting, the Mayor Pro Tem shall preside. A Council
member acting as the presiding officer in the absence of the Mayor
may vote as a Council member.
[Ch. 154, § 6, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 407, L 1933; resolution of the Mayor and Town Council 8-14-1972; Resolution 86-CR-013 by the Mayor and Town Council 3-3-1987; Resolution 04-CR-004 of the Mayor and Town Council 8-9-2004; 5-14-2014 by Res. No. 2014-CR-01; 7-10-2019 by Res. No. 2019-CR-02; 11-12-2020 by Res. No. 20-CR-04]
A.
On
or before the first Monday in April of each year in which there is
a general election, upon the recommendation of the Mayor, the majority
of the Mayor and Town Council shall appoint Supervisors of Elections,
at least one from each ward, who shall act as judges of the election,
and such other election officials and judges as deemed necessary,
to conduct an election by ballot on the first Monday of May, if not
a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the day following,
for the election of officers provided for in § 5 of this
Charter. Such Supervisors of Elections shall be registered voters
under the provisions of this article. The Supervisors of Elections
shall perform such duties as prescribed by town regulation and state
law. The Mayor and Town Council shall appoint the place of election
and shall give public notice of not less than fifteen (15) days of
the time and place of the election by advertisement in at least the
Town Newsletter or one newspaper published in Prince George's
County, the Town's website, and also by notice posted in at least
five (5) public places in the town. If at the time the notice is advertised,
the Supervisors of Elections determine that all of the offices in
the election are uncontested, the notice shall so state, and shall
also state that if all of the offices are still uncontested five (5)
days prior to the election, the election judge(s) may exercise their
option, as more fully described below, to reduce the number of hours
that the polling place will be opened to between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00
p.m. inclusive. In contested elections the polls shall be opened between
the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; only those voters registered
to vote in the Town through Prince George's County who are actual
residents of the town upon the day of the election shall be allowed
to vote at such elections. If, within five days prior to an election,
the Supervisors of Elections determine that an uncontested election
is scheduled, they may shorten the number of hours that the polling
place will be open. In such event the polls shall be open between
the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. inclusive. The Supervisors of
Elections shall direct the preparation of the ballots containing the
names of those persons who have complied with the provisions of this
subtitle making them eligible to become a candidate for the office
which they seek. Each candidate shall be listed in alphabetical order
on the ballot by the name, surname and, if applicable, middle initial
or name, under which the candidate is registered to vote. The Supervisors
of Elections shall receive all returns of elections and determine
all questions arising there under, and shall, at the request of a
candidate made in writing and delivered to the Chief Supervisor of
Elections within 72 hours of the original posting of the election
results at town hall, conduct such recount according to procedures
they shall adopt prior to the election, provided that the candidate
has paid in advance any fee for such recount as may be set from time
to time by the Town Council by resolution. Any such fee paid by a
candidate for a recount shall be returned to the candidate in the
event that the recount shows a counting error in the candidate's
favor that alters the outcome of the election.
[As amended 5-5-1969 by referendum, effective 6-9-1969;
Resolution 87-CR-004 of the Mayor and Town Council 1-11-1988; Resolution
94-CR-001 of the Mayor and Town Council 9-12-1994; Resolution 04-CR-002
of the Mayor and Town Council 3-8-2004; 7-10-2019 by Res. No. 2019-CR-02; 4-15-2020 by Res. No. 2020-CR-01; 11-12-2020 by Res. No. 20-CR-03]
B.
Any
person residing within the corporate limits of the town who is registered
to vote with the Supervisors of Elections for Prince George's County
and will be at least 18 years of age on election day shall automatically
become a registered voter of the Town of Edmonston and be entitled
to vote at town general or special elections.[1]
[As amended by resolution of the Mayor and Town Council
2-8-1971; 2-12-1973; Resolution 84-CR-2(a) of the Mayor and Town Council
10-8-1984; Resolution 89-CR-005 of the Mayor and Town Council 8-14-1989;[2] 7-10-2019 by Res. No. 2019-CR-02]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, which required the keeping
of books for the registration of voters, and Subsection D, which provided
that the election laws of the State of Maryland should apply to town
elections, both of which immediately followed this subsection, were
repealed 8-14-1989 by Resolution 89-CR-005.
[2]
Editor's Note: This resolution also provided that it shall
take effect 9-30-1989.
C.
When a state
of emergency has been declared for the town by a vote of the Mayor
and a majority of the Council, or by reason of its emergency operations
plan, or by the State of Maryland or Prince George's County, pursuant
to state or local law, and in the judgment of the Mayor and Council
the state of emergency prevents the safe, orderly and efficient conduct
of a town election, the Mayor and Council may, by resolution, postpone
an election until such time as the election may be conducted in a
safe, orderly and efficient manner and may further make necessary
changes to the method, conduct, or voting system of an election in
a manner that ensures an accurate vote count and certification of
the election results.
[Added 4-15-2020 by Res. No. 2020-CR-01]
[Ch. 154, § 7, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 407, § 404, L 1933; and Ch. 175, § 404, L 1935; ]
A.
Any
person desiring to run for the office of Mayor of the Town of Edmonston
shall be at least twenty-three (23) years of age at the time the candidate
petition is filed, shall have resided within the corporate limits
of said town at least one (1) year prior to the election and be registered
to vote in the town for at least one (1) year prior to the election.
Any person desiring to run for a Council position of said Town shall
be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time the candidate
petition is filed, shall have resided within the corporate limits
of said Town at least one (1) year prior to the election and be registered
to vote in the Town for at least one (1) year prior to the election.
Any person elected to the position of councilmember may not run for
or hold another position as councilperson from the same ward until
the expiration of his or her current term, regardless of whether such
councilperson vacates his or her council position prior to the election.
Any person desiring to run for Mayor of said town shall in person
obtain from the Town Clerk a petition form, developed by the election
judges; and file in person with the Town Clerk the petition containing
the names, addresses and signatures of at least twenty (20) qualified
registered voters of the Town of Edmonston and any required financial
disclosure forms, and pay a filing fee of ten dollars ($10); and any
person desiring to run for a Council position from the ward in which
the person resides shall in person obtain from the Town Clerk a petition
form developed by the election judges; and file in person said petition
with the Town Clerk containing the names addresses and signatures
of at least ten (10) qualified registered voters in that ward and
any required financial disclosure forms, no later than 5:00 p.m. local
time on the 30th day prior to the election, and pay a filing fee of
ten dollars ($10). Any candidate petitions that do not reflect the
name under which the candidate is registered to vote will be rejected.
The Town Clerk shall cause to be published in some manner as shall
give general notice to residents of the Town of Edmonston the names
of the persons who have filed their petitions in accordance herewith
and the positions to which they aspire.
[As amended by Resolution 89-CR-005 of the Mayor and Town
Council 8-14-1989[1]; Resolution 01-CR-001 of the Mayor and Town Council 8-13-2001;
Resolution 04-CR-001 of the Mayor and Town Council 3-8-2004; 7-10-2019 by Res. No. 2019-CR-02]
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution also provided that it shall
take effect 9-30-1989.
B.
Any
person desiring to run for Mayor or Town Council who does not file
a petition as provided in Paragraph A of this section may qualify
to run for such office as a write-in candidate by obtaining from the
Town Clerk a petition form developed by the Supervisors of Elections,
and filing in person with the Town Clerk, at least five calendar days
before the date of the election, said petition to run as a write-in
candidate containing the names addresses and signatures of at least
10 persons who are qualified voters, any required financial disclosure
forms and a filing fee of ten dollars ($10).
[As amended 7-10-2019 by Res. No. 2019-CR-02]
C.
Any
person desiring to run for Mayor or a Council position must qualify
as a candidate under Paragraph A or Paragraph B of this section. All
votes cast in an election for persons who are not qualified as candidates
shall be void.
[Ch. 154, § 8, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 407, § 406, L 1933; resolution of the Mayor and Town Council 8-14-1972; 2-12-1973; Resolution 87-CR-004 of the Mayor and Town Council 1-11-1988]
[Ch. 154, § 9, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 546, L
1927; and Ch. 913, § 520, L 1945; 1-26-1970; 8-14-1972; 7-13-2016 by Res. No. 16-CR-01]
A.
Upon
the recommendation of the Mayor, the majority of the Mayor and Town
Council shall appoint the Town Administrator and Chief of Police,
who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council. The Town
Administrator and Chief of Police shall be supervised by the Mayor
or designee. The Mayor and Town Council shall fix the amount and authorize
the payment of the salary of all Town officers and employees and shall
prescribe the duties for each position.
[11-12-2020 by Res. No. 20-CR-02]
B.
Town
Administrator.
[11-12-2020 by Res. No.
20-CR-02]
(1)
There is hereby established the position of Town Administrator.
(2)
Duties and responsibilities. The Town Administrator shall be the
Chief Administrative Officer of the Town, responsible to the Mayor
and Council for the administration of all Town affairs placed in the
Administrator's charge. The Town Administrator shall appoint
all employee positions authorized by Mayor and Council that are under
his direct supervision. Prior to appointment, personnel shall be introduced
to the Mayor, and subsequently introduced to the Council at a public
meeting. All duties and responsibilities of the position of Town Administrator
may be further outlined by ordinance, and in a job description adopted
by resolution of the Mayor and Town Council, which may be amended
from time to time as required.
C.
A Police
Department is established. The Chief of Police shall appoint police
officers, Code Enforcement Officers and Police Department administrative
personnel for those positions authorized by the Mayor and Town Council.
Prior to appointment, personnel shall be introduced to the Mayor,
and subsequently introduced to the Council at a public meeting.
[11-12-2020 by Res. No.
20-CR-02]
D.
The
Clerk shall keep a careful record of minutes, proceedings and ordinances,
which shall be open to the inspection of all persons interested therein,
and shall safely keep all records and documents, issue licenses, collect
moneys therefor, and turn same over to the Town Treasurer. The Clerk
keep proper accounts and shall perform such other duties as the Mayor
and Town Council may assign.
E.
The
Clerk and Town Administrator shall each give bond to the Mayor and
Town Council in such penalties and with such sureties as they may
require.
[11-12-2020 by Res. No. 20-CR-02]
F.
The
Chief of Police and all other police officers of the Town shall preserve
the peace, and good order of the Town and shall enforce and cause
to be enforced all ordinances and regulations of the Town and all
state and county laws within the corporate limits of the Town and in such other
jurisdictions as authorized through cooperative agreement, and shall
make and cause to be made all lawful arrests for and prosecute any
and all violations of the ordinances and regulations of the said Town
and any all violations of any law of the State of Maryland or Prince
George's County, committed within the corporate limits of said Town
and in such other jurisdictions as authorized through cooperative
agreement, and shall swear out all necessary warrants therefore. The
Chief of Police and all such other police officers shall serve notices
and processes required by this Charter or by any ordinance passed
by virtue thereof, as directed.
G.
The
Code Enforcement Officers are authorized to enforce the ordinances
of the Town. They shall make inspections as may be necessary to preserve
the public health and safety.
Every act or omission which, by ordinance, is a violation is
hereby made a misdemeanor and, unless otherwise provided, shall be
punishable upon conviction by the district court sitting in the county
within which the offense is committed by a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars ($100.) or imprisonment for thirty (30) days in the
county jail, or both, in the discretion of the court. Where the act
or omission is of a continuing nature and is persisted in, a conviction
for one (1) offense is not a bar to a conviction for a continuation
of the offense subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.
[As added by resolution CR74-1 of the Mayor and Town Council
3-11-1974[1]]
The Mayor and Town Council are hereby authorized to make or
cause to be made a plat of said town upon which shall be shown all
streets, roads and public ways, whether theretofore or hereafter laid
out or projected, and by which all lots or property therein shall
hereafter be described; to control the subdivision of all lands and
property within the corporate limits of said town; to establish building
lines and to require all persons erecting building in said town to
conform thereto; to establish grades of the streets, gutters and sidewalks
of said town and to fix the width thereof; to open and keep open and
free from obstruction, all streets and public reservations, to grade,
close or alter the same; and their rights, powers and duties in relation
thereto shall, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, be the
same as is provided by the Code of Public General Laws of this state
for opening, altering and closing public roads by the Board of County
Commissioners, with the right to appeal to the Circuit Court for the
county.
[Ch. 154, § 11, L 1924]
The Mayor and Town Council shall have full power to pass such
ordinances as they may deem necessary for the good government, health
and improvement of the town, and for the preservation of peace and
good order therein. They may provide by ordinance for the opening
and closing of streets, alleys, the straightening, widening and improvement
of same, for the establishment of width and care of sidewalks and
the construction of the same: and for the purposes set forth in this
section they shall have full power of condemnation to be exercised
in accordance with the Public General Laws of Maryland. They may by
ordinance cause such licenses to be issued as the state laws may permit,
upon such terms and conditions as to them may seem proper. They shall
have full power to provide for such fines, penalties and punishment
for the breach of their ordinances as they may think proper.
[Ch. 154, § 12, L 1924; as amended by resolution of 6-11-1956]
In addition to the powers mentioned or enumerated elsewhere in the herein Charter, the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston shall have all of those powers enumerated under Article 23A, § 2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.
[As added by resolution of the Mayor and Town Council
2-12-1973; as amended by Resolution 99-CR-001 of the Mayor and Town
Council 10-11-1999]
The town may condemn property of any kind, or interest therein
or franchise connected therewith, in fee or as an easement, within
the corporate limits of the town, for any public purpose. Any activity,
project or improvement authorized by the provisions of this charter
or any other state law applicable to the town is a public purpose.
The manner of procedure in case of any condemnation proceeding shall
be that established in Title 12 of the Real Property Article of the
Code.
[As added by Resolution 84-CR-I(a) of the Mayor and Town
Council 10-8-1984]
No ordinance shall be passed at the meeting at which it is introduced.
Introduction of an ordinance may be made by motion of any Councilman
and shall not require a second to the motion. At any regular or special
meeting of the Mayor and Town Council held not less than ten (10)
nor more than forty (40) days after the meeting at which an ordinance
was introduced, it shall be passed, or passed as amended, or rejected,
or its consideration deferred to some specific future date. In cases
of emergency the above requirements may be suspended by the affirmative
vote of three (3) members of the Town Council and an emergency ordinance
shall become effective after passage. Every ordinance, unless otherwise
specified, shall become effective at the expiration of twenty (20)
calendar days following passage by the Mayor and Town Council. A fair
summary of each ordinance shall be published in a newspaper having
a general circulation in Prince George's County or published in a
town newsletter.
[As added by Resolution 76-CR-1 of the Mayor and Town
Council 4-12-1976]
The Council shall have the same power as the State Board of
Health, within the corporate limits of the said town. They may adopt
and provide an efficient system of drainage. They may adopt suitable
measures for the removal of garbage, sewerage, etc., and fix the amount
to be paid therefore.
[Ch. 154, § 13, L 1924]
Those parts of the several county roads within the limits of
said town, and all roads, streets, avenues or alleys, which now are
or shall hereafter be shown on any plat or addition to the platted
part of said town as public highways, and accepted by the Mayor and
Town Council as such, are hereby made and declared to be public streets,
avenues and alleys of said town, and shall be from time to time improved
and repaired as the public interest may require and the resources
of the town justify.
[Ch. 154, § 14, L 1924]
The County Commissioners of Prince George's County and the Board
of Road Commissioners of said county shall pay to the Mayor and Town
Council of Edmonston, or the Treasurer thereof, three-fourths (3/4)
of all taxes collected for roads and bridges levied on the property
within the limits of said town, and said sums so paid shall be expended
by the Mayor and Town Council in the repairs and improvements of the
streets and roadways of said town, said payment to include three-fourths
(3/4) of said taxes so paid on the levy of 1924, in the event of a
vote adopting this Charter as hereinafter provided.
[Ch. 154, § 15, L 1924]
The Mayor and Council shall have the power to levy, on or before
the 30th day of May for each year, taxes for the calendar year in
which the levy is made, at such rates as they may find necessary for
expenses for that year, based on the state and county assessments
for all purposes, and all taxes so levied shall be a lien on any and
all property of the person, company or corporation against whom the
tax may be levied, and the taxes for each year are payable on the
first day of July next succeeding the levy thereof, and will be in
arrears and subject to a legal interest from and after that date.
[Ch. 154, § 17, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 407, § 415, L 1933; Resolution 85-CR-001 of the Mayor and Town Council 1-14-1985; Resolution 99-CR-002 of the Mayor and Town Council 12-13-1999; Resolution 04-CR-003 of the Mayor and Town Council 7-12-2004]
It shall be the duty of the Town Treasurer as soon as the annual
tax levy is made and placed in his hands for collection, to give notice
by advertisement in one (1) newspaper published in the county, and
proceed to the collection of taxes through the Town of Edmonston in
compliance with the laws for collection of state and county taxes
in Prince George's County.
[Ch. 154, § 18, L 1924; as amended by Ch. 407, § 416, L 1933; and Ch. 913, § 529, L 1945]
The Mayor and Council shall have full power to control and protect
public grounds owned by the Town of Edmonston, whether within the
corporate limits or outside of said town.
[Ch. 154, § 19, L 1924]
It shall not be lawful for any member of the Town Council, the
Mayor and the Town Treasurer of the Town of Edmonston, during his
or her term of office, to be a party to, or to hold, possess, purchase
or acquire any share or interest in, any agreement or contract made,
entered into or concluded with any party or parties, corporations
or persons whomsoever by the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston,
in their character and capacity as such, or to have, receive, enjoy
or participate, either directly or indirectly, in any of the benefits,
profits or emoluments of any such agreement or contract. Any Mayor,
Councilman or Treasurer who shall violate the aforesaid provisions
during his term of office shall forthwith forfeit his office and his
vacancy shall be filled by the Mayor and Town Council. He/she further
shall be subject to indictment, as provided by law, and upon conviction
shall further forfeit and pay over to the Town of Edmonston his share
or interest in the agreement or contract or claim, as aforesaid, as
the case may be.
[As added to Ch. 154, L 1924, by Ch. 175, § 417A,
L 1935]
