[Ch. 264, L 1947]
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Editor's Note: Ch. 11, L 1947, also deals with public improvements. The Resolution of 2-28-1961 adopted by the Mayor and Town Council amended §§ 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Ch. 11, L 1947.
The Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston, Maryland, a municipal corporation, be and the same are hereby authorized to construct roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters in the said Town of Edmonston, Maryland, when, where and in the manner to be determined by the Mayor and Town Council.
[Ch. 264, § 1, L 1947]
To effectuate the construction of roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters mentioned in the preceding section, the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston, Maryland, are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow from time to time on the credit of the Town a sum or sums of money in conformance with the provisions of Article IV, Authority to Borrow Funds and to issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness therefore, which shall be payable as set forth in the governing resolution and in the manner prescribed in Article IV. The funds derived from the sale of said bonds or certificates of indebtedness shall be deposited as set forth in Article IV and shall be used only for the proper expenses for the negotiation, sale and liquidation of said bonds or certificates of indebtedness and for the planning and construction of the roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters as provided herein.
[Ch. 264, § 2, L 1947; as amended 1-26-1970 by resolution of the Mayor and Town Council; Resolution 90-CR-001 of the Mayor and Town Council 12-10-1990]
The Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston, Maryland, be and they are hereby authorized to do all acts not specifically mentioned herein which may be necessary to issue and sell said bonds or certificates of indebtedness, provide for the payment thereof and the interest thereon, and to arrange for and construct the roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters as provided for herein. The bonds or certificates of indebtedness hereunder shall be the direct obligation of the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston, Maryland, and the said corporation shall be responsible therefore.
[Ch. 264, § 3, L 1947]
The Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston, Maryland, shall have power to assess against the abutting property and collect from the owners thereof the costs of roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters, assessment being in proportion to the number of assessable front feet owned, abutting on the streets where same are constructed or about to be constructed; provided that when property fronts or abuts on two (2) or more streets where such improvements are made or about to be made, the abutting front feet shall be computed, for the purpose of assessment hereunder, as one-half (1/2) of the total front feet abutting on said improvements.
[Ch. 264, § 4, L 1947]
Such assessments, when made, shall constitute a tax or lien upon such abutting property with priority over all liens recorded after the passage of this act, and shall be payable in ten (10) equal installments from the date of said assessment, said installments to bear interest at a rate not to exceed six per centum (6%) per annum, and any assessment or part thereof remaining due and unpaid shall be enforced and collected by the Mayor and Town Council in the same manner as town taxes are collected, provided the Mayor and Town Council shall give two (2) weeks' notice to the owners of all abutting property, by advertisement published at least once a week in one (1) or more newspapers published in Prince George's County, having a circulation in Edmonston, which advertisement shall state the date on which such assessment shall be made and warning all abutting 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 proposed. Any person aggrieved by the action of the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston shall have the right to appeal to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, provided such appeal is taken within ten (10) days next succeeding the day on which said assessment is made.
[Ch. 264, § 5, L 1947]
The Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston, Maryland, shall give prior consideration to the construction of roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters as provided for herein whenever the owners of fifty-one per centum (51%) of the property, where property shall abut upon such streets, shall petition the said Mayor and Town Council to that effect, but the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston shall have the discretion and final determination as to the construction of all of said work, notwithstanding such petition.
[Ch. 264, § 6, L 1947]
The authority to construct roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters, as used in §§ 20 to 25 hereof, inclusive, shall be deemed to include the authority to resurface or to reconstruct such roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and gutters in the Town of Edmonston, Maryland, when, where and in the manner to be determined by the Mayor and Town Council.
[Ch. 264, § 7, L 1947]
This act is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths (3/5) of all the members elected to each of the two (2) Houses of the General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.
[Ch. 264, § 8, L 1947]