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... City Council of Baltimore , approved Novem- ber 24 , 1897 , to draft a new Charter for the City of Baltimore , herewith , as directed by said ordinance , respectfully submit the result of their labors . After mature deliberation the ...
... City Council of Baltimore , approved Novem- ber 24 , 1897 , to draft a new Charter for the City of Baltimore , herewith , as directed by said ordinance , respectfully submit the result of their labors . After mature deliberation the ...
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... City during the period of the grant . 6. To check hasty legislation ... City , under the super- vision of City officials . The most advanced and improved forms of ... Council . The power of appointing all subordinates and employees in the ...
... City during the period of the grant . 6. To check hasty legislation ... City , under the super- vision of City officials . The most advanced and improved forms of ... Council . The power of appointing all subordinates and employees in the ...
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... City Council , a representative member from the legislative branch of the City government , and , finally , the President of the Board of Public Improvements , who is the City Engineer , and will be an expert in engineering . It is ...
... City Council , a representative member from the legislative branch of the City government , and , finally , the President of the Board of Public Improvements , who is the City Engineer , and will be an expert in engineering . It is ...
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... City Council it shall be referred to the Board of Public Improvements for their opinion as to whether or not the wants of the City require the improve- ment mentioned in the ordinance submitted , and when this Board give their report on ...
... City Council it shall be referred to the Board of Public Improvements for their opinion as to whether or not the wants of the City require the improve- ment mentioned in the ordinance submitted , and when this Board give their report on ...
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... City Council are in no wise impaired . Not one cent of the public money can be spent until the City Council , by ordinance , makes an appropriation . The Commission have had before them the great need of in- creased revenue to meet the ...
... City Council are in no wise impaired . Not one cent of the public money can be spent until the City Council , by ordinance , makes an appropriation . The Commission have had before them the great need of in- creased revenue to meet the ...
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Page 213 - ... by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail of not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
Page 206 - A tenement-house within the meaning of this title shall be taken to mean and include any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased, let or hired out, to be occupied, or is occupied as the home or residence of three families or more living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, or by more than two families upon any floor, so living and cooking, but having a common right in the halls, stairways, yards, water-closets or privies, or some of them.
Page 323 - An act to provide for laying out, opening, extending, widening, straightening, or closing up, in whole or in part, any street, square, lane, alley, court, or place within municipalities, and to condemn and acquire any and all land and property necessary or convenient for that purpose, ' ' approved March 6, 1889, as amended.
Page 337 - That is found wandering and not having any home or settled place of abode, or proper guardianship, or visible means of subsistence...
Page 344 - ... forfeit and pay a sum not less than five nor more than fifty dollars...
Page 224 - They shall subject all boilers to the hydrostatic pressure ; and shall satisfy themselves by thorough examination that the boilers are well made, of good and suitable material; that the openings for the passage of water and steam, respectively, and all pipes and tubes exposed to heat, are of proper dimensions and free from...
Page 142 - States, as a day of thanksgiving, or fasting and prayer, or other religious observance, shall, for all purposes whatever as regards the presenting for payment or acceptance, and of the protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of" bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, made after the passage of this act, be treated and considered as the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday...
Page 33 - Every such grant shall specify the mode of determining any valuation therein provided for, and shall make adequate provision by way of forfeiture of the grant, or otherwise, to secure efficiency of public service at reasonable rates, and the maintenance of the property in good order throughout the term of the grant.
Page 33 - ... for a term not exceeding twenty years. If the original grant shall provide that the city shall make payment for the plant and property, such payment shall be at a fair valuation of the same as property, excluding any value derived...
Page 143 - Saturday, such person shall not be deemed guilty of any neglect or omission of duty, nor incur any liability in not presenting for payment or acceptance, or collecting such check, bill of exchange or promissory note on that day.