Public Local Law Governing Federalsburg Town Commission Power
A detailed statute authorizes erection and location of buildings and fences, control of explosives, sidewalk protection, and taxation on property fronting streets. It covers licensing for amusements, dog taxes, and fines. It sets procedures for assessing damages and benefits from street openings, appoints commissioners, outlines appeal routes to Caroline County Circuit Court, and permits levies on taxpayers with specific exemptions for manufacturing machinery for up to five years. It also details penalties for disorderly conduct and defines quorum and officer appointments for the commission.
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Caroline County
Circuit Court
Erson Hable Therto
Anyerson
Federalsburg
Public labor mandate in Federalsburg town streets law
The act requires able bodied residents to labor on town streets for at least one day yearly, ten hours, unless they provide a substitute or pay one dollar per day. Refusal leads to misdemeanor charges, arrest, and potential fine of one to two dollars plus costs, with up to ten days jail if unpaid. Sections mandate annual financial accounts and annual funding to Federalsburg commissioners, effective upon passage April 8, 1902.
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Caroline County
Federalsburg
John Walter Smith
Bank Ad Invites New Accounts With Large and Small Sums
A 1902 style notice lists deposits of 156 654.89 with a surplus and undivided profits of 469.87 and interest paid on deposits. It states money loaned on real estate security commercial paper and approved collateral and invites readers to open an account with them with the line None too Large None too Small.
Lubin’s Lens Grinding Machine Window Appeal
Addressed at 22 West Lexington Street Baltimore Maryland the storefront advertises a lens grinding machine in the window inviting customers to look for it creating a practical shopfront notice with local business details
Transatlantic voyage plan noted in dispatch
A fragment notes departure from Frederica Webb s Land ing and Bowers for Philadelphia with plans to follow during the voyage.
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Frederica
Webb’s Landing
Bowers
Philadelphia
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John Hubner
Senate
Noble L. Mitchell
House of Delegates
General Assembly of Maryland
B. L. Smith
the Talbot Savings Bank
OF Easton, MD
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Baltimore
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Baltimore, Md
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Oscar Clarke
Denton, Md
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Denton
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Co. Deen
Fowling Creek, MD
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Delaware & Chesapeake Railway
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