Section 1:  Incorporation.

The citizens of the Town of Emmitsburg in Frederick County, Maryland, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the Town of Emmitsburg and by that name shall have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, have and use a common seal which may be altered at pleasure, and have all powers and privileges incident to or that may attach to a municipal corporation, including those powers and general provisions as set forth in Article 23 A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

Section 2:  Boundaries.

The taxable limits of the such town shall be as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe (1) south 65_ 39_ 37 _ east 403 feet to a pipe, thence (2) south 64_ 39_ 37_ east 383.62 feet to a pipe, thence (3) by lands of Harry Swomley south 65_ 46_ 11_ east 540.38 feet to an iron pipe, thence (4) by lands of Mrs. Regis Sanders, north 21_ 43_ 49_ east 913.62 feet to a point on the southern boundary of State Route #97, thence (5) by the southern boundary of Route #97 north 76_ 19_ 20_ west 506.14 feet to a point, thence (6) by lands of Emmit Gardens, south 24_ 26_ 11_ west 6.42 feet to a point, thence (7) with Route #97 in a westerly direction along the northern boundary of Emmit Gardens 450 feet, more or less, to a point where the north boundary of Lot #27 (fronting on Meadow Lark Drive) intersects with a southerly extension of the west side of the Harney Road, thence (8) by a straight line north 46_ east across Route #97 to the southwestern corner of the 13.692 acre tract of the "Three D, Inc.," thence with the west side of the Harney Road and the eastern boundary of the "Three D, Inc." tract, (9) north 46_ east 551.87 feet to a point, thence (10) leaving said road north 44_ west 248.90 feet, thence with a curve to the left having a radius of 1023.02 feet and an arc distance of 583.64 feet and a chord distance and bearing (11) north 60_ 20_ 39_ west 575.76 feet to a point, thence (12) north 76_ 41_ 16_ west 420 feet to a point on the west right of way line of U.S. Route #15, thence with U.S. Route #15, (13) north 13_ 18_ 44_ east 780.28 feet, more or less, to a point, thence (14) north 02_ east 51.00 feet to a point, thence (15) north 07_ 35_ 35_ east 50.25 feet to a point, thence (16) north 11_ 35_ 27_ east 100.04 feet to a point, thence (17) north 16_ 10_ 27_ east 100.12 feet to a point, thence (18) north 18_ 43_ 01_ east 109.44 feet to a point, thence (19) south 67_ 16_ 19_ west 777.59 feet to a point, thence (20) south 89_ 38_ 28_ west 1015.75 feet to a fence post, thence (21) south 75_ 10_ 25_ west 453.28 feet to a point in the old corporate boundary, said point being in the bed of "Flat Run" and running thence up the bed of Flat Run (22) north 43_ 51_ 29_ west 141.37 feet to a point, thence (23) north 28_ 46_ 25_ west 413.51 feet to a concrete monument near the northeast corner of Lot No. 178 as indicated on the Plat of Emmitsburg, thence (24) north 31_ 14_ 56_ west 59.10 feet to a point on the north wall of a small bridge over "Little Run," thence (25) south 55_ 10_ 13_ west 140.09 feet to a concrete monument in the bed of "Little Run," thence (26) up the bed of the "Little Run" to a point at the end of 104.67 feet on the easterly line of Lot #4 of Frailey's Addition to the Town of Emmitsburg, Maryland and continuing with said line (27) north 27_ 04_ 20_ east 45.00 feet to an iron pipe, thence (28) north 32_ 12_ 48_ west 63.07 feet to an iron pipe, thence (29) north 47_ 11_ 55_ west 321.35 feet to an iron pipe, thence (30) south 55_ 57_ 05_ west 215.21 feet to a point in the center of the Emmitsburg - Waynesboro Road, thence with said centerline (32) south 47_ 11_ 55_ east 299.75 feet to a point, thence continuing with the 1966 boundary of said municipal corporation, (formerly line 24), (33) south 17_ 50_ 40_ west 958.91 feet to a concrete monument, thence (34) south 57_ 10_ east 1839.00 feet to a concrete monument on the east side of a lane between the properties of George Sanders and D. R. Stansbury, thence binding on the east side of the said lane (35) south 32_ 09_ 05_ west 1441.00 feet to a stone, said stone being a property marker of the Sisters of Charity, thence binding on the property of the Sisters of Charity the following courses and distances, (36) south 71_ 07_ 38_ east 1138.52 feet to a monument on the east side of U.S. Route #15, thence (37) south 77_ 48_ 42_ east 1463.43 feet to a point, thence (38) north 80_ 33_ 53_ east 857.57 feet to a granite monument, thence (39) north 06_ 22_ 45_ east 475.61 feet to a point, thence (40) north 89_ 03_ east 644.54 feet to a concrete monument marked #28 near the south line of the property of the Emmitsburg Development Company, thence (41) by straight line in a northeast direction 483.00 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.

*Amended 9-01-88, see Res. # 4-88;amended 4-21-89, see Res. # 1-89;amended 5-08-90, see Res. # 2-89;amended 7-03-90, see Res. # 1-90;amended 11-09-90, see Res. # 2-90;amended 2-06-91, see Res. # 1-91;amended 4-12-99, see Res. # 90-1.

Section 3:  Police Limits.

All municipal police officers shall, within the municipality and beyond those corporate limits for one-half (½) mile, as well as any municipally-owned property located outside of the aforementioned area, have the powers and authority to keep and enforce the laws of the State of Maryland and the Town of Emmitsburg. It is the responsibility of all municipal police officers to enforce all ordinances and laws of the town and state equally within the limits for one half (½) mile, or for so much of this distance as does not conflict with the powers of another municipal corporation.

All ordinances heretofore passed or that may hereinafter be passed by the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Emmitsburg to preserve the peace, order and quiet, health and welfare of the town, or relating to planning and zoning, shall apply to said police limits and to all persons therein. The judges for the District Court of Frederick County shall have the power to apprehend and try any and all persons violating any of the provisions of said ordinances within the police limits of the town, and to enforce the fine, penalties, and punishment therein prescribed. *Amended 12-4-95 See Res. 1-95

Section 4:  Laws Applied to Annexed Areas.

The Town of Emmitsburg shall exercise all governmental powers in any area now or hereafter lawfully annexed to and made a part of such town and in any annexed police limits resulting from any lawful annexation.