The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-17
THE RISING SUN.-This is the name

| LIE RlSAN2 GUM MS Is the name
ola thriving village in the Sixth District,
which exists as corporation by virtue of
an Act passed February 3rd, 1862, repeating
former act, incorporating the same. The
first section of the Act provides that "the
citizens of the village Of Rising Sun, are Il
body polite by the name Of Commission.
ers Of Rising Sun with all the privileges of
body corporate"
The third section provides, "Thas the
said Commissioners shall annually appoint
some person to serve as judge Of town cleo
ton who shall open the polls &c., ID.
This is II model act of incorporation, in as
much as IL constitutes the whole population of
the village board Of Town Commissioners,
and provides, furthermore, tina. an election
for the purpose Of choosing fire Commits.
sioners shall be held the second Monday in
May for that purpose. The denizcns of that
borough, appear to belong to the fast age
and have proved to be a decidedly go ahead
people, especially IN the way of town cleo
tons; for they held their municipal election
on The first Tuesday instead of the second
Monday of the present month.
The 9th and last section of the act of
incorporation provides, that, "If the nhab-
itants of said village at any time neglect
to make an election as herein directed. the
power of electing Commissioners shall not
thcreupon cease, but shall continue as
though such an election had bcenmadc, and
the President and Commissioners, for
the time being shall remain in Office until
such annual election shall be held. -
Unfortunately for Tbs provision, the recent
first Tuesday election was intended to be the
first under the new law, and its object
| was to create a board of town officers, the
old law and its Offices having been abolished
| by the more recent act. The late act does
not became a law till the first of June, hence
the election held on the 9Th inst. was not
under the new law, batting the informally
in the day of the month, and after the LIST of
June the corporation will be without officers.
the town taxes go uncollccted, streets unpa-
| we'd ETC.; but there are no lawyers in that
! village to stir up litigation, and we have no
doubt the good folks of the pleasant little
| borough will get along as prosperously as
| formality.
\ REBEL RELIEF AssoCIATIoN.-Wc
hear uoised about town that our ladies', who
| have warm hearts for those traitors whose
| chief merit is to lie, steal, murder and dcs
troy, in order to- manifest their sympathics
in more practical manner, have organized
an association, the object of which is to pro-
| vide Injuries and comforts for the rebel
prisoners captured from the ragged regiments
of JEFF chivalry, and now confined in some
ofour prison forts
|. AS might reasonably be inferred, the new
associatiOn--for none other would be per
mitted to minister to the chivalfy-is said to
| be quite aristocratic o. The association
has stated meetings, where business is
transacted in u systematic and expeditions
| manner, und cr the supervision Of energetic
| officers, whose heart and soul are thrown
into the rebellion and the futile effort to
! Lreak up this government. We have not
been able to ascertain the names of the
| officers, except the President, who we are
informed is Miss Eliza Leeeh, than whom a
more whole soulcd, thorough going, uncom.
promising, tce-total, out-and out, whole
team and a quarter over, secesh cannot be
found among the high-born danes of the
cotton aristocratic States. We congratulate
| the ladies' of the new association in the
choice of so energetic and conscientious
presiding officer. The selection argues
| success to tbs institution, and insures the
devils poor in Fort Delaware many palata,
BILE little extras TO their bill of fare, which
will doubtless be kcenly rclished by palates
that have been accustomed to nothing more
inviting for twelve month, thar hard corn
dodgers and salt bacon.
BATTERY b., Light Artillery, Capai
Snow, has been moved to Fortress Monroe.
The following note from one of the officers
announces the fact:
Weleft camp Blair, near Eastvillc, North
amptcn county, Va, Friday. p. Nj, and fin
| ished moving Monday A. NJ. 9TH instant,
arriving in camp on the outskirts of what
was Hampton village until Magruder van
dalsm made 1T heap of ruins. He may
be sorry this morning as he falls back from
Yorktown followed by Mcclellan the faint
and fainter booming Of whose guns proclams
the flight of the rebels on to and beyond
Williamsburg. Our battery is to exchange
pieces, by which we will have 6 riAed g.
Founders wrought iron three inch guns Of
the best pattern. The pieces are already at
| the Fortress.
SALE OF GOVERNMENT STocK.-The
sale ola large number of ofal horses took