The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-18
P0BLIC E0CALI laws
CHAPTER l59.
AN ACT
TPuBLIsHED BY AUTHORITY,

49,. AN ACT
To alter and amend certain Sections, ard
add additional Sections, to Article twelve
Of the Code Of Public Local Laws, re.
lasing 10 Havre de Grace, in Hartford
county. ~.
Section /. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Marvland, That Sections AZ,
43. "a, AS, 46, az, as, 40, so, 81, ga, SO,
81, Sc, SO, go, 81, go, and SO, Of Article
twelve Of the Code Of Public Local Laws,
relating to Hartford County and the Town
Of Havre de Grace, be, and they are here
BY repealed and re-enacted, and certain
additional Subscribers added to the said
article, under the Subtitle Hayre de Grace,
30 as 10 read as follows:
AZ. The citizens Of Havre de Grace in
Hartford county, are body corporate by
the name cf~The commissioners OF Havre
de Grace and by that name may sue and
be sued may have and use common seal,
and may purchase and hold any property,
real, personal, or mixed, and dispose OF the
samcafor the benefit Of said Town.
43. The limits ofthe town Of Iiavre de
Grace shall be as follows: Beginning for
the same at the north end of Lyccming
s,reesas designated on the map thereof by
Septimus Norris, in the year eighteen hun
dred and thirty-eight, and running thence
in straight line with said street northsr-
ly three-fourths of a mile, thence easterly
parallel with Huron street to the east side
ofthe embankment the Tidewater Canal,
thence by and with said embankment and
improvements Of said embankment 10 the
outlet and lock Of said canal, thence by
and with the Susquehanna River and Ches-
apeake Bay to the east end of Pocomoco
street, thence by and with Pocomoco street
until it intersects Columbia street, thence
in straight line TO the intersection Of Al
lance and Lycoming streets, and thence
by and with Lycoming street TO the
place of beginning.
A. All free white male citizens Of
Havre de Grace, above the age Of twenty
one years, who shall have bona fide resided
in said town for six months, and twelve
months in the State, next preceding the G.
lection, shall, on the first Monday in jan
uary in each year, at such place as shall be
designated by the Corporation, elect five
judicious and discreet persons, who aveh
resided In said town for at least twelve
months next preceding the election Com
nissioners Of the town.
Sec. as. All elections shall be held and
conducted as shall from time to time be
directed by the bylaws OF the Corpora
sion, not inconsisten. with the provisions
Of this charter.
p Sec. 46. Ifany Of the Commissioners du-
ring the year for which they were elected,
shall die, resign, remove from said town,
or be Otherwise disqualified, an election to
GIL the vacancy shall be held, and all per-
sons qualified to vote at the regular may
vote at the special election. 5s.-
See. AZ. II the inhabitants Of said town
ct any time neglect to make an election,
the power OF electing Commissioners shall
not therefore, cease, but shall continue as
though such election had been made, and
she President aud Commissioners for the
time ing shall remain in Office until such
election lie l,slsl. T n
Sec. as. Every Commissioner, before
he acts, shall take an oath before some
Justice of the Peace OF Hartford county,
that he viii diligently and faithfully, at
cording 10 the best Of bis Judgment, per-
form the duties OF a Commissioner ofthe
said town without favor, partiality or pre-
JUDGE, and a certificate Of such qualiica-
ton shall be made and returned by such
Justice to the Commissioners, to be filed
and recorded among their proceedings, "a
Sec. 49. The Commissioners shall have
power to mset from time to time, as they
shall deem proper, and shall, at their 6rst
meeting after an election, choose from their
own body, a President, who shall preside
81 all meetings Of the Commissioners, vote
on all questions before them, and remain
in Office until superseded by the appoint
ment Of a new President, after new cleo
ton Of Commissioners.
Sec. so. The Commissioners, or major
ity Of them, shall have power to appoint
clerk and prescribe his duties, and allow
him such compensation as they may think
proper. 3o4A WGM
Sec 81. All ordinances passed by the
Commissioners shall De entered BY the
clerk in book TO be kept by him for that
purpose, which shall be open at all times
to the inspection q any person interested.
Sec. 5z. Iney snail lay out and contin-
ne TO the Susqueilanna River and the ba.
sin ofthe Tidswater Canal, the streets des-g
ignatsd on the plat Of said town as Jeffer-
son, Madison, Monroe, Van Buren, and
Eric streets. l5Aa W. So F
Sec. 50. They shall determine what was
high water mark before the construction
Of the basin Of the Tidewaier canal.
( Sec. 50. They shall have power and au-t
shortly 10 determine upon and regulate all
matters relating 70 the erecting or building
al wharvesin the said town, to regulate
the moving OF RATS, arks and boats, and
90 prevent an nuisances and Instructions
from being placctliu tbewasers Of the Sus-
qushanna river in front Of said Town.
Sec..55. Any personl sggrieyed by the
decision Of the Commissioners in fixing the
line OF point Of high water mark may, at
any time within one year, appeal to the
Circuit Court for Hartford county, and the
said Courtshall hear testimony and review
The decision, .sa: sss
See. IS. The said Commissioners shall
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