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MR.. EDITOR: | see by an advertisement in
your paper, aud also in q paper published in
iiavre dc Grace, that the School in Hayrc de
Trace Is TO be continued during the Summer
Term, ana that all the children of the county
nave the privilege of attending it, Indeed !
How many children are there in the country :?
Are they TO be sent to this school on that Rail
Road that is 10 be built by a county substitution
OF The tax payers money! Which means the
land owners, and labOrers of this as well Ms all
DINER counties and States, where things are man
aged us they are in this county and State That
Is to say, where certain classes of persons and
property pay ell the taxes, and another class of
persons and property pay nothing, and vet, this
CONTEMPLATING class think Railroads should be
built through our county by the tax PAYERS, of
course they do, and suppose the bonds stocks
and property Of this Railroad as of Others in this
state are to be exempted from taxation? OF
course 1t is-t would not be generous to tax this
hedging when the mighty corporations those
able to bestow dead head bride are not taxed.
But perhaps the children of the country are TO
ride to this school at Havre de Grace free. bnt.
this doubt as they are not yet members of the
LEGISLATURE put they may be, and then they will
ride free If they vote for county subscriptions
10 Railroads, exemption from taxes of corpora
lions and free passes, &C.
AS this Railroad that our Representatives and
agents In the late Legislature gave us the priv
ieSe Oh neing taxed TO build, and as we presume
It's location will be local, and not general. Then
l hope we will not be presumed to be selfish
captious and local when we ask that the school
taxes and the schools, and the frst.class teach
ers and the new school houses be distributed
evenly anu equally among those who support
these schools and pay for them. Oh we like TO
have forgotten those new books! Well, give lis
an even handed distribution of everything npper.
tanning to the schools, and We will not be un-
reasonable, if those new books are not quite nm
to some that have preceded them.
AIN opposed to special tavors, out of the
taxpayers money, as also am to special Legis-
lation, and hold that any man. or body ofmen,
who eVades equitable and just taxation, upon
their whole possessions, are frauds upon the
revenues of the State and the community in
which they live and should not be trusted to
MI any office of profit, or trust, SO long as
they hold any property, or representation of
value, that is not taxed equitnbly and in the
same proportion as that of citizens generally
throughout the State.
Let all our Public Schools be open, or let all
be closed let us have no partially.
April 18TH 1874 V,cr
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Public Local Law.
PUBLISIIED By A U3WORTTY.
CHAPTER 248.


An Act to repeal, amend, and rc-cnact Section
thirty seven ofArticle twelve, Code of Pub
lie Local Laws, Title, "IIarf0rd county
Subtitle, elections"
SECTION. /. BE 1t Gaacted ~ the GeUcral
assembly gf Maryland, That Section thirty
seven of Article twelve of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title, "lIarfOrd county" subtitle
ELECTIONS be and the same is hereby Re.
pealed, amended, and re enacted with Il sub
section, to read as follows:
SEC. 81 The Judges and Clerks of Flee
tons in Hartford county shall each be allowed
four dollars day for each day they act as
such
SUB SECTION. /. The Collectors of taxes
of the different Election districts in Hartford
county shall pay to the Judges and Clerks
Immediately after the holding of any Flee
ton, such sum Of money as they shall sever
ally be entitled to receive for their services,
and a certificate signed b. the Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners expressing
the sum due 10 said Judges or Clerks, shall
be sufficient authority to the Collector to pay
the amount therein specified.
SEC. 9. And belt enacted, That ibis Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
We certify that the aforegoing is u true
copy of an Act passed January Session, 1874
Approved April 18th, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary ofthe Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
ap24 Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
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Public Local Law.
PUBLISHED BY 4 UTIIORITY.
CHAPTER 12S.

CHAPTER 12S.
An Act to repeal Section twenty-five of
article twelve, Code OF Public Local
Laws, title, Hartford county, subtitle,
Collectors, and to re enact the same with
amendments.
SECTION /. BE it enactcd BY tile General
A$sombiy Of MWyIaHd, That section TWEEN
ty-five of article twelve ofthe Code ofPub-
lie Local Laws, title Hartford county, rrlat-
ing to the bonds of Collectors of taxes of
Hartford county, be and the same is hereby
repealed, and re-enacted so rs to read as
follows:
Sec. 20. The Bonds Of the Collectors of
Hartford county, when executed and record
cd agreeably to law, shall be lien on the
real estate of the several Collectors anu
their securities in Hartford county, from the
sealing and delivery thereof; provided that
said lien shall not affect the contingent
right of dover of the wife of said Collec-
tors or their securities.
SEC. ?. Ind be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify, That the atoregoing
is a correct copy of an Act OF Assembly
passed January Session, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
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An Act TO authorize and empower the
County Commissioners for Hartford coun-
ty to subscribe to the capital stnch; Of
Turnpike Companies in Hartford county
SECTION. /. BE IL enacted IN the General
assembly Of Nmyland, That the County
Commissioners for Hartford county be and
they are hereby authorized and empower.
ed to subscribe to the capital stock of any
Turnpike Company, already organized or
hereafter to be organized in said county, in
the name and for the benefit olsaid county,
n sum or sums ofmoncy, not to exceed in
any case five hundred dollars for each mile
Of road that may be made in said county,
and sum or sums Of money not to exceed
five hundred dollars for each mile of turn
pike made and completed by any company
hereafter to be organized.
SEC, . AnG be 1t enactea, That the
County Commissioners for Hartford county
are hereby authorized and empowered to
issue the bonds of said county, or ccrtii-
Gates of Indebtedness to the amount of
stock so subscribed, and negotiate said
bonds or certificates of Indebtedness upon
the most favorable terms Pl0ridd, they
shall not he sold less than par; and the
said County Commissioners are authorized
to levy upon the assessablc property Of the
county an amount sufficient to pay the an.
nual interest upon said bonds, and the
principal at maturity.
SEC. 3. And be Il en0ctcd, That the Com
missoners ofsaid county shall be entitled
to be represented in all meetings of stock
holders, and shall vote in all elections of
directors in all of said companies, in pro-
portion TO the stock held by them in said
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deemed the qualification of the said Commits
sloners; and it shall be the duty of the said
Clerk to administer the said OATH or SINH.
lar one, and have it signed by all officers of
ted.
SEC. 10. And be ii enacted, That the Com
missioners of The said town, after the first
election and qualification provided for in the
preceding section, shall have full power and
authority TO order and direct such other cleo
tons as may be necessary under the provi
SONS OF This act; to give notice thereof TO de-
termine upon the number of judges of such
elections, who shall act and make their re-
turns rs provided in the preceding section
appoint them, and fix the place for opening
the polls, and the hours they shall be kept
open, and to call such town meetings us they
may deem eXpedient from time to time
SEC. II. .ARdbe ii enacted, That if the in.
habitants of said town at any time neglect TO
make an election as herein directed, the pow
or Of elecing Commissioners shall not there
upon cease, but shall continue rs though
such election had been made, and the Com
missioners for the time being shall remain
in Office until such annual election shall be
held.
Sec. ~. And be it enacted, That all ordi-
nances passed by the Commissioners shall be
open at all times to the Inspection of any
person interested, and copies of all 0rdinan-
ces shall be published in one newspaper of
the town, or shall be put up in the most pub
lie places in the town.
SEC. ID. Ind be IL enacted, That all fines
and forfeiiures, under the ordinances of said
corporation shall be recoverable before Il
Justice Of the Peace rs small debts are recov-
cred.
SEC. II. And belt enacted, That the Sheriff
of Hartford county shall receive and safe keep
in the Jail Of said county all persons who
shall be committed thereto by any Justice
of the Peace Of said county, for violation of
any of tho ordinances of the Commissioners
of snd town, or for the nonpaymcnt of any
fine or forfeiture which may be imposed by
any Justice of the Peace of said county for
the violation of said ordinances, according to
the tenor of said commitment, until dischnrg-
ed by due course oflaw OF by payment of the
fine, forfeiture and costs.
Sec. -. And the General Assembly of
Maryland hereby reserves to itself the right
to alter and amend or repeal this Act at its
pleasure.
SEC. 1G. And be 1t enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
We hereby certify, that the aioregoing is Il
correct copy of an Act of Assembly passed
January Session. 1874.
Approved April 18th, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
sp24 Chief Clerk Ofthe House of Deleratcs.
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CHAPTER 29l


An Act to encourage the destruction of
Hawks in Hartford and Worcester counties.
SECTION |. BE 1t enacted6y tile General As
sem6y Of Nalyland That any person killing
any Hawk within the limits of Hartford and
Worcester counties shall be entitled to a boun-
ty of fifty cents for each and every Hawk kill
ed.
SEC. 2. Ind be Il eRactcd, That to obtain
said bounty, ii shall he necessary for the per
son killing a Hawk or Hawks, 10 produce the
head or heads of the same before some JUS
tlcc Of the Peace, for said Hartford or Wor-
ccstcr counties, and at the same time make
oath that the said Hawk or hawks were kill
ed within the limits of Hartford or Worcester
counties, and within six days before the pro-
duction of said head or heads before said Jus
tice, and thereupon the said Justice shall give
q certificate OF the production OF said head or
heads before him, and the taking of said oath,
and it shall be the duty Of the said Justice to
destroy the said head or heads so as to pre-
vent second allowance for the same
SEC. 3. And be ii enacted, That upon the
production of the said Justices certificate the
commissioners of Hartford or Worcester coun.
ties are hereby authorized and directed TO
levy upon the accessible property of said
counties, a sum sufficient for the aforesaid
bounty, for the use of the person or persons
producing the same and the Collectors of tax
shall collect and pay the same accordingly.
Sec. 4. and be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
We certify that the aforegoing is true
copy of an act Of Assembly passed January
Session, 1874.
Approved April nth, 1874
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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HARPER's MAGAzINE.-The forty-eighth vol.
ume of Harpe,'s Magazine concludes with num-
Der, crowded with peculiarly interesting matter,
profusely and beautifully illustrated.
The number opens with reproduction of
"Corinna's Going aMaying." one of Robert
Herrck's Pastoral Poems, with three graceful
illustrations by E. A. Abbey. An exceedingly
interesting paper with fifteen cngravings. pre-
pared by Helen s. Conant, gives an account Of
DIR. Schweinfurth's Explorations in the heart of
Africa. Ellis Gray's description Of the "Flower
Mission" erquisely illustrated, is timely and
very suggestive. Mr.. Elliott contributes an ill
ustrated paper on the Fur Seal of Alaska. Mon
cure d. Conway concludes his survey of Ilkly,
with "reminiscences of Robert Collycr's early
DAYS appropriately illustrated. A comprehen-
siye review of the remarkable career of John of
Baneyeld-the subject of Motley's new work
is contributed by T. IT, Stoddard, with four ex-
cellent cngrayings In addition to this variety
Rf illustrated articles there are two illustrated
boems-"The Kingfsher," by James Maurice
Thomson, and "How the Rain Comes" by Mary
dapes Dodge.
contned and two short stories are contributed
by Constance +. Woolson and Frank Lee Bene-
diet
Harriet Prescott spofford contributes beau.
tiful poem entitled "At the Bridal" and Nelly
NJ, Hutchinson two dainty bits of verse under
the title of "Moods Of the Calendar"
DIR. Samuel 0sgood presents an array OF NOR.
tuary statistics, with suggestive comment; and
Mr.. Charles D. Deshler makes powerful appeal
TO the Governor of New York in behalf OF the
Defective Glasses of that State.
The Editorial Departments, including an adj
mirable summary Of Scientific Progress, and q
very interesting Drawer, conclude number
repiete with entertainment and instruction
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS -
James NJ. Scarf of the 4th district and
Archibald Heaps, Jr,, of the 9TH district,
Bonded and qualified as collectors.
John Y. Pierce rendered his resignation
as collector for the LIST district and Israel
d. Proctor was appointed in his place. and
given until the 9th inst. to give Bond
Forty-s1 dollars was allowed Theodore
Mclaughlin ms additional damages on road
in the 9th district.
The return made by Benjamin Amos,
Arch. Heaps, Jr. and VIM. T. Clark, Exam
liners on road in tile 9th district, common
cling at Wheeler's school house and termna-
ting at James A, Webster's, was taken up
and confirmed, and Michael Whtcford was
appointed to open tho road at a cost not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars. $50 damages
was allowed James A. Webster and Wife
The Board adjourned to meet on the 21h
instant
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CHAPTER 1862.

CHAPTER 1862.
An Act to repeal Section 81 of Article 12
of Public Local Laws, title Hartford coun-
ty, Subtitle County Commissioners, and
to enact the same with amendments.
SECTION 1. BE 1t enacte1 6y tile General
ASsenblyC Of maryland, That Section thirty
one of Article twelve of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title Hartford county, subtitle
County Commissioners, relating to the sala-
ny of the clerk to the County Commission
crs be and the same is hereby repealed,
and re enacted so rs to read as follows:
SEC. 81. He shall receive such annual
salary as the County Commissioners shall
direct, not exceeding the sum of five hun
bred dollars.
Sec. 9. And be IL enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is
a correct copy of an Act of Assembly pass
ed January Session, 1874.
Approved April 18th, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 2S1.

CHAPTER 2S1
An Act to authorize the County Commits
sioners of Hartford county to subscribe
two hundred thousand dollars to the
capital stock of Railroad passing
through or near the centre of said county
from the Susquehanna River to the Gun
powder, and Fifty thousand dollars to a
Railroad from point on the State Line
near Delta to intersect the through road
at point near Bel Air.
SECTION /. Bell enacted By tie General
assembly Of Maryland, That the County
Commissioners of Hartford county be and
they are hereby authorized to endorse the
Bonds of Rail Road passing through or
near the centre of said county from the
Susquehanpa riyel to or near to the Gun
powder, to the amount of two hundred
thousand dollars, upon the condition that
said endorsement shall first be secured to
the satisfaction of said County Commits
sioners, by first mortgage on said road.
SECTION 2. Ind be 1t enacted, That the
said County Commissioners be and they are
hereby authorised to endorse the Bonds of
Rail Poad, running from a point near
Bel Air to point on the Pennsylvania line
near Delta to the amount of fifty thousand
dollars; upon the condition that said en-
dorsement shall first be secured to the sat
isfaction of said County Commissioners by
q first mortgage on said road.
SECTION 8. and be it enacted, That this
Act shall he advertised in the newspaper or
newspapers published in Hartford county,
for two months preceding the next election
to be held for members of the House of
Delegates; and be subject to the approval
of majority of all the members elected
to each House of the General Assembly of
Maryland.
AUGUSTUS CASA WAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
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If the great semicircle ofthe visible heay-
ems, from the eastern to the western horizons.
were plainly marked in degrees and frac
tons OF Il degree, like the circle of an en-
ginccr's transit, the apparent passage of
the sun over these divisions, from sunrise
to sunset, would indicate the time; and
if the carth's motion were uniform in all
parts of its yearly path, and its axis per
pendcular to the plane of its orbit, so that
the sun would always seem to move i'm the
plane of the earth's equator extended out
to the heavens, such a clock would be per-
feet, and the sun would appear in the morn
ing on the meridian marked six pass
over degree mark every four minutes
place Its centre on the great north and
south line of every place precisely at II
noon, and disappear beneath the horizon
with the sixth hour line at sunset. But
as the earth's motion is neither uniform in
its orbit nor its axis perpendicular to the
plane OF its orbit, so that the apparent mo-
ton of the sun is never, even for an hour,
either in the plane of the earths equator or
parallel with it, the earth and sun make
rather irregular time-kecpers and true"
time, as their time is technically called by
the astronomers, differs from "mean" time,
Or that kept by II perfectly running clock,
ut the most about rs minutes, varying
from this very considerable difference to
perfect agreement with the clock, accord
ing to the earth's place in her orbit.
Although most of the almanacs note the
suns FAST and "slow" tor every day in the
year, judge that this is u fact not popu-
larly recognized, as we often hear men
Boosting that their clocks or watches run
with the sun the year round" and no.
tice an earlier or later attendance at meet
ing and school while the sun is about at
its maximum of fast" and "slow," indica-
ting that the clocks Of the community,
good and poor, have been set forward or
back, and made to agree with the unques-
toned moon mark" on the old porch floor.
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PEACH BoTToM RAILwAY.-The Oxford
(Pa) Press says "Our new inter-county rail-
road is rapidly growing into popular favor
and patronage. The train comes into Oxford
twice daily, sometimes with twenty or thirty
passengers and considerable quantity of
freight, principally marketing for Phla-
delphia and Baltimore. Eight hundred
pounds of butter for the Baltimore market
alone was carried on Thursday. The business
is constantly ncreasng-the receipts of the
road last week being more than double the
preceding week.
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CHAPTER 2i2.

CHAPTER 2i2.
An Act to repeal, amend and re enact Section
1876 of Article IL of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title Hartford county" subtitle,
SHERIFF"
SECTION. |. BE al enacted by tic General
Asaembiy Of Muyland, That Section 1876 of
Article II of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title Hartford county," subtitle Sheriff be
repealed, amended and rc-enacted, so as to
read as tollsws:
SEC, 1876. The Sheriff of said county shall
be allowed two dollars and q half a day for
each day he shall attend the Circuit Court
for said county in person or by equity, and
he shall be allowed by the Circuit Court for
said county all actual expenses, incurred in
serving any bench warrant or attachment
issued by said Court, and for carrying and
conveying any person under sentence, TO the
State Pententiary, and to OF from the jails of
the several counties, and the Jail or Station
House of the city of Baltimore; he shall be
allowed by the Court such reasonable eNpen-
ses as the Judgment of the Court may deem
proper, and he shall return under oath, to the
said Court, an account, with the items of his
charges and they shall in no case be paid by
the County Commissioners until he shall have
proved to the satisfaction of the said Circuit
Court, that the expenses charged for have
actually been incurred by him, nor until the
said Court shall pass an order directing the
payment to be made,
SEC 2, and be 1t enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date gifts passage
We certify that the aforegoing is a true
copy of an Act Of Assembly passed January
Session, 1874.
Approved April nth, 1874
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
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A few nights ago, in looking out from my
window, | saw prairie fire. 1t was q grand
sight it was long distance off, which client en-
chantment to the view" as we'll as gave assurance
of safety to myselfand family.
lfagreeable to all concerned, will soon write
again, and inform your readers in regard to the
climate soil, water, habit of the people, morals,
schools, churches and conveniences OF this sec
ton of the Great West
LATE OF FALIsToN.
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We will publish business notices in this
column, not displayed, for cents per line
for the first insertion, and 5 cents per line
for each subsequent nsertion-seven words
to count line. No advertisement inser-
ted as above unless prepaid.
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SPORT IN MARYLAND.-Nr. Bruce field
editor Of the Turf, Field md Farm visited
Annapolis, recently, on business connected
with the fisheries Of Maryland He failed
he says, to hook that fish, but was compensa-
ted for his journey by some rare sport among
the woodcock, and the acres of redheads,
blackheads and canvass back ducks on Bush
river, and by hearty breakfast on that finest
parrish in the world, the Chesapeake white
perch. He records the fact that Mr.. Ham
Cuttings, of Baltimore, bagged 70 snipe in one
days shooting on the 4th instant, on the
shores Bush river Westminster .idrDctp.
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Town EnECTIoN-In accordance with the
act of assembly incorporating the town of
Bel Air, Judge Grason has appointed Messrs
R. 7. Martin, Frank G. Norris and John A.
Hanna judges of election. The election will
be held at the Court House, on Tuesday, May
9TH between the hours of 10 o'clock, NJ, and
o'clock p. NJ, for five commissioners, to
manage the affairs Of the town for the first
year.
1t is estimated that there is embraced with
in the corporate limits taxable property to
the amount of $250000. The act prescribcs
that the rate of taxation shall not exceed
twenty cents on the hundred dollars in any
one year, and provides further that the prop
erly Of the town shall be exempt from road
tax. The latter is now about fourteen cents
on the hundred dollars, which would of it.
self provide a yearly revenue for the town
improvements of about $3.50.