Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-08-04
PUEBLO LOCAL LAW
CHAPTER l43.


AN ACT to provide for t,king the vote of the
people of Montgomery county for or against
Ie-diyision of said county into twelve cleo
ton districts, at the election to lie held in
the fall Of eighteen hundred and seventy
six
SECTION l. BE it ,nacted By the General As
ScmJly Of Hrylond, That the qualified and
registered voters of Montgomery county shall
determine by ballot at the election for electors
of President and Yice-P President of The United
States in the fall Of eighteen hundred and
seventy six, whether or not said county shall
be re-divided into twelve election districts
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That al said cleo
ton the ballots TO be cast shall have written
er printed them in words, ''For the re-
division of the county into twelve election
districts" or Against the re-division of the
county into twelve election districts' aud
the said ballots so cast, Immediately after said
election shall be carefully counted by the
judges of said election in each of the districts
Of said county, and the presiding judges Of
said districts, or in case Of inability to attend
either OF the other judges SHALL at the time
they cast up the vote for electors of President
and Vice President of the United States, also
cast NJ the vote cast for and against the re-
division of said county into twelve election
districts, and certify the result of said voting
to the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for sai1
county, who shall file the same in his Office
and certify the results OF the same under his
hand and seal of his office o the county COM
missioners of said county.
Sec. 3. And BE il eH0cted Thatif it shall APP
pear by the returns of the judges Of said elee
ton that majority of The votas cast at said
election has been cast for there division Of said
county into twelve election districts then the
county commissioners shallb-iore The first day
OF June, in the year eighteen hundred and
seyenty-scven. lay out said county into twelve
election districts. the polls whereof shall be
held respectively as follows, viz: one 10 Lay
louisville, onein Damascus. one in Clal ksburg,
ono in GAINESVILLE, one in POolesYille, one in
DarneSfown, one NJ Offutt's Cross Roads one
al Rockville one at VIM, b. Darcey's Store,
one at Miichell's Cross Roads, one at Coles
Vile, and one at Mechn nirsville, and the dis
tricts so laid out shall become the legal cleo
ton districts Of said comfy in place Of those
al present existing, and the Governor shall
appoint Immediately thereafter officers of re-
gistraIion for each Of said districts.
Sec. d. And be ii enacted, That all justices
Of the peace, constahles and road supervisors
residing and acting within the limits Of The
districts as now existing are hereby continued
in Office and their official acts shall be as good
and binding in law ms if they had been duly
appointed and qualified IS officers for said new
election districts, until their successors shall
be appointed and qualified provided the same
be not otherwise defective for reasons other
than the want of jurisdiction.
Sec. 5, And be il enacted, That all laws in
consistent with the provisions of this act,
when approved o: by majority of the vot-
ers of Montgomery county, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
MILTON Y KIDD,
Chief Clerk OF the House Of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY.
aug 4-3t Secretary of the Senate.