Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-10-27

reasons refuse or neglect 10 make such re-dI-
vision, what theu2 suppose they do make me
division aud do so SO unwisely as 10 do great
mischief, where is the REMEDY or irltunai
having power TO review and correct the e'll OF
eriror2 Suppose they act and act wisely ana
satisfactorily 10 the people, TO whom are 'hey
to make their return and how is the evidence
Of The result of such an important public act
10 he preserved for torture use, and in what
mode is The result Of their labor 10 be authen-
ticated Tor present and future use? These are
very serious objections, and ought 10 oe care
fully considered By the people before voting
in favor of such Ii law.
The provisions Of the law are unwlse ana
unjust If the druaghIsman had Intended
moi merely osteDsibly, but fa'rly-'o take
vote TO ascertain the will Of the people on me
subject by a fair ballot, then the Jaw would
have provided for taking the vote and ihen
invested the County Commissioners Win pow
or to make such re-divisiou in such manner as
in their opinion would hes, promote the pup
lie convenience But instead OF doing ms, IL
designaies the number and localities OF ,ne
new voting places and does this so uneqnally
and uniustly as to leave no doubt hat the
purpose was 10 secure the adoption o. the IA"
through the interest of the people 10 the I'M
mediate vicinity Of the several places named.
The county is now divided into tive election
districts OF nearly equal extent OF territory
and ponulation. But The proposed new dis
tricts will greatly unequal in territory aud
in population In district No ! tCraeShnl
il is proposed 10 create new district arouod
MnchanIcsvile, including, nropaely part OF
Berryis (5th) district, but no provision IS
made for the equal convenience of the people
Of Gailhersburg and Unity. In Glarksburg
new district is to be made AT Damascus, but
no provision is made for the people about
Hyattstown and Germantown, quite MS Tar
from Clarksburg us is Damascus In Medley's
(3rd district new voting place is made at
| GAINESVILLE, but no provision is made Tor the
| equal convenience for the people at Seneca
| Mills and Dawsonville Provision 10 made to
accommodate the people in Berry's district
5th) about Sandy Spring and that part OF
| the district by tue new voting place at Mechan-
| icsville. but no similar provision is made Tor
| the people in the lower part OF that district.
about sligo, Knowles Station, MtcheFs Y
Roads and Four Corners; while in rockville,
the 4th district there are new voting Places
at Darneslown, Otfuit's \ Road5ano Darcy
Store, making with Rock lille, four. 80 tha
should this crude and unwise law be adopted
by the people, we may be well satisfied tha
in very short time we should have in addi
tioD 10 The places named in the law other place.
of voting established Mt Gaithersburg ant
Unity In the LIST district Germauiown anc
Hyattstown in the End district Dawsonviil
and, perhaps, Seneca Mills in the 3rd district
Sligo and Mitchell's X Roads in the 9th dis
trict. Thus giving instead OF five districts
eighteen or twenty, and instead OF flfteei
Judges of election and ten clerks aud nv
, registrars of voters we shall have hity-tonr
sixty Judges, lbirly-six or forty clerks an'
eighteen or twenty registrars. But suppose NJ
other districts should be created then insteat
of fifteen judges and ten clerks and FIVE regis
trars we shall have lhirty-sx judges, twenty
four clerks and twelve registrars.
; The cost Of the last election was 81 400, o
1920 to each district; al the same rate OF ex
pense the election within twelve districts vii
cost the people 81 GAO Surely this exhibit Q
new officers and increased costs VIII be sum
cient to cause this law 10 be rejected ms unwlse
or. at least, ill-timed II is true, the friend
Of the measure contend that under the presen
law the Judges and clerks charge for Two day
+ at each election, and that under the new Law
they would charge only for one day. This
is believed W i'll no, be done. For under III
present law the Judges and clerks often do III
work ia less than two hours after the polls ar
closed, and vel they ehnrge for two days. Bu
suppose the judges and clerks under the nes
, law charge tor one only day, then We sinai
, have to deduct from the cost D. the pfesen
system their per diem for one day, thus cos
for one district $500 less 80 for three judge
and Sc for two clerks. in all SIS, taken from
The whole cost leaves S205. Then multipl.
S205 by II new districts and the cost OF III
new svstem will be Al once So 400 agains
81, 100 under the old law, and if in the nea
future other new districts should be made 4
The number of twenty. then the cost Will b
S4l00. To which must he added the lara
cost of defraring the expenses OF defining IN
new districts.
The Democratic party hope TO dispace III
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