Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-02-14
THE COURT HOUSE QUESTION


We publish the following as the 1t
Of the bill now being considered by Sen
ator Lancaster, providing for the taking
of the vote of the people on the PROPOSE
tion to remove the Court House, and for
raising the means for building new one
in case Of such being determined upon
by majority Of the voters voting on the
question. This bill has not yet been Of
fered by Senator Lancaster. but is being
considered by him preparatory to its IN
PRODUCTION, and may possibly be to some
extent altered or changed by him preyi-
GUS to his Offering it, Gf he offers 1t at
all, j or may be amended by the LcgiSla-
tnro itself after its submission. We
think the provision that the vote shall
not be taken at the election Of President
or Congress is supcrAuous and might be
left out, so that it might be taken at the
first occurring election held after the pass
are Of the act. In the bill proposed. as
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cichtecn thousand dollars as the limit to
which the County Commissioners should
be confined. Of course they need not
necessarily 90 to the extent Of the limit
nor is it expected that they will. They
will however, be fully advised Of the
amount needed after the contracts for the
building are opened;
An act entitled an act to provide for taking
the vote of the people oI tiafies county on
tho question Of changing the county site OF
.,id rounty and removing the court house
from Port Tobacco to la Plata, aud to pro-
vide for the purchase Of site al la rata
and the building OF d court house thereon
BE il Enacted by me General 1Sscmbty 81
Mtryland That at the next election TO be heid
in Charles county for any purpose soeNer, o'ie'
,Lon far President Of the United States, OF FOL
Representative in Congr s., the question: o
,baooin.t the present county site from For
Toharco 10 la Plata and Of building new
r,,rt bopse nj the latter place he and the SAINT
is hereby directed to I've submitted to vote o
] the legally qualified voters OF the said county
. End be il enacted, That at least thirt,
! DAYS previous 10 the day for holding the mex
n oloc,inn in Charles county. the same being helC
y 's- i'..--'-a',.' - 'l'
unlted STATES OF lof hePFeSche,'',c :" N"n-
gress, the sheriff OF said county Shall, by pun
lie notice published once a week up to the day
OF election in one or more new splpers publish
a., Ia Ill limit. cira notira that the oncs-
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non "l itmoNlHg '"e '"U'' NUS NV" w :
Tobacco to La Plata, and OF building ne"
court house at the latter place is declared TO be
submitted to the legal qualified voters of said
county for their determination, and that the
same Shall be determined for or against such
removal and building. by IL majority OF the
votes cast ut the Immediately next ensuing G.
lection day.
4 And beH enacted. That for the purpose a.
taking the vote of the people Of Charles coun-
~ ~ hcrcinbcfore provided. separate ticket
shall he nsed hy the said voters on some OF
which said tickets shall he written or printed
the words for removing the court house to
In Plata. and ON others OF sid tickets shall
lie written or printed the words, against re-
moving the court house. And the sheriff of
the said county is hereby directed and rcquir-
ed to provide ard furnish to the Judges of cleo
tion for each election district separate ballot
boxes in ,hich The said iud.es Of election shall
depost all ballots gwen in to them to be count
ed on the question hereinbeiore provided to
be submitted to the vote Of the voters Of said
county.
4. AMI be enacted, That al the close Of the
election on the election day on which the ques-
ton is voted upon the said judges Of election
Iot 'ne Eerai eleGt'oh 1lstrietf Q, Cnarle'
rny;9"S m nan ytenn ~ 'o
now provided for the counting OF ballots cast
in any election held in pursuance Of the laws
OF ms STATE.
D. an" "e eRdettd' intt aiter counting the
'Q'VS NaSl ON the qu'sloh herelnhelore proyid-
Vr ~ "e Su"i"'Vu 10 tut N9teis tue SAN JUICES
VI elcV'hlh sa''ll' Ior thelf respective districts,
certify the results of their count of the votes ia
the uanDrr now nrnvidpd IA, lavr F,r rort; f,.
;,,, olc.,j,.n r,..,It. 80 ~ i,l - ,i :.
@ | ~ 'V,"''9' ~ 'Ae 1'S'N y, tue ViiCult
.""'' ,"' hR'le' county VINO Silall thereupon
immediately ce'tiy the same to the Governor
OF the stale.
s. Ind BE- a enacted, That after the result of
such counting of the said votes shall have been
certified to the Governor rs provided in the
preceding section the Governor shall immedi-
ately issue his proclamation to be published in
one or more newspapers published in Charles
county declaring the result of the vote taken on
the matter herembetOre provided to be submit
ted to the vote OF the legally qualified voters Of
Charles county, and shall declare the PROPOSE
ticn TO change The county site ana remove the
court house from Port Tobacco to La Plata 10
be adopted; procided majority Of ne votes
cast shall have been ascertained TO have been
cast in favor of such chan e and removal
:. ind be Il eaacied That imme5i,tcl, ae.
ter the Governor shall have iSsueS His ,,r,cI.-
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