Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW
CHAPTER 81
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CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT TO create new election district in
Montgomery county, to be known as Be-
thesda district, number seven, or the sew
enth election district of Montgomery coun-
ty.
SECTION /. BE it enacted 5y the General As
sem6iy Of Maryland That new election dis
trict be formed and laid out in Montgomery
county out Of portions of the fourth and fifth
election districts, to be known as Bethesda
district, number seven, or the seventh election
district of Montgomery county, whose metes
and bounds shall be as follows: Beginning
on the Potomac river at the point where the
dividing line between Montgomery county and
the District of Columbia crosses the same,
then running with said dividing line in a
northeasterly direction until the same corners
near the residence Of Hon. Montgomery Blair,
then with said dividing line in southeast
erly direction until the same is crossed by the
turnpike leading from Drookeville to Washing
| ton city, then with said turnpike in a north
| erIy direction until the same is crossed by the
Metropolitan branch OF the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad, then with said railroad in
westerly direction until the same crosses the
| county road east of Rock creek and near New
port mills, then with said county road until
| il intersects the turnpike leading from Rock
to the intersection of the 0rndorf mill road
with the old Georgetown road, near the resi-
| dence of Isaac q. Rabbit then with said
| 0rndorff mill road until the same is crossed
| by Thomas run, then down and with said
| Thomas run until the same empties into Cab
| in John creek, then down and with said Cabin
John creek until the same empties into the
Potomac river, then down and with the Poto-
mac river to the place Of beginning.
n A l. .gaI A.
place or polls in sid district shall be held at
or near the house now used as the Bethesda
post-oflice.
SEC. 3. And be IL enacted, That the Govern
or of Maryland and the County Commissioners
of Montgomery county be and they are respec-
lively hereby authorized and directed TO APP
point for said new district Two justices of the
peace, two constables, one registration officer
for the registration Of voters, and all other Of
ticers ss they may now be authorized by law
to appoint for other election districts in Mont
gomery county, aud also TO do whatever else
within the scope of their authority may be
necessary TO carry out the object Of this act.
SEC. 4. And be Il enacted, That the registra-
ton officer of said new district shall make out
and prepare new lists of voters for said new
district in the maAner now prescribed by law,
which said lists shall be returned to the office
of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for said eoun-
", and shall be used for the first time in the
November election Of eighteen hundred and
seyenty-eight.
SEo, 5. And be il enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date Of its passage.
We do hereby certify that the aforegoing Is
a correct copy Of an act of the General AS
sembly of Maryland, passed January session
1878.
Approved March 20, 1878
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
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