Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-07
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW
PASSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
At the January Session, 1878.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

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 il enacted By the General As
seRbiy 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 Brookevile to Washing
ton city, then with said turnpike in a north
erly direction until the same is crossed by the
Metropolitan branch OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, then with said railroad in a
westerly direction until the same crosses the
county road east of Rock creek and near New
port mills, then with said county road until
it intersects the turnpike leading from Rock
vile TO Georgetown, then with straight line
to the intersection of the Orndorif mill road
with the old Georgetown road, near the resi-
dence of Isaac q. Rabbit, then with said
Orndorf mill road until the same is crossed
by Thomas's run, then down and with said
Thomas run until the same emptes into Cab
10 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.
SEC. 2. And be 10 enacted, That the voting
place or polls in said district shall be held at
or near the house now used as the Bethesda
post-oiiice.
SEC. 3. And be IL enacted That the Govern
or Of Mary land 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, aud all other Of
ficers 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 manner now prescribed by law,
which said lists shall be returned 10 the Office
of the Clerk OF the Circuit Court for said coun-
ty, and shall be used for the first time in the
November election Of eighteen hundred and
seyenty-eight.
SIC. 8. 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 Mary land, passed January session
1878.
Approved March 90 1878
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
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