Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-05-29
Miscellaneous Advertisement.
LOCAL LAWS,
CHAPTER S97.
IN ACT TO Incorporate the Town oi
Homecoming. In ATlegany county.


Assembly of Maryland, That the citizens
OF the town Of Homecoming, In Allegany
county, are body corporate by the name
of the Mayor and Councilmen of Iona
coming, and by that name may sue and be
sued and have n common seal.
SEC. 2. And be II enacted, That the
limits of said town he as follows; Begin.
ming at a post planted at the southeast
corner ofthe bridge over Jackson Run, on
the county road leading nom Lonac ming
to Charlestown, and running south seven
ty-six degrees, west four hundred and
twenty.three feet thence north eighteen
degrees west one Thousand and fifty feet;
thence north sixty degrees west one hun
bred and eighty-two feet; thence north
| eighty-two degrees west FIVE hundred and
| fifty feet; thence north eighty degrees west
one thousand four hundred aud fifty feet;
I thence north forty degrees west one thou
sand two hundred feet; thence north finy-
| five degrees east one thousand feet; thence
north forty.iiv degrees east eight humid.
red feet; thence north six hundred and
thirty-one feet; thence north twenty de-
grees west five hundred and fifty feet;
thence north forty-cight degrees east seven
hundred and sixtY-nine feet; thence south
thirty-five degrees cast one thousand and
| fifty fee thence north fiity-iour degrees
east one thousand two hundred and forty
1 two feet: thence north thirty-ti degrees
east one thousand four hundred and fifty
feet; thence south fifty-eight degrees cast
four hundred feet, thence south three aud
one-half degrees west two thousand five
hundred and fifty feet thence south thirty
two degrees west eight hundred and thir-
teen feet; thence south twelve degrees
, west seven hundred feet; thence south six
degrees east four hundred and fifty feet;
thence south twelve and one-half degrees
east one thousand feet; thence south five
| degrees east four hundred and fifty feet;
thence south eighty degrees west five hun.
bred feet TO the place of beginning.
Sec. 3. And be il enacted, That the male
citizens of twenty.one years and upward,
who have resided in the town Of Lonacon-
| ing one year preceding the election, shall,
ON third Monday of April in each year, at
such place as the judges Of election herein
appointed shall designate within the cor
porate limits of said town, for the election
to be held in, in the year eighteen humid.
red and eighty, and at such place for sue
coeding elections as the Mayor and CITY
| Council of said town shall designate, elect
one person, residing in said town, and
having real and personal property therein
to the value offive hundred dollars, Mayer
of the town of Homecoming.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That he per-
sons qualified as required by the prece9-
ing sections shall also ut the same time
and place elect six persons who nave re-
sided in seid town one year next preced-
ing said election, an6 who shall he assessed
on the books of said town to sum not
less than one hundred dollars, as Council
men of SAID town.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That James
A. Stewart, John o. Hanley, and John
Mitchell be- and they are hereby appoint
cd judges of election to hold the first cleo
ton under this act, and that Immediately
after the passage of this act, they shall
give at least five days notice of the time nj
which said election shall be held at which
election all persons qualified as prescribed
IN the third and fourth sections of this
act, shall be entitled to vote for one pei son
for Mayor and six persons for Courcilmen
OF said town; And the said judges Of elec.
ton before opening the polls shall take
an oath before some justice of the peace in
said town to permit every qualified person
to.vote and none other. And a majority
Of said three judges shall have power &c
do all things under this section in case one
of them dies II refuses TO act, and thu
Mayor and Councilman then elected shall
Immediately qualify and serve until the
first Monday in May, eighteen hundred and
eighty:one, or until their successors qualify
All future Mayors and Councilman elected
according to the preceding sections shall
qualify by the lirs Monday in May and take
possession of their offices the frs; Monday
in May each year.
SEC i. And Lc il enacted, That the Mayor
and Councilmen otthc town of Homecoming
for each succeeding election, shall appoint
three judges of election, who shall have
power to appoint clerks and conduct the
/ election in all respects rs u G cl cliOns fol
members ofthc General Assembly arc re
quircd to be elected, opening the poll' al
nine O'Clock in the morning, and close them
at six o'clocki in tie evening, and such judges
and clerks shall receive the san compensa,
ton as Judges and clerks of election in
/ Allegany county, to be paid Tor by said
/ town.
/ Sec. Z. And be il enacted, That in case
OF the death, refusal to act, resignation OF
disqualification of the Mayor, or any OF
! the Councilman, the Counclmen, or re.
/ naming Councilmcn, shall direct an cleo
/ ton to be held to fill such vacancies, and
i the Mayor and Councilmen, or remaining
I Councilmen, shall give at least ten days
notice of all elections in one or more news.
papers published in said town or county.
SEC. 4 And be il enacted, That tho
Mayor shall eX-oilicio have all the power
of a justice of the peace in cases when the
town is II party, and an appeal may be
taken from his judgment to the Circuit
Court for Allegany county in the same
manner ms from judgment of Il justice OF
the peace of said county.
SEC. o. And be it enacted, That the
Mayor and Councilmen shall meet at the
Council Chamber on the first Monday in
May next succeeding their election, and
the said Councilmen shall, before they en-
ter upon the duties of their office, make
oath before the Mayor that they will dill
gently and faithfully, TO the best of their
judgment, perform the duties of said
Councilman of said town without favor
partially or prejudice; the Mayor shall
take the oath prescribed by the Constitu-
ton, as directed by section six of article
seyenty-cight of the Code
SEC. TO- And be il enacted. That they
shall meet at the Council Chamber, or some
other convenient plpce, at least once in
every three months or oltener il they shall
think necessary; and the Mayor shall pre-
side at all meetings of the Council, and
have the same power of voting and taking
! part in all acts and deliberations of the
/ Council us any member thereof
Sec, II, And be it enacted, That the
Mayor and Councimen shall appoint and
/ qualify clerk, who shall keep the minutes
of theirproceedings, which shall be subject