The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-01-02
MOVING FOR CITY EXTENSION.
The Citizens Association of Baltimore
County Taking Active Measures
Full Text of the Bill to be Pre-
sented to the Legislature.


The Citizens Association of Baltimore county,
an organization composed of prominent taxpayers
resident in the northern Belt Of the city, held
meeting on Monday night, at which Mr.. James E.
Hooper presided, with Mr.. e. B. Coale, secretary.
The attendance was large and much interest in
the subject of the extension OF the city's limits
was manifested. The committee appointed at a
previous meeting, consisting of Messrs. George
Wnitelock, g. Morris Bond, Frank P. Clark and
Others to draft annexation BILL submitted their
report, which was read by Mr.. E. B. Coale and
unanimously adopted. As this is subject in
which the people of Baltimore county generally
are interested, we publish the full text of the BILL
which the next Legislature will be asked to pass
as a law, as follows
AN ACT to extend the limits of Baltimore city
by including and annexing part portion of
Baltimore county in and to the said city, and to
provide for taking q vote of the people residing in
said part or portion to DO annexed, for or
against such annexation.
Sec l. BE it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, that there shall be annexed to and
be made part of the city Of Baltimore, all that
part or portion of Baltimore county which is in
cluded within the following metes and bounds,
that is to say Beginning for the same where the
north line of Cold Spring lane is intersected by
the centre line of Charles street avenle, and run
ming thence westerly in a line parallel with the
present North boundary of the city of Baltimore
to the southwesternmost line of the Reisterstown
turnpike road, thence southerly bounding along
the said road to the present north boundary line
of the city of Baltimore, thence sasterly along
said north boundary line to the southeast side of
| the Belair road, thence northeasterly along the
| southeast side of the Belair road to intersect
| line drawn easterly from the place of beginning
parallel with the present north boundary line OF
the city of Baltimore, and thence reversing the
said line so drawn and bounding thereon westerly
to the place of beginning provived the consent to
such annexation, of majority of tho legal voters
! residing in the herenbefore described portion of
| Baltimore county, be obtained in the manner pro-
| vided for by this statute.
| SEC. q And be it enacted by the General As
semby of Maryland, that the question whether
the part of Baltimore county described in the
first snction of this Act shall be annexed to and
| become part of Baltimore city, shall be sub
mtted to the registered qualified voters, residing
within said portion of Baltimore county at
special election to be held for that purpose on the
! first Tuesday of May 1886; the Governor of the
State shall designate the places for holding said
election, and shall appoint three judges and two
clerks of election for each polling place, who
shall be residents of and voters in the said por-
ton of Baltimore county described IN the hrst
section of this Act; the polls at said election
shall be kept open from egh o'clock in the morning
until six o'clock in the evening; there shall be
two sets of ballots one of which shall have print.
ed upon them "For the City Extension" and the
other against the City Extension; y at the close
of said polls, the judges of election shall count
the ballots which have been cast, and shall ascer
tain the number of votes cast "For the City Exten
sion," and the number cast against the City Elk
tension" and shall make out, under their hands
attested by the clerks or one of them three dis
tinct statements of the number of VOTES cast "For
the City Extension" and against the City Ex
tension" one of which statements shall be enter
ed on each Of the two poll books used at each
voting place at the said election, and the other of
said statements shall be sent forthwith to the
Governor of State who shall ascertain therefrom
the result of the votes cast at the several voting
places, and make known the same by his procla-
nation, and if the Governor shall by his procla-
nation declare that majority of all the votes
cast at the said election cast "For the City
Extension" thereupon and from twelve O'Clock
midnight of the day of the issuing Of said proc
lamation all that portion of Baltimore county
within the boundaries described in the First Sec
ton of this Act shall become and be part of
Baltimore city. If any one or more Of the judges
or clerks appointed by the Governor shall fail to
appear, or appearing fail to qualify within fifteen
minutes after eight o'clock on the morning of
said election the other judge or judges of election
shall fill the vacancies so occurring each of the
said Judges and clerks shall before entering upon
his duties make oath or affirmation before some
Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland for
Baltimore city or Baltimore county, that he will
faithfully conduct said election, protect it against
all frauds and unfairness, and truly canvass all
votes cast thereat; any violation of the terms of
said oath shall be deemed misdemeanor, and
shall on conviction subject the offender to punish
ment by fine not less than two hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars, or to impris-
onment in the House of Correction for not less
than one or more than six months, or to both fine
and imprisonment and the said judges of cleo
ton shall return one of said poll-books to the
and the other 10 the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, that the election mentioned
in the second section of this Act shall be held in
accordance with the provisions of the Code OF
Public General Laws of Maryland relating to gen.
era elections in this State, so far as the same are
applicable and not inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this Act and all the existing provisions of
the said Code in regard to brbng voters and all
other offenses connected with elections shall be
applicable to the said election. The persons en-
titled to vote at said election shall be the legal
voters residing within the territory, which it is
proposed, under the provisions of this Act, to an
mex to the city of Baltimore.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, that the Sheriff of Baltimore
county shall discharge, in reference to the said
election, the duties required by the Code OF Public
General Laws of Nary land of Sheriffs in reference
to general elections, and he shall also provide a
sufficient number of special deputies at each of
the polling places at said election to preserve the
peace and secure the quiet and freedom of the
said election, the safety of the ballots and ballot
boxes and the protection of the judges and clerks
of election, and the said special deputies shall
consist of such number and members and under
such officers of the Police Force of Baltimore city
as the Board OF Police of said city shall designate
and furnish to said Sheriff and it shall be the
duty Of said Sherin ana OF said deputies to oxe--
cute every warrant and commitment which the
judges of election or either of them shall issue;
and for any failure to discharge his duties under
this Act, said Sheriff shall be liable to the penalty
of five thousand dollars, to be recovered as in
civil actions in the name of the State, and his
bond shall be responsible for any judgment so
rendered. The said members and officers of such
Police Force shall have and exercise on said cleo
ton day and until the ballots shall be counted
and the certificate thereof made out, all the rights
and powers within said territory SO proposed to
be annexed, which they now have and exercise in
the city of Baltimore.
SEC 5. And be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, that the said judges shall be
conservators of the peace during the continuance
of the election so to be held by them, and until
the ballots shall be counted by them and the ne
cessary certificates required by this Act shall be
made out, and they shall be vested with the power
and authority to commit offenders for any breach
of the peace in like manner that any Justice of
the Peace has under existing laws.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, that the necessary expenses
of the said election and the survey provided for
by this Act shall be paid by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, and the said Judges, Clerks
and the Sheriff of Baltimore county shall receive
the compensation fixed by law in reference to
general elections.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, that it shall not be lawful
for the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store, drink
ing establishment, or any other place where Ii
quors sold, for any person persons, di
rectly or indirectly to sell, barter, give away,
or dispose of, any spirits or fermented liquors,
ale or beer, intoxicating drinks of any kind
within the boundaries mentioned in the first section
of this Act, on the day which the said election
mentioned in the second section of this Act is
held, and any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be subject to the provisions of
section eighty -four, of Article five, of the Revised
Code of eighteen hundred and seventy eight, of
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