Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-25
STATE Aftairs.
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.


AN ACT TO repeal chapter three hundred and
twenty of an Act passed January session
eighteen hundred aud eighty, entitled "ar
Act to repeal section twenty-six Of chapter
three hundred and ninety-seven of nm Act
passed January session eighteen hundred
and seventy-eight, entitled an Act to in.
corporate the town Of Gaithersburg in
Montgomery county" and 10 repeal and re-
enact, with amendments, section two, sec
ton three, section six, section seven, sec
ton eight and section twenty-six of chapter
three hundred and ninety of an Act
passed January session eighteen hundred
and seventy-eght entitled San Act to in
corporate the town OF Gailhersburg in
Montgomery county"
Section BE it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That chapter three hum
dred and twenty, passed by the January ses-
sion eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled
"an Act 10 repeal section twenly-six of chap
ter three hundred and II neiy-seveu OF an Ac:
passed January session eighteen hundred and
seventy eight entitled ''an Act 10 incorpor-
ate the town OF Gailhersburg, in Montgomery
county," be and the same is hereby repealed
Sec, O. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That the Act entitled
an Act to repeal sections second, third, sixth,
seventh, eighth and twenty-sixth of chapter
three hundred and ninety-seven of an Act
passed at the January session eighteen hun
dred and seventy-eight entitled an Act TO
incorporate the town OF Gailhersburg in Mont
gomery county, and to re-enact tho same,
with amendments so as TO read as follows, be
and the same is hereby repealed amended
aud re-enacted so as TO read as follows;
Sec. Q. And be il enacted, That the limits
OF said town shall begin nj stone planted
on dividing line between Ignalius 7. Fulks
and Emily NJ. lln&ley and run thence with a
straight line across the lands of John W.
Walker and others to n stone planted on the
northeastern corner of Nathan II Darby's lot;
thence with straight line TO stone planted
on the dividing line between Geo, II. lloyes
and Mary Augusta Hutton thence with d
straight line across the Iaytonsvlle road,
Metropolitan Branch Railroad, the lands of
the said Mary Augusta Hutton, and George
town aud Frederick road, 10 II stone planted
on the land of lgnatius 4. Fulks thence
with II straight hne across The lands OF the
said lgnatius L. Fulks, Pheemon NJ Smith,
the Fitzgerald road, and the lands OF Martha
A. Meem, to II stone planted on the land of
II enry G. Ward thence with II straight line
across the land of said Henry U. Ward, the
Metropolitan Branch Railroad, the lands of
the said Martha A. Meem, David NJ. Munro,
the Georgetown and Frederick road, 10 the
dividing line between Ignatius L. Fulks and
James o. Rabbit; thence with said dividing
line to the beginning.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the cit-
zens of said town, having resided therein six
months previous to any election, shall, on
the first Monday in May next, or as soon
thereafter rs conveniently may be, and bien-
nialy thereafter on the same day, elect i've
Commissioners of Gaithersburg to serve for
one year or until their successors shall be
fs..s..
must be substantial citizeps, resident in said
corporate limits and must have resided there
in for at least SIX months next preceding their
election, and must continue so 10 reside dur
ing their term OF office. They shall receive
no pay for their services, except the Presi-
dent, who shall receive the fees hereinafter
allowed.
Sec. 81 The Commissioners shall biennally,
on or before the first Monday In April ap-
point three judges of election who shall ap-
point one clerk, and the said judges shall
conduct the election according TO the election
laws of this State, except the polls shall be
opened at O'Clock in the afternoon aud
closed al 6 O'Clock in the afternoon, and the
Judges and clerk shall make their returns to
the Commissioners, but shall receive no com
pensation for their services The first elec-
ton shall be held before lgnatius Il. Fulks,
Thomas J Owen and II. g. Etchison, who
are hereby appointed judges for that purpose.
Sec T. The Commissioners shall biennially
appoint Clerk, who shall keep the minutes
OF their proceedings in well bound book,
which shall be opened to the inspection Of all
persons interested therein, and shall perform
such other duties rs the Commissioners may
assign him.
Sec 8. The Commissioners shall also bien-
nialy appoint n chief baiilf and such mum
Der of under bailfls as they may deem neces-
sary
Sec 2G. The Commissi sioners for the county,
Justices of the Peace, Sheriff, Constables and
all other county and State officers shall have,
hold and exercise their offices and jnrisdic-
ton in said town as if this charter had not
been granted; and the Commissioners for
Montgomery county shall appropriate an
nually one-half Of the tax levied or imposed
upon the assessable property within the cor
poraie limits of the town, for the improve
ment of the streets within the corporate limits
OF the town, and shall order the county col
lectors, who shall collect the taxes within said
corporate limits, to pay said one-half thereof
to the Commissioners of said town for that
purpose
Sec. 3 And be ii enacted that this ACT
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
! hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of an Act of the General Assembly OF
Maryla passed January Session 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.