Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-02
CHAPTER ll8.
AN ACT to incorporate the town of Brook

AN ACT to incorporate the town Of Brooke
vile, in Montgomery county.
SECTION he it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland That the citizens of
the town of Brookeville, in Montgomery coun-
", be and they are hereby created Il body
corporate by the name of "Thc Commission
ers of Brookeville," with all the powers and
privileges of "A body polite and corporate,
and by said corporate name may have per-
petual succession, sue and be sued, plead and
be implicated in any court of law or equity
In sud county, and may have and use a COM
mon seal
Sec g. And be it enacted, That the cor
poraie limits of said town shall be as follows:
Beginning on the ems, side Of .he Brookevllc
and Washington turnpike Al the end OF the
dividing lire between The lands of John w.
Metz aud Mrs. Caroline Edmondstone, then
westerly through the lands of William B.
Miller and Elisha j. Hall to large branch
willow tree on the west bank of Meadow
Branch, then with the east bank OF said
branch 10 lis intersection with Reedy Branch,
thence with the east side Of Reedy Branch TO
the point where ii Is crossed by the road lead
ing 10 the farm Of MIS- Catharine Riggs, then
with the east side of Back street to It's inter-
section with Spring Branch, then with said
branch through the lands OF the Protestant
Episcopal Rectory and Mrs. Caroline Edmon-
stone 10 the dividing line between the lands
of said Caroline Edmonstone and John W.
Metz thence with said line 10 the place OF be-
ginning.
Sec. 0. And he IL enacted, That the cti-
zens of said town, having resided therein six
months previous TO any election, shall, on the
first Monday in May, in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety, or as soon thereafter rs
conveniently may be, and on the first Monday
in May in every second year thereafter, elect
three Commissioners of Brookeville, 10 serve
tor two wears and until their successors shall
be elected and qualified. The commissioners
must be substantial citizens, resident 10 said
corporate limits and must have resided there
in for at least six months next preceding Their
election must be owners Of real estate with
in said corporate limits, end must continue
10 reside within said corporate limits during
their term Of Office. They shall receive no
pay for their services, except the President,
who shall receive the fees hereinafter allowed.
Sec. 4. And be II enacted, That the three
commissioners elected shall choose one OF their
number as president, and all vacancies in the
board of commissioners shall be Glled by an
election to be held after ten days notice Civ
en- by the remaining commissioners.
Sec. 3. And be II enacted, That the COM
missioners shall meet 10 some convenient
place in said town on or before the first Mon
uhy III
and as often thereafter as may be necessary.
to discharge the duties of their Office.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the com
missioners ehal!, every two years, on or be-
fore the frs. Monday 10 April, appoint three
Judges of Election, who Ehall conduct the
election according TO the election laws Of this
State, ex cept that the polls shall be opened
at two O'Clock, P. NJ, and closed nj six
o'clock, +. NJ, and the judges and clerk shall
make their returns 10 the commissioners, but
shall receive no compensation for their sery-
ices. The first election shall be held before
DR.. James s. Martin, Marshall p. Howard
and Leonard Weer, Jr., who are hereby ap.
pointed judges for that purpose, and II either
Of them should be ahsept on the Gay appoint
Cd for aaid election, The vacancy or yacan-
GIGS shall be flled by The judge or judges
presert.
Sec. Z. And he " enacted, That the com
wiseiopers onall ennualli appoint n clerk
who shall aeep the minutes Of their proceed
ings in well bound book. which shall b.
open TO the inspection Of al persons inter
ested therein, aud shall perform such othe