Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
Report In Mudd's Case.

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ably written document aud 20 length
that it cannot be published in u !. bu
We give the salient points as well also a
the material features Of the report of III
miuo-i y submitted in behalf of the con
tesice:
/ That the returns to the Governo
from the counties of Howard. Ann
( Arundel aud Baltimore. and from III
city Of Bal fillmore. were accurate summa
ries Of the precinct returns aud wer
correct
. That in the Third district Of 81
Mary county there were returned by tn,
precinct judges one vo,e for IS. 4
Mudd' aud one vote for 'Mudd. /" but tn,
presiding judges did not include thes,
yo.es in their returns to the Governor.
. That the return, from the Fifth anr
Ninth districts of Charles county wer,
not included in the returns to the GOV.
ernor. because at the lime the presiding
Judges made up their returns, the return,
from the precincts we're sealed M in the
ballot boxes, which the presiding Judge.
Lad no authority to open These boxe,
were afterwards opened by an order oil
court. and certified copies Of the return.
found in them have been filed. which
show that the contestant received in these
districts 1872 votes, and the contestee $50.
L. That the face Of the precinct re-
turns from the Sixth district Of G aries
county shows There was one ticket upon
which sydney n. Mudd's name appeared
twice, and Mudd's name was not count
ed in the above returns "
s. That in Calvert countj the returss
10 the Governor allow the contestant !
1873 votes, whereas the actual vote as
cast show that his vote in this county was
! ,1G6 Mr. Mudd called the return
judges of every precinct in tho county.
aud proved by them that the returns then
on file in the clerks Office were tue very
returns which they made, and were 10 20
way altered.
Upon the face Of the returns the COM
mitlee. therefore, finds that the vote
stood for Sydney f. Mudd 1929. S
+, Mudd, |; ) n Mudd. j, Mudd. l.;
ticket on which Mudd's name appear
ed twice not counted for Mudd. 1-l6. :
2S3 For Barnes Compton, lG. $50; for
for Compton, l-l6. 2Sl. Plurality for
Sydney Il Mudd, ,. There were no
persons By tie name of Mudd anl Comp
ton, other than the contestant aad con
testee, candidates for Congress u .tlis
e ection; and, therefore, un Ter the wei
established rule of the House, the vote
for Compton, if counted at all, should
be counted for the contcstee, and the
votes for IS Il. Mudd," for "Mudd'
aud for IS. n Mudd" for the contest
ant. 1t is well settled by the authorities
the fact that .he same candidates name
is on the same ticket more than once is
no reason why hat ticket should not be
counted as one vote for that candidate.
1t would, therefore, follow that the con
testaut is entitled to the Que vote not
counted for him because his name was
on the ticket twice.
The face Of the returns then, in tie
opinion Of the committee show that the
contestant was entitled to 1928 votes.
aud the contestee 10 1921 votes, civ
iug the contestant a nlnralitxaflf a ~ 4 -
m unless SAID committee shlll otherwise
n termine, and when so completed and a
cepted by the building committee d
public records, archives, Offices al
: courts for the county shall be removi
It to LA Plata, and occupy respective qua
ters allotted to them; provided that uni
- said buildings are completed and read
for occupancy, it shall be the duty of Il
County Commissioners to provide prop,
c accommodation for the holding Of Il
: courts and the transacting of public bu
, iress either in Port Tobacco or in l
Plata.
Sec 5 And be i: further enacted
For the purpose of raising funds nece,
| sary for the building of the said coul
! house and Jail, furnishing the same, pun
chasing site or sites therefore, if neces
sary, and enclosing the same, The Coun
ty Commissioners for Charles county mr.
hereby authorized 20 issue coupon bond
of said county. to be denomnated Cour
louise Bonds, not to exceed fifteen thou
sand dollMs, and in sums of not les
than one hundred dollars from time L
time as the same may be required, tn
said bonds 20 be signed by the sal,
County Commissioners, countersigne,
aud registered by their ,lerk, to bear in
terest at the rate of not more than fiv,
per cent. per annum. said interest 10 b,
payable semi-annually, on the first o
January and July respectively, and no
to be sold for less than the par valu,
thereof, the principal of said bonds to b,
payable in fifteen years, with the righ
TO the County Commissioners to redeem
them in whole or in part a; any time af.
ter ten years. the said bonds also to be
exempt from all taxes. and the coupons
thereon, when due to be receivable by
the collectors in payment Of taxes; aud
the County Commissioners shall lew on
all property subject to taxation such sum
or sums of money as shall, in their d.
rection, be necessary for the prompt pay
mert of the interest of said bonds and
the principal thereof When the same may
become due or they may determine to
pay the same.
Ser 6. And be it fur her enacted
That the said building committee shall
from time to time notify tie County
Commissioners what sums of money
shall be needed, and il shall then be the
duty of the said County Commissioners
forthwith to aegOtiate the sale of suffi-
cient amount of said bonds to raise the
amount needed, and shall pay the same
on the requisitiOn of the building com.
mittee.