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class of subjects, and should be levied and
| collected under general laws, but the General
Assembly may by general laws exempt from
taxation all public property used for public
purposes, all churches or buildings used ex.
clusively for public worship and the furniture
contained therein and the parsonages con-
nected herewith, burying grounds not used
ior private or corporate profit, all purely
charitable or benevolent institutions, literary
or educational institutions, with the furniture
and equipment contained in such charitable,
benevolent, literary or educational institu-
tons, and the grounds appurtenant to such
churches, houses of public worship, chari-
table or benevolent, literary or educational
institutions and necessary to the convenient
use thereof, as the same have been hereto
fore exempted by law in this States and all
other property in this State rot so declared
exempt may be taxed, and the General AS
sembly may, by general law, provide for a
tax on the incomes of citizens of this State:
yet fines, duties, licenses or taxes may
properly and justly be imposed or laid with a
political view for good government and the
benefit of the community.
SECTION /. AHd be 40 enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
article fifteen of the Declaration of Rights of
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance the of
directions contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words, ''for the con-
stitutional amendment or ''against the con-
stitutional amendment as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election,
due return shall be made to the Governor of
ment, as directed by the said fourteenth arti-
Gle of the Constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890
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NUMBER 2.


AN ACT to amend section forty eight, of
article three, of the Constitution OF tins
State.
Section /. BE ii enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, Three-iifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be, and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, it shall supercede and stand
in the place and instead of section forty eight
of article three of said Constitution.
SECTION 48. Corporations may be formed
under general laws, but shall not be created
by special act except for municipal purposes
and except in cases where no general laws
exist, providing for the creation of corpora
tions of the same general character as the
corporations proposed to be created, and any
act Of incorporation passed in violation of
this section shall be void, all charters granted
or adopted in pursuance of this section, and
all charters heretofore granted and created,
subject to repeal or modification, may be
altered, from time to time, or be repealed
provided nothing herein contained shall be
construed to extend to banks, or the incorpo-
ration thereof; the General Assembly shall
not alter or amend the charter of any corpo-
ration existing at the time of the adoption OF
this article, or pass any other general or
special law for the benefit Of such corporation,
except upon the condition that such corpora
ton shall surrender all claim to exemption
from taxation or from the repeal or modihca-
lion of its charter, and that such corporation
shall thereafter hold its charter subject to the
provisions of this constitution; and any cor
poration chartered by this State which shall
accept, use, enjoy, or in any wise avail itself
of any rights, privileges or advantages that
may hereafter be granted or conferred by
any general or special act, shall be conclu-
sively presumed to have thereby surrendered
any exemption from taxation to which 1t may
be entitled under its charter, and shall be
thereafter subject to taxation as If no such
exemption has been granted by its charter.
SECTION 2. And be 1t a.tiTther enacted 6y the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF the dl-
reetions contained in article fourteen OF the
Constitution of this State, and at the SAID
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be Dy
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words "tor the eonsti-
tutional amendment or ''against the con,
stitutional amendment" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor OF the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by The said fourteenth
article of the constitution.
Approved March 2Tth, 1890.
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NUMBER 4.
CHAPTER Oh.

AN ACT to amend section one of article
seven of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. BE at enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland Three-lifths of all
the members Of the two Houses concurring,
That the following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as here
in provided shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead Of section one of article
seven of the said constitution.
SECTION l. County Commissioners shall be
elected on general ticket of each county by the
qualified voters of the several counties of the
State on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, com
mencing in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety one; their number in each county, their
compensation, powers and duties shall be
such as now or may be hereafter prescribed
by law; they shall be elected at such times, in
such numbers and for such periods, not ex-
ceeding six years, as may be prescribed by
law.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted 5y the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words ''for the con-
stitutional amendment or against the con
stitutional amendment" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said fourteenth article
of the constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.
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NUMBER @.
CHAPTER 426.


AN ACT TO amend section ffty-one OF article
three of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION |. Be in enacted by the General
Assemble of Maryland, Three tifths OF all the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same IS here
nv nroposed as an amendment to the Constr
tntion of this State, and if adopted by the
LEGAL and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided it shall supercede and stand in the
place and stead Of section fifty-one OF article
three of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION 81. The personal property OF resi-
dents of this state shall be subject to taxation
in the county or city where the resident bona
fide resides for the greater part OF the year
for which the tax may or shall be levied, ana
not elsewhere, except goods and chattels
permanently located, which shall be taxed IN
tbe city or county where they are so located,
but the General Assembly may by law pro-
vide for the taxation Of mortgages upon
nroperty in this State and the debts secured
thereby in the county or city where such pro-
perty is situated.
SECTION 2 And be IL further enacted 9y the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment
IN the Constitution shall be, at the next gen
eral election held in this State, su ubmitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for then
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF the
directions contained in article fourteen OF the
Constitution of this State; and at the sane
general election the vote on SAID proposeo
amendment to the Constitution shall De DI
haIlot. and upon each ballot there shall b.
written or printed the words ''for the consti
tntional amendment" or "against the consti
tutionaI amendment" as the voter shall elect
and Immediately after said election due returI
shall be made to the Governor of the vote 10
and against said proposed amendment, a
directed by the said fourteenth article OF tn
| Constitution.
Approved April 9Th, 1890.
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NUMBER 5

ON ADNEP oG.f
AN ACT to amend section three OF article
twelve of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. BE ii enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, Three-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same is here
by proposed as an amendment to the Consti
tuition of this State, and if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
proyided, it shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section three of article
twelve of said Constitution.
SEC. g. The Board Of Public Works is
hereby authorized, subject to such regula-
tions and conditions as the General Assem-
bly, may from time to time prescribe, to sell
the States interest in all works OF Internal
Improvement, whether as a stockholder or
a creditor. and also the State interest in any
banking corporation, receiving in payment
the bonds and registered debt now owing by
the State, equal in amount to the price OBJ
| tanned for the State said interest.
SECTION 2. And be ii further enacted by
! the guthority aforesaid, That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an amend
| ment TO the Constitution shall be, at the next
| general election held in this State, submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
! their adoption or rejection, in pursuance oil
| the directions contained in article fourteen
of the Constitution of this State; and at the
said general election the vote on said pro,
nosed amendment to the Constitution shall
| be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
he written or printed the words ''for the con-
stitutional amendment" or against the con
stitutional amendment" as the voter shall
elect. and Immediately after said election
dine return shall be made to the Governor Of
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment. as directed by the said fourteenth arti'
Gle of the Constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.
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assembly Of Maryland, That it shall not be
lawful for the keeper of any hotel, tavern,
store, drinking establishment, or any other
place where liquors are sold, or for any per-
son or persons, directly or indirectly, to sell
barter, give, or dispose of any spirituous or
iermented liquors, ale, beer, or Intoxicating
drinks of any kind, on the days of election
hereafter to be held in the several counties Of
the State.
SEC. 3 Ind be 1t enacted, That any person
violating the provisions of this Act shall be
liable to Indictment by the Grand Jury of the
county where the offence is committed, and
shall, upon conviction before any Judge of
any of the Circuit Courts of this State, be
fined sum not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars for each and
every ofiense-one-half the fine shall be paid
to the informer, the other half to the County
Commissioners, for the use OF public roads.
Betting on Elections.
The attention of all persons is particularly
called to the following sections of Article 35,
Code of Public General Laws:
46. No person shall make any bet or wager
on the result of any election TO take place in
this State.
At. Any person offending against the last
preceding section shall be liable to indictment
in the Circuit Courts, if the offence be COM
mitted in any county, nor in the Criminal Court
of Baltimore, if the offence be committed in
Baltimore: and on conviction, shall be fined
not less than fifty no more than FIVE hundred
dollars, to be paid to the State for the use Of
the School Fund
49, Every deposit of money in any part Of
the State as a wager or bet upon elections in
this State or elsewhere shall be forfeited and
paid over to the County Commissioners of
the county where deposited for the use Of the
county; and if deposited in the city of Balti-
more, to the Mayor and City Council.
S. CARR WICKERT,
oc 10 te Sheriff of Carroll county.
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:. AHEH ., CHAPTER o42

AN ACT to amend article fifteen of the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitution OF
this State
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-ffths of all the
members Of the two Houses coneurring, that
the following article be, and the same IS
hereby proposed as an amendment to article
fifteen Of the Declaration of Rights OF the
Constitution of this State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters. thereof as
herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
in the place and stead Of article fifteen oil the
Declaration of Rights of said Constitution.
ARTICLE IS. All taxes ought to be uni
form upon the same kinds of property or
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Notice to Hotel Keepers and all 9th
ers who Deal in Liquors.

For the information Of all persons concern,
ed, the following Act ofthe Legislatnre,passed
March oath, 1865, is published;
CHAPTER 191.
An ACT prohibiting hesale Of spiF7f'io.ns or
fermcnted liquors IN The severdt counties Of
The State on fhe day of Election.
SEcrIox /. BE ii enacted By the General
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Headquarters for Good Goods
DEFoRE RENEWING YOUR
FIRE INSURANCE

Or paying Mutual premiums, call or write to
me and see if | cannot do much better for
YOU in Stock Insurance Companies. No
Premium Notes, no Assessments, Prompt
PAYMENT of Losses, no Committees to settle
with. JAMES E. SMITH, Agent,
211 City Hotel, Westminster, Md.
North British and Mercantile Insurance
Company, of London and Edinburg;. Com
mercial Union Assurance Company Of Lon
don; Northern Assurance Company Of Lon
don, Eng, and Merchants Insurance Com
pany, of Newark, N. j.
Jan 25 If
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ELI T. BUCKINGHAM,
octlO st And 25 Others
TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland letters of ad-
ministration on the Personal Estate Of
PETER GETTIER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, 10 the
subscriber, on or before the 10th day of
May, 1892; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefits of said estate.
Given under my hand this 9th day of
October, 1891.
THEODORE TRACY,
oct 10 4t* Administrator.
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oct 10 At
noLLEcT YoUR BILLS.

Short credits make long friends The un-
dersigned, Constable for Westminster dis
trict, duly bonded and qualified, offers his
services to the public as Collector. He will
take accounts to collect either as public
officer, or on private account, on liberal terms,
and returns promptly made. References
Union National, First National and Farmers
& Mechanics National Banks of Westminster.
Will also clerk and auctioneer sales.
JOHN T. DIFFENBAUGH,
.une 25:y Westminster, Md.
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EXECUTORS SALE
IL OF
Desirable Real Estate, Dwell
ing House & Lots of Land,
In and near Westminster, Carroll county, Nd.

By virtue of the power contained in the
last will and testament of Ephriam Lindsay.
deceased, and an order of the Orphans
Court OF Carroll county, the undersigned.
will sell at Public Sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, the Slst Of October, A. d. 1891,
at o'clock, p. M, all the following Valuable
Real Estate:
First.-A Lot of Land containing $3.50
Square Feet, more or less. The improve
ments thereon are a large and
>as&A-,S commodious two and one. half
80 49, story Frame Dwelling House,
with back building attached,
excellent cellar, good stable, carriage house,
meat house, chicken house, wood house and
other outbuildings, well of excellent water
with pump at the door, superior garden. There
is also large variety of choice fruit ON the
premises. This property is a corner lot aud
is eligibly situated opposite the Park.
Second.-Lot containing 10,50S Square
Feet of Land, more or less.
Third.-Lot containing $500 Square Feet
Of Land more or less. These two lots are
situate on Charles street extended, adjoin
each other, and are enclosed with a good
fences will be offered separately and as one
entire parcel.
Fourth.-Lot containing 1882 Square
Feet of Land, more or less. This lot is en-
closed by a good fence, and is situate on
George street.
Fiith.-A lot containing Acres and 2
Roods of Land, more orr less. This Lot is on
Bond street, and adioins the land of John
Snowden and others. There is an excellent
spring Of water on this lot.
All the above property is desirably located
and an opportunity is here presented for the
nurphaca of S,nb .,
offered
Terms of Sale One. third cash on the day
of sale, or on the ratification thereof; one.
third in one, and the other one third in two
years from the day of sale; the credit pay.
ments to be secured by the notes of the pur-
chaser or purchasers, with approved security,
bearing interest from the day of sale, or all
cash at the option of the purchaser.
JAMES H. B1LLINGSLEA,
LAURA v. LINDSAY,
Executor and Executrix of the last Will and
Testament of Ephraim Lindsay, deceased.
Reifsnider & Reifsnider, Attorneys.
will also sell at Public Sale at my resi-.
dence on Liberty street, on the same day, at
the hour of 2 o clock, p. m, all the following
Valuable Personal Property to wit: One
superior Mich Cow, two fat Hogs, one Spring
Wagon, one set buggy harness, one set single
wagon harness. Also a lot of Household and
Kitchen Furniture, consisting in part of bed
steads, bedding, carpeting, stoves, chairs,
tables, mirrors, dishes, knives and forks and
a large variety of other valuable household
| furniture too numerous to mention.
! Terms of Sale.-All sums of $40 and under
cash; on all sums above $40, credit Of six
months will be given on note with approved
security, bearing interest from the day Of
sale. LAURA V. LINDSAY,
| r. C. Matthews, Auctioneer. ocl0 IS
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Highest Cash Prices Paid for Grain
Grain of all kind taken on storage. mr.
Go-PARTNERsHIP.

J. H. BILLINGsLEA. MD. JOS. T. Herring, NJ. D.
Have this day formed a co partnership in
the nractiee of medicine, under the name of
B;lIineslea & Herring. DIR. Bilingslea's office
will be at his residence, East End, near Court
street. DR.. Hering's Office has been removed
to the Office adjoining the residence OF the
late Nelson Mitten. Calls may be left by
telephone or otherwise at Reindollar's Drug
Store, West End.
Westminster, Nd, May ., 1885.
may9;tf
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ny@The Polls will be opened at O'Clock,
A. NJ. and close at O. clock, P. NJ.
The Returning Judges are required and
directed to make their returns on the second
day Thursday following the election, to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
S. CARR WICKERT,
Sheriff of Carroll county.
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oct1O-y
TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters of admin
istration on the Personal Estate of
GEORGE W. MILLER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber, on or before the 10th day of
May, 1892; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 9th day Of
October, 1891.
DECATUR II. MILLER, Jr.,
oct10 At Administrator.
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FINE DRESS GOODS.
From all over the World. Range of Prices,
IS cents and up.

SILKS-BLACK AND COLORED,
In all the Fashionable Makes. Colored, sc
cents yard up. Black, IS cents yard up
We only sell all-Silk Goods.
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/ NNUAL MEETING.

WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY !
Office of Secretary,
Baltimore, September Is, 1891.
The Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders
Of the Western Maryland Railroad Company,
for the election of Five Directors for the
ensuing wear. will be held at the Company $
Office. Hillen Station, Baltimore, on WE'D
NESDAY. OCTOBER 2lst, at 12o clock, NJ.
GEO. II. BAER,
sen264t Secretary.
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DoAD NOTICE.

IL
Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of
Carroll county, at their next meeting, thirty
days from the date hereof, to locate and open
public county road commencing at point
on the Deer Park road, where private road
intersects said road, about one-half mile from
the intersection of the Deer Park and Wash.
ington roads; thence on said road through or
near the lines of Mrs. Rachael A. Nelson's
land, and the land formerly owned by James
w. KINNEY; thence on or near the lines o
Mrs. Nicodemus' land; thence along the bed
of the old road through the land Of Eli i.
Buckingham; thence through the land ofSam'l
Rlizzarai fharSesa f-aiaetl tho las,d -Ea-,,aailv y
through the land of Daniel Wicks; thence
through the land of Vernon Reese; thence
through the land of Mrs. Oliver Beaver, to
interseet the new county road at or near
Samuel 0gg's gate, or on the most practicable
route. -
ELI T. BUCKINGHAM,
oot1O ~ And 25 Others
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S41O,472.12

The undersigned hereby certify that we
have this day examined the Stocks, Securi-
ties and other Investments of The Westmin-
ster Savings Institution, and that the afore-
going Statement is correct, and in their judg
ment the funds have been carefully and
iudiciously invested. The loans have been
well secured, and the Institution is in pros
erous condition.
JACOB D. LESTER,
MARTIN L. LANTZ,
CHARLES BILLINGSLEA,
EDWIN J. LAWYER,
TH0S. L. REESE,
Committee.
October I'd, 1891. oct 10 st
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HIGH STANDARD
N. I. GORsUCH & SON,
aug22 Westminster, Nd.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
NO. 50 INSOLVENTS.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
William Deering & Co. and others, VS.. Edwin
j. Crumrina and Lydia Crumrine, partners,
trading, &C., as E. j. Crumrine 4 Co.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors of
Edwin J. Crumrine and Lydia Crumrine,
partners, trailing, &C., as E. j. Crumrine 4
Co, and of each of them individually, who
were such on or before the 2Sth day of
August, A. D., 1890, the date Of the filing Of
the petition in insolvency in the above enti-
tied cause, to file their claims, duly proven
and authenticated with the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Carol! County on or before
the 3rd day of December, A. D., 1891.
JNO. j. BAUMGARTNER,
oci3 At Auditor.