The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-13


SECTION 1. Be it Enacted By the
General assembly Of Maryland, That
the citizens of Aberdeen and its vicin-
ity, in Hartford county, be and they
are hereby constituted Il body corpor-
ate, by the name of 1.-The Commits
sioners of Aberdeen" and by that
name may have perpetual succession,
sue and be sued, and have and use a
common seal.
SEC. 2. That the limits of said
town shall be as follows Beginning
at set stone marked 1, in the line of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, on the easterly
side thereof, and opposite the north
east corner of the late John James
farm, and in a line of said land extend
ed, and running and bounding on said
line to the end thereof, and contain
ing the same course Theoretically
with an averaged bearing north fifty
nine and one-half degrees west, forty
two hundred feet to q stone Ito be set)
in the line of the land purchased by
the Aberdeen Land Company, thence
north forty-fiv degrees west, eleven
hundred and forty-seven and one-half
feet to stone, to be set, at the south
west corner of lot of land belonging
to, thence parallel with line
drawn north forty-five and three
quarters degrees west, from set stone
in Bel Air Avenue, near G. w. Bakers
dwelling, and at a junction of the road
to Paradise, to Il point intersecting
the line binding the westerly side of
Mrs. DR.. Hays land, extending or
otherwise, thence binding ON said Mrs.
Hays line (magnetically) north fifteen
and one-half degrees east, to interSect
the end of the line drawn north forty
five and three-quarters degrees west,
two thousand and sixty feet from the
stone i'll Bel Air Avenue, thence still
north fifteen and one-half degrees, east
four hundred and fifty feet, thence
parallel with the north forty-five and
three-quarters degrees west, two
thousand and sixty feet line south
forty-five and thfee-quarters degrees
east, until it intersects the line drawn
north twenty-seven degrees east from
the aforesaid set stone in Bel Air Ave
nue., thence binding thereon north
twenty-seven degrees east, to a set
stone on the east side of the public
road at the northwest corner of G. w.
Bakers farm, thence binding ON the
line of said G. w. Bakers land, north
fifty-five degrees east, two thousand
stone, thence about south fifty-nine
and one-half degrees east, to a point
in the line of the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad, on
the easterly side thereof, thence bind
ing on the lines of said railroad in a
southwesterly direction six hundred
and Seventy-siX feet, to a stone Ito be
set) thence south forty-eight and three
quarters degrees east, (reverse north
forty-nine and one-quarter degrees
weSt) seventeen hundred and forty
two feet to stone to be set, thence at
right angles south forty and three
quarters degrees west, twelve hundred
and fifty feet, thence north forty-nine
and one-quarter degrees west fourteen
hundred and eighty-siX feet to the
aforesaid railroad line, thence binding
thereon (about) south twenty-seven
and one-half degrees west, twelve
hundred and sixty-four feet to the be-
ginning.
SEC..3. That the citizens of said
town, having the qualifications pre-
scribed for voters by the laws of this
State, and having resided in said town
for three months previous to any cleo
ton, shall bi-annually, on the first
Saturday in May, elect five holders,
who have resided in said town for six
months next preceding said election,
as Commissioners of Aberdeen, to serve
for two years or until their successors
shall be elected and qualified, and
they shall receive no pay for their SER
vices.
SEC. 4. That the Commissioners
shall bi-annually, on or before the
first Saturday in April, give notice by
Ia, NV HI in
newspaper published in said town, of
the election, and shall appoint three
Judges who shall conduct the election
according to the election laws of the
State of Maryland, except that the
polls shall be opened at twelve o'clock,
NJ, and close at six o'clock, p. NJ.
The first election held under this Act
shall be held ON the first Saturday of
May, in the year 1892, and it shall be
the duty of the County Commissioners
of Hartford county to designate the
place and appoint the Judges of said
election.
SEC. 5. That the Commissioners
shall meet in said town ON or before
the first Saturday in June next sue
ceeding their election, and as often
thereafter as may be necessary, to dis
charge the duties of their office, not
less, however, than once in every
three months.
SEC. 6. That the Commissioners
shall, at their first meeting, after an
election, elect one of their number to
be President of the board, and all
vacancies in the board of Commission
ers shall be filled by an election held,
after ten days notice given by the re-
naming Commissioners.
SEC. 7. That the Commissioners
shall annually appoint a Clerk, who
shall also be Treasurer, who shall
keep the minutes of the proceedings
in a well-bound book, which shall be
open to the inspection of all persons
interested therein, and shall record in
a similar book, all ordinances passed
by the Commissioners, and the Presi-
dent of the board shall sign his name
to all ordinances as recorded, and the
Clerk shall attest his signature, and
the Clerk shall discharge such other
duties as the Commissioners may re-
quire.
SEC. s. That the Commissioners
shall appoint annually a Bailiff and
such under bailiffs as may be deemed
necessary for said town, who shall
prevent disorderly or irregular meet
ings of persons and enforce the ordin-
ance enacted by the Commissioners,
superintend all work being done for or
by said town corporation within its
limits, light, care for and take charge
of street lamps of the said town, and
perform such other duties as the Com
missioners may prescribe, and who
shall have, within said town, all the
authority of Constable in making
arrest and serving warrants.
SEC. 8. That the Commissioners
and all other officers of the corpora
ton shall, before they enter upon the
duties of their office, make oath before
some Justice of the Peace residing in
said town, that they will diligently
and faithfully to the best of their skill
and judgment, perform the duties of
their office, and shall file a certificate
thereof, signed by the officer before
whom said oath was taken, among
the records of the corporation.
SEC. 10. The Clerk and Bailiff shall
give bond to the said Commissioners
in such penalty and with such secmi-
ties as may be required conditioned
for the faithful performance of the
duties of their office of Clerk and
Bailiff respectively, and the said bond
shall be recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Hartford
county.
SEC. H. That the Commissioners
shall allow their Clerk and Bailiff such
compensation for their services as may |
be deemed reasonable.
SEC. ~. That the Commissioners
shall have power to pass all ordin-
ances necessary for the good govern
ment of the town, may open, close |
and widen the streets, sidewalks, |
lanes and alleys, prevent, remove and