Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-04-29

be held on
saturday, May 9TH, 1899,
10 the several Election Districts OF said coun.
" rs follows, viz:
First Disrict....',. ....,...Port Tobacco
Second D'sirirt'...... ..,.,.. ........,tlill Tor
Third Disirct................ .......Cross Roads.
foHrih liens Fresh
Frh District Harris Lot
sixth Dlsitict............... Middle.own.
seventh PomOt kew
Eighth Dlsttict................. .......Bryantown
Ninth PItuxent CITY
I For the purpose Of voting on the qu stior
I 'For the removal Of the County Sent to Ia
/ Plata, or a. gainst the removal Of the Coun-
/ ty Seat to La Plata
CHAPTER 2Gc
/ AN ACT to provide for the removal of
county seat Of Charles county from
Port Tobacco to La Plata. in said
county, if the qusliiied voters Of said
county shall 50 deteImine. AMI to trJ-
vide for the erection of Court House
aud Jail at la Plata in the said coun-
ty, it the qualified voters shall so de-
termine, aud the procuring Of site
or sites for the same, and authorize
the County Commissioners of said
county to borrow money and issue
bonds for the paymen. of the same for
/ the purpose aforesaid; TO levy taxes
for the payment of the principal and
interest OF said bonds appointing all
officers for the disbursement of the
same and for other purposes.
Sec / BE Il enacted by the General
assembly Of M,ryland That the ques-
ton as to whether the county seat of
Charles county shall be removed from
Port Tobacco to La Plata in said county
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
Of said county at special election to be
held on the lth day of May. 1892, which
elcctiOa shall be held as follows The
sheriff of said county shall give notice of
such election to be held by virtue of this
act by advertisement inserted in two
newspapers published in said county and
by handbilIs posted 10 elch election dis
trct in said county at least ten days be-
fore said election, in which notice copy
of this act shall be inserted. aud the ex-
penses of said advertisement aud of the
tickets provided for in section = Of this
act, and all other expenses incident
thereto shall be levied for and paid by
the County Commissioners
Sec : AHd be 1t enacted, That at
the sad.election, the legal and qgalifed
voters of said county are authorized to
cast a vote or ballot, for removal of coun-
ty seat to La Plata, or against removal
Of county seat to La Plata, which vote
or ballot shall be on tickets to be furnish
ed by the County Commissioners as in
this act provided; which tickets shall be
printed separately and respectively, one
set "For removal of county scat to LA
Plata" and one set Against removal OF
county seat to La Plata aud said voter,
or ballots as cast at said election, shall bt
counted by the judges appointed by the
County Commissioners as hereinafter
provided to act as such at said election
who shall make returns of said votes or
ballots to the Clerk of the Cirtuit Court
for Charles county, who shall within 10
days thereafter make proclamation of the
result Of said election by publcatio in
the newspapers published in said county,
aud if it shall be found by the said return
Of the judges and the proclamation Of said
clerk that more votes or ballots were
cast against yal of county seat to
La Plata" than "fOr removal of county
seat to La Plata" then this act shall be
uugatory and of no effect, and if it shall
be found BY said returns and the procla-
nation CT the Clerk of the Circuit Court
that more votes or ballots were cast for
removal of county seat to La Plata" than
against removal of county scat to La
Plata" thenceforth La plata shall be
the county seat Of said county and a
court house and Jail, together with nee
essary Offices for the transaction of the
public business shall be built at La Plata
Sec 3 and be 1t eaacted, That for
the purposes only of election hercinbe-
fore provided for, the Australian ballot
system as enacted by chapter 538 of tie
acts of assembly of 1890 shall not pre-
vail; tat that the said election shall be
held uuler the general election law of
the Safe of Maryland, as the same exist
ed prior to the passage of said chapter
)3S Of the acts of assembly of 1890; aud
provided, that nothing herein confined
shall be construed to affect the said Aus
tralian ballot system asto future elections
in its application to Charles county; but
only for the election ia this act hereinbe-
fore provided for; and the County Com
missoners Of Charles county Aforesaid
are hereby empowered to appoint three
judges Of election for each election pre-
cluct Of said county whose duties shall
cease and be at an end when they shall
have performed The special duties impos-
ed by this act and made the returns there
Of; and the said judges hall be governed
and bound in al! respects by the duties.
obligations and penalties prescribed by
article 33 Of the Code of Public General
Laws as the same existed prior to the en-
actment of said chapter 538 of the acts of
1890, and shall appoint clerks in con-
formty 10 sail article 80 Of the Code of
Public General Llws whose duties, pen
alues, and obligations STALL be as therein
provided; and it appointing such Judges
the County Commissioners aforesaid shall
select one of SAID judges for each election
precinct or district in said county from
among those ola different political party
from themselves. and also one Of each
judges from those of opposite opinions,
For removal of county seat to La Plat"
and against removal ofcounty seat to La
Plata, and at the election so to be held
the voting shall be by the official regis
tries Of voters for said county, as the
>ame existed at the last general election
to be delivered to said judges OF election
By the sheriff as provided in section 20
Of said article 80 Of the Code OF Public
General Laws
Zee 1 And be II eporte3 That J,Ln