Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-06

east "against gal of county seat TO
La Plata" Than ''fJr removal of county
seat to La Plata then thi, act shall BE-
nugatory 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 ,onniy STAT to La
Plata" theucefurth 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
See 8. And be Il enacted. That for
the purposes only of election herein be-
fore provided for, the Australian ballot
system as enacted by chapter 53s of tie
acts Of assembly Of 1890 shall not pre-
vail; but that the said election shall be
held under the general election law of
the S.ste Of Maryland, as the same exist
ed prior to the passage of said chapter
j3S Of the acts of assembly of 1890; and
provided. that nothing herein contnned
shall be construed to affect the said Aus
tralian ballot system as TO future elections
in its application to Charles county; but
only for the election IN this act hereinbe-
fore provided fer; and the County Com
missioners Of Charles county Aforesaid
are hereby empowered to appoint three
judges of election for each election pre-
cinet 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 shall be governed
and bound in all respects by the duties,
Obligations aud penalties prescribed by
article SO of the Code of Public General
Laws as the same existed prior to the en-
actment of said chapter 53S Of the acts Of
1890, and shall appoint clerks in con-
formity to said article 33 of the Code of
Public General Llws whose duties, pen
allies, and obligations shall be as therein
provided; and iG 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 of a different political party
from themselves, and also one Of each
Judges from those of opposite opinions,
''For removal of county seat TO La Plata
and against removal Of couuty 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
same existed at the last general ele.tion
to be delivered to said judges of election
By the sheriff as provided in saction go
Of said article 80 of the Code of Public
General Laws.
Fec 4. Ai.d be It enacted. That John
n. Mitchell. J. Samuel Turner. A. 7
Lloyd, j. B. Mattiogly, aud B. G
S,onestreet, of Charles county, State OF
Maryland, be and they are hereby con-
stituted building committee for the pur-
pose of having said court house and Jail
erected, and selecting site or sites there
for at La Plata, and in case Of the death
or refusal to act or resignation of any one
or mole of them majority of TIE judges
of the Circuit Court for said county shall
gil the vacancy or vacancies, the mem
bers of sail committee shall serve with
out pay, a majority of them shall form
uuorum for business aud shall be neces-
sary for the decision of all questions !
arising 10 the discharge of their duties;