Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-04-15
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cnnn'y seat OF Charles county from
Port Tobacco to La Plata. In said
county, if the qualified voters 81 said
county shall so determine. and to trl-
vile Tor the erection of Court Honse
and Jail at Ia Plata in the said couu-
", il the quilted voters shall so de
termine, and the procuring Of site
or sites for the same, and authoris
the County Commissioners said
county to borrow money aud issue
bonds for the plymen. Of the same for
! the purpose aflreslid; to levy taxes
for the payment Of the principal aud
interest of said bonds appointing all
officers for. the disbursement of the
same and for other purposes
Sec l BE il enacted By tie General
assembly Of Mpyland, That tue ques
ton as to whether the county seat of
Charles county shall be remayed from
Port Toba SEQ to la Plata in said county
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
Of said &C unity at special election to be
held on the 7tl day of May. 1892 which
election 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 handblls posted in each election dis
trict in said county at least ten days be
tnro said election, in which notice copy
of this act shall I've inserted. aud the ex
penses Of sqid advertisement and 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
See g And be AZ enacted, That at
the said election the legal and qualified
voters Of said county are authorized to
cast a vote or bl'lot. 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 separ ltey and respectively, one
set For remov,l of county scat to la
Plata" and one set Against removal oil
Z county seat to La Plata" aud said voter,
. or bullots Us cast at said election, shall be
; counted by the judges appointed by the
I County Commissioner as hereinafter
h provided to act as such at said election
y who shall make returns of said votes oil
e ballots to the Clerk of the Cirtuit Court
T. for Charles county, who shall within lC
: days thereafter make proclamation of the
2 result Of said election by publicatio il
: the newspapers published in said county
* aud if it shall be found by the said return
Is Of the judges and the proclamation Of salt
e clerk that more votes or baIlO's were
q est "against reno Ial of county seat t.
d La Plata" Than ''for removal of county
= seat to La Plata" then this at shall b
re migratory aud of no effect, and if it shal
i be found by said returns and the prOcla
:. nation Of the Clerk of the Circuit Cour
- that more votes or ballots were cast 'fol
y removal Of county seat to La Plata" thar
n against removal of .oun y seat to l.;
So Plata" thencuforth La plata shall b.
d the county seat of said county and {
II court house and a Jail. together with nee
81 essary Offices tor the transaction Of thu
:. public business shall be built ut La Plata
ID Sec 3. And be ii enacted. That fo
t. the purposes only Of election hereinbe
Is fore provided for, the Australian ballo
ID system as enacted by chapter 50 s of tat
Of acts OF assembly Of 1890 shall notpre
u vail; : ..a,at lie :, 4 electio shai b
g. lheif d1'ier IL general election law 0
ST the Safe of Maryland, as the same exist
At ell prior to the passage of said chapte
T. l3S of the ae's of assembly of $780, ans
e provided, that nothing herein uontlineC
t saall be construed to affect the said Aus
St tralitn ballot system as to future election
ID in its application to Charles county; bu
e. only for the election in this tihereinbe
DC fore provided far; aud the County Com
: Inissiouers of Charles county aforesaid
are hereby empowered to appoint tire
l. Judges of cleo ion for each election pre-
OF cinct Of said county whose duties shal
1t cease and be at an end when they shal
IS have performed che special duties impos
}. e.! hy this act and made the returns there
81 oC and the said judges hall be goyerne,
" and bound in all respects by the duties
d obligations and penalties prescribed b
- article 80 Of the Coie of Public Genera
Is L,1s as the same existed prior to the en-
= nctmeut of said chapter 53o of the acts o
$ 1890, ami shall appoint clerks in con
e formity 10 said article 30 of the Code o
re Public General Laws whose lies, pen
IL allies, and obligations shall be as thereiI
+ provided; ami il appointing such Judge
ut the County Commissioners aforesaid shall
'e s.leet one Of SAID judges for each election
lie precinct or district in said county from
c among those of different political part,
&c from themselves. and also one Of eacl
IA judges from those of opposite opinions
Y. j." For renoval Of county seat TO La Plata
r and against removal Of county seat to Ii
q Plata" aud at the election SO to be bel,
d the voting shall be by the official regis
: tries of voters for said county, as til,
= same tx s.sd at the last general ele,
II to be delivered to said judges of election
IS b. the sheriff as provided in section 2!
d Of said artic.e 33 Of the Code Of Publi'
n General Laws
u Fec 1 Aad be 1t enacted, That JOhu
, Il Mitchell J Samuel Turner. A. T
a Lloyd. J. b Mlttiugly and b. G
Al onesfreet, OF Charles county, State o
u Maryland, be and they nre hereby con
h stituted building committee for the pur
pose of having said court house aud III
erect d ami selecting site or sites there
g for at LA Plata, and in case Of tne death
z or refusal to act or resignation of any one
IS or more of them a majority of tie judges
. uf e Circuit Court for said county shall
Gil the vacancy or vacancies, the mem
+ bers Of sal ! committee shall serve with
Al out pay majority of Diem shall form a
q quorum for business and shall be nece.-
sary for the decision of all ques )ns
Il i :.