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

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iers OF Charles county, that an election will
be held on
saturday. May 9TH, 1899,
ID the several Election Districts OF said coun-
iy as follows, viz;
First District. ...,,...fcrt Tobacco.
Second Dstrirta,...... ..,.,.. .........Hill Top.
Third Disirict.............. ........Cross Roads.
Fosrlh Aliens Fresh.
Fifth Harris Lot.
Sixth Disttict............... Middle:own.
seventh ".........Pomot Key
Eighth Distrirt................ ........Bryanowu.
Ninth District PItuxent City
For the purpose of voting on the question,
For the removal Of the County Seat to La
Plata" or against the removal of the Coun
~ 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 qualiiied voters Of said
county shall SO determine, and to pro-
vide for the erection of a Court House
and Jail at la Plata in the said coun-
ty, If 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 payment 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 l. BE Il enacted BY the General
assembly Of Maryland, That the ques-
ton as to whether the county seat of
Charles county shall be removed from
Port Toba ,co to La Plata in said county
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of said county at special election to be
held on the 1th day of May. 1872, 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 anC
by handblls posted in elch election dis
trict in said county at least ten days be
fore said election, in which notice u cop
of this act shall be inserted, aud the ex
penses of said advertisement and of tn
tickets provided for in section 2 Of thi
act, and all other expenses inciden
thereto shall be levied for and paid b
the County Commissioners
Sec. 2. Aad be IL enacted, That a
the said.election. the legal and qsaiie
voters of said county are authorized t
cast a vote or blllot, for removal of coun
ty seat to La Plata. or against remova
Of county seat to La Plata, which vot
or ballot shall be on tickets to be furnish
ed by the County Commissioners as il
this act provided; which tickets shall b
printed separately and respectively, on
set "For removal of county seat to l.
Plata" and one set Against removal 9
county seat to La Plata aud said voter
or ballots as cast at said election, shall b
counted by the judges appointed by til
County Commissioners as herelnafte
provided to act as such at said electio
who shall make returns of said votes o
ballots to the Clerk Of the Cirtuit CouI
Tor Charles county, who shall within |
days thereafter make proclamation of til
result Of said election by publicatio i
the newspapers published in said county
and if it shall be found by the said retur
of the Judges and the proclamation Of sal
l,olerk that more votes or ballots WEI
cast "against removal Of county seat I
La Plata" than "for removal Of count
seat to La Plata" then thi, act shall /
uugatory and of no effect, and if it sha
be found by said returns and the procla
nation Of the Clerk of the Circuit Coul
that more votes or ballots we're cast "fo
removal of county seat to La Plata" tina
against removal of :oun;y scat to j.
Plata" thenceforth La plata shall
the county seat Of said county and
court house and Jail, together with nee
essary offices for the transaction Of tn
public business shall be built at La Plata
Sec g. and be 1t enacted, That 70
the purposes only of election hereinbe
fore provided for, the Australian balC
system as enacted by chapter 538 of ia
acts Of assembly of 1890 shall not pre-
vail; tut that the said election shall /
held under the general election law {
the Safe of Maryland, as the same exist
ed prior to the passage of said chapte
)3S of the acts Of assembly of 1890; an
provided, that nothing herein con.line
shall be construed to affect the said Aus
tralian ballot system as TO future election
in its application to Charles county; bu
only for the election in this act hereinbe
fore provided for; and the County Com
missioners of Charles county acoresai
are hereby empowered to appoint tire
judges Of election for each election pre-
cinct Of said county whose duties sha
cease and be at an end when they sha
have performed The special duties iupos
ed by this act and made the returns there
Of; and the said judges ..hall be governe
and bound in all respects by the duties
obligations and penalties prescribed b
article 50 of the Code of Public Geners
Laws as the same existed prior to the en-
actment of said chapter 53S of the acts {
1890, ami shall appoint clerks in con
formity 10 said article 80 of the Code {
Public General Liws whose duties, pen
alties, and obligations SHALL be as therci
provided; and il appointing such Judge
the County Commissioners aforesaid sha
select one of said judges for each eleetio
precinct or district in said county frol
among those of a different political part
from themselves, and also one Of eac
Judges from those of opposite opinions
For removal of county seat TO La Plata
and against removal of county seat to L
! Plata, and at the election so to be bel
the yoring shall be by the official regis
tries Of voters for said county, as tn
same existed at the last general ele,tio
to be delivered to said judges OF electio
by the sheriff as provided in section 2
of said article 33 of the Code OF Publ
General Laws
Zee 4. 4ad be 1t enacted, That job
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