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

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be held on
saturday. May 9Th, ss02,
10 the raj Election Districts ofaaM coan
! y as follows, VIZ.
First Tobacco.
Second DiStfift........ ...... .........llll Top.
Third District.......s....... ........Cr0ss Roads
Fourth Aliens Fresh
Fifth Harris Lot
sixth Disirlct................ Middle.own
seventh Disifict...................... PomoL key
Eighth Distrirt............... Bfyautown
Ninth City
For the parpose of voting ou the question.
For the removal of the County Seat to IL
Plata, or Against the removal ef the C0un-
IS Seat to La Plata
CHAPTER 2oc
/ AN ACT to provide for tue removal Of
county seat Of Charles county from
Po,t Tobacco to La Plata. in said
county, if the quslided voters Of said
county shall so deter mine. and to pro-
vide for the erection of a Court House
aud Jail at la Plata in the said coun-
ty, il the qualified voters shall so de
tcrminc, and the procuring Of site
or sites for the same, and authorize
the County Commissioners of said
county to borrow money and issue
Z bonds for the paymen. OF the same for
/ the purpose slresaid; 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 It enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland, That tue ques.
ton as to whether the county seat of
Charles county shall be removed from
Port TOba, SEQ to La Plata in said county
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
Of said county at a special election to be
held on the 9Th day Of May, S92, which
election shah 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 bandbllls posted in elch election dis
triet in said county at least ten days be-
fore said election, in which notice copy
Of this act shall be inserted, and the ex-
penses of said advertisement and of the
tickets provided for in section 2 of this
act, aud all other expenses incident
thereto shall be levied for and paid by
the County Commissioners
Sec. 9 And be II eadcted, That at
the said election, the legal and Qualified
voters of said county are authorized to
cast 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 removd of county seat to La
Plata" and one set Against removal of
equity scat to La Plata" aud said voter,
or ballots as cast at said election shall be
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 Cirtut Court
for Charles county, whe shall within 10
days thereafter make proclamation of the
result Of said election by publicato in
the newspapers published in said county,
and if it shall be found by the said return
ofthe judges and the proclamation Of said
.cleTk that more votes or bal l.-.----~ers
east f'against reno yal Of county seat t,
La Plata" than "fJr removal of county
seat to La Plata" then this act shall b,
nugatory and Of no effect, and if it shal
be found by said returns and the procla.
nation CT the Clerk of the Circuit Cour
that more votes or ballots were cast "for
removal Of county seat to La Plata" tina,
against removal Of :oun y seat to ia
/ Plata" theuceforth La data shall BE-
the county seat of said county and &
court house and a jail, together with nee
essary Offices for the transaction Of tho
public business shall be built at La Plata
Sec B. and de Il cnacted That fol
the purposes only of election hereiBbe-
fore provided for, the Australian ballot
system as enacted by chapter 538 Of TIC
acts Of assembly Of 1890 shall not pre-
vail; but that the said election shall tc
held under the general election law o.
the safe Of Maryland, as the same exist
ed prior to the passage Of said chapter
53S of the acts of assembly Of 1890; anc
provided, that nothing herein cont Gnec
shall be construed to affect the said Aus
tralau 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
mssioners Of Charles county aforesaid
are hereby empowered to appoint tire,
Judges of election for each election pre-
cinot Of said county whose duties shall
cease and be at an end when they shal
have performed The special duties impos
cd BY this act and made t1c returns there
Of and the said Judges hall be governed
and bound in all respects By the duties
obligations aud penalties prescribed BY
article SO Of the Code Of Public Genera
Laws as the same existed prior to the en-
actment Of said chapter 53S of the acts 0
1890, and shall appoint clerks in con
formity to said article 80 of the Code o
Public General Llws whose duties, pen
alties, and obligations shall be as theret
provided; and iG appointing such Judge,
the County Commissioners aforesaid shall
select one Of SAID judges for each election
precinct or district in said county from
among those of different political party
from themselves, and also one Of eacl
Judges from those of opposite opinions
"For removal of county seat to La Plata
and against removal ofcouuty seat to l.,
/ Plata" and at the election so to be hell
the voting shall be by the official regis
tries of voters for said county, as tht
same existed at the last general ele ,tior
to be delivered to said judges of election
By the sheriff as provided in section .!
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