Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-04-15
COURT HOUSE BILL

VVuhiE shall 50 detet mine and 10 trI-
vile Tor the erection Of Court House
aud jail ut Ia Plata in the said coun-
y, Il the qu,lilied voters shal so he
termine, aud the procuring Of ste
or sites for the SANE, and authoriz
the County Commissioners said
county to borrow money and issue
bonds for the paymen. Of the same for
the purpose af,resIid; TO levy take,
for the payment Of the principal ani
Interest Of sail bonds appointing all
officers for. the disbursement of the
same aud for other purposes
See ! Be Il enaeted Ly the Gcnerai
assembly NJ Htryiaad. That the que-
ton as TO whether the county scat Of
Charles county shall be remaved from
Port Toba geo to Ia Plata in said county
shall be submitted to the qualified voter,
Of said county at a special election tn BE-
held Oh the 1tl day of May. 1892 which
election shall b. held "a folloS-: The
sheriff Of said county shall give notice OF
such election 10 b. held by virtue of thi-
act By advertisement inserted IN two
newspapers published in said county AMI
by bandbIlls posted in elrh election dis
trict in said county at least ten days be
fore said election, in whch notice a copy
Of This act shalt be inserted aud the ex
penses of said advertisement and Of The
tickets provided fur in section > Of thi,
act, ana all other expenses incident
thereto shall b. levied tor and paid by
the County Commissioners
Sec 2 And be- II endcted, That al
the SAID election. the legal and qualified
voters Of said county are authorized to
cast vote or bllot, for removal Of coun-
~ seat to La Plata. or against removal
Of county scat to la Plata, which vote
or ballot shall be on tickets to be furnish
ed ty the County Commissioners os in
this act provided; which tickets shall be
printed separ ,tey and respectively, one
set For remoy i Of county seat to Ia
Plata and one set Against removal Of
county scat to la Plq'l;' aud said voter,
or ballots as east 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 shill make returns Of said votes or
ballots to the Clerk Of the Cirtuit Court
Tor Charles county, who shall within 10
days thereafter make proclamation Of the
result Of said election by pubicatio in
the newspapers published ia said county,
aud if It shall be found by the said return
ofth@ judges aud the proclamation Of said
clerk that more votes or ballos were
g st against rcmoial Of county seat to
La Plata" Than for removal Of county
seat to Ia Plata then this It shall be
migratory aud of no effect and if it shall
be found by SAID returns and tue procla-
nation Of 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 .oun y seat to LA
Plata" theme, forth la data shall be
tie county seat Of said county aud a
court house aud a jail, together with nee
essary Offices tor the transaction Of the
public busiucs, Shall be built OF La Plata
Sec , Ind be It enacted That for
the purposes only Of election heroiube-
fore provided for, the Australian ballot
system as enacted by chapter So s Of the
acts OF assembly Of 1890 shah DOT pre-
". 49,. s.s.as.i eIectidt s!all be
nj + ~ - 'N3yrsral election law Of
the S ,tc Of Mary land, as the same exist
Ell prior to the passage Of SAID chapter
j3S Of the ac's Of assembly Of 1890; aud
provided, that nrthing herein confined
sail be construed to affect the said Aus
tralin ballot system az to future elections
10 Us application to Charles county; but
only for the election in this act hereinbe-
tore proyi lei fsr; aud the County Com
misslouers Of Charles county aforesaid
are hereby empowered to appoint three
judges Of cleo ION Tor each election pre-
cinct Of said county whose duties shall
cease aud be at an end when they shall
have performed 'he special duties impos-
e.! ty this act and made tie returns there
Of and the said judges hall be governed
and bound in al! respects BY the duties
obligations aud penalties prescribed by
article 33 Of the Code Of Public General
Ltgs as tn same existed prior to the en-
ectmeut Of said chapter 53S Of the acts of
1890, ami shall appoint clerks in con
fnrmity to slil article 80 Of the Code Of
Public General Laws whose duties. pen
alues, and obligations shall be as theruin
provided; AMI IL appointing such judges
the COUNTY Commissioners aforesaid shall
: leet one Of sad judges for each election
precinct or district IN said county from
among those Of a different political party
from themselves. aud also one Of each
JUICES from those Of opposite opinions,
&c For re noval Of county seat TO LA Plata
ana against removal OF county seat 10 la
Plata. sud at the election 50 to be held
ihc yolug shah he By the official regis
tries of voters for said county, as the
same * s'gd at the last general ele ,ton
10 be -lyercd to said judges of election
by the sheriff as provided in section %
Of said article 33 Of the Code OF Public
General Laws
Sec 1 .ild Be It enacted, That John
Il M5csclI J Samuel Turner. A T
Lloyd. J. b Mlttingly and b. G
onestreet, OF Charles county, State of
Maryland, be and they are hereby con
sti,uted a building committee for the pur
pose Of having said court house and jill
erect 4, ami selecting "A site or sites there
for at La Plata, and in case of tne death
or refu,l to act or resignation of any one
or more Of them a majority of TIE judges
III e Circu, Cuurt for said county shall
& the vacancy OF vacancies, the mem
bcrs Of sal / committee shall serve with
out pay a majority Of ,hem shall form a
quorum for business ami shall be nece.-
Sary for the decision Of all ques nS
arising in the discharge Of their du.ies;
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