The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-06-01

I HAPTER I27.
JANUARY SESSION, 1891

AN ACT to repeal and rc-enact with
amendments sections 1875, 1874, 1877, POP,
POI and 2S7 of Article II of the Code OF
Public Local Laws entitled 'PrinCe
Georges County, subtitle 'laurcl,
and re-cnaCt the same with amend
ments.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland that Sections
1873, 1914, 1877, 2o2, POT and 2S7 OF Article
II of the Code of Public Local Laws en-
titled Prince Georges county, subtitle
Laurel be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enaCtcd SO as to read as
follows:
SECTION 1913. The male citizens of said
town of the age of twenty-one years and
upwards, who shall possess the qualitl-
cation of legally registered voters OF the
sidedSin said town for the space OF SIN
months next preceding the first Monday
of April, 1894, shall elect on that day at
such place as shall be selected for hold
of elections, one person, legal voter OF
said town, who has resided therein one
year at least, next preceding the election,
to be mayor of said town, and one person
in each of the wards herein provided tor
and two CounCilmen at large, who Shall
possess the same qualifications and bcreS-
idents of the wards for which they shall
be chosen by the voters of said wards,
to be city councilmen of said town and
annually thereafter on the first Monday
of April, such citizens shall elect one per-
son having the qualifications above de
SCribed to be mayor and two COunCllmen
at large, to be elected from residents of
the town at large who shall possess the
same qualifications and those selected
from the wards shall be residents of the
wards for which they shall be chosen;
every second year thereafter there shall
be elected one councilman from each OF
said wards, possessing the same qualifI-
cations who shall each be a resident OF
the ward for which he is chosen; the said
Town of Laurel shall be divided into
three wards as follow: Ward No. l shall
embrace all of said town lying westerly
of line drawn from the Southcrly limits
of the town at a point where the westerly
line of Church street intersccts said limits
running northerly along the westerly
line of Church street to Main street, and
thence in a straight line by the same
course to the PatuNent river; ward No.
shall embrace all of said town between
the above mentioned line and a line
drawn from point i'll the southerly
limits of said town where the westerly
line of Fourth street interseCtS 1t, norther-
" to Main street along said line OF Fourth
street. thence TO the westerly side OF
Race street, and then to the PatuXent
river by the course OF the westerly line OF
Race street; ward No. ; shall embrace
all the residue of said town lying easterly
of the last above mention lines.
SECTION I94. The elections hereunder
shall be held at such place as the Mayor
and City Council may designate, after at
least ten days public notice of the same
given by them, and three judges and two
clerks thereof shall be designated and
appointed by them ten days prior thereto;
the polls shall be kept open at such place
as shall be designated by the Mayor and
City Council from two O'Clock p. M, to
seven O'Clock p. M, when they shall be
closed and the ballots publicly counted,
and the said judges shall within two days
after said election, make true and cor
rect return of the same under their hands
to be addressed and transmitted to the
Mayor, who shall convene the City Coun-
Gil, on the second day after the election
to receive the returns of the same and all
persons shall be voted for on one gen
eral ticket.
SECTION 1877. In case of failure to elect
a Mayor and at least three Councilmen
those in office shall continue TO perform
the duties pending an election which
shall be held upon the notice prescribed
hereinbefore.
SECTION 2o2. The City Council shall
meet upon the next Monday night sue
Ceeding their election and after qualify
ing by taking the prescribed oath
proceed to elect one of their num-
Der President of the Council; the said
Council shall meet on the second Mon
of In In tnr he M
the regular business of the town, but may
meet oftener if required. AT all meetings
of said Council three members present
and voting shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction Of business and majority
vote OF all the members elected shall be
necessary for the passage of any ordi-
nance or resolution if during the term
of said Mayor or COunCilmen any one of
them should, resign, or remove from the
town or otherwise be Disqualified an
election TO fill the vacancy on ten days
notice thereof being given by the Mayor
or Council shall be held, at which all
persons qualified as prescribed Ill section
1872 two shall be entitled to vote.
Section POI. There shall be appoint
cd annually by the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil and possessing the same qualifications
as the Mayor one person as balltt OF sad
town whose duty it shall be to preserve
the peace and good order OF the town
and for this purpose the said balhtt Is
hereby vested with the same powers and
authority now possessed by Constables
under the laws of the State; said bailiH
shall take the required oath and enter
upon his duties on the second Monday of
April of each year.
SECTION 257. There shall be appointed
annually by the Mayor and City Council
and possessing the same qualifications
as the Mayor one person as Supervisor
whose duty it shall be to supcrintend the
improvements of the town and who shall
perform such other duties as the Mayor
and City Council may prescribe and he
shall be allowed such compensation as
shall be fixed by them and in case of a
vacancy III the said office a new appoint
mcnt shall be made.
SECTION ,. And be it enacted that this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved, March 27th, 1904.
FRANK BROWN, Governor
John WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON
Speaker of the House of Delegates.