Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-04
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Chapter 5ls
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place as shall es IeTnfned on
aud the prosuriultl u stes for
the same and to s. ..e County
Commissioners Oh nnt5 to Dor
row money and Qadk for the
payment therefore Ievy taxes
for the payment pfafipal and
interest Of said Doe Appe'h biting all
officers for The dis 3in4nt of tue
same and for other lses
See. |. Be it euacte, the General
Assembly Of Maryland ~ The ques-
ton as to whether "a hpty seat Of
Charles county hal fted at La
Plata Or Chapel Point Did county,
shall be submitted to tn "a and quail
life | voters of sail coa a special
election to be held for t purpose on
the first Tuesda in y-n p''teen hun.
dred and ninee 2E III
he held as ft9O ID.
county shall give notice ~,
to be held by virtue Of t ad-
vertisement inserted in tbs yapers
published in said county, i by hand
bills posted in each eleue istrict in
said county at least two vatks before
said election, in which Ho 81 > copy Of
this act shall be inserted; al e expen-
SEES of said advertisement a b the tick
cts provided for in Section this Act,
and all other expenses indent thereto
shall be levied for and paigr die Coun-
ty Commissioners ~
Sec. 2. And be it en 81: That at
said election the legal antlgalihed vo-
ters of said county are auth I'd to cast
a vote or ballot, whether or IL the coun-
ty seat shall be located ,aiMa Plata CT
Chapel Point; aud the BAY = be used
in said election shall be fd she'd by the
Supervisors of Election 'o1JAid county
in the same manner and foeAa is now
provided by law for furnis pg ballots
for any election held in this late under
the Australian system aNnacted by
Chapter 5SS, of the Acts q 1sembly of
1890, and the amendments pereto, ex
cept, that they shall rot b required to
place any emblem on saidi iekets, but
shall have only printed efeon the
words "Eor locating count sPat 1t La
Plata" and "For locating bpnty seat
at Chapel Point" respect The
judges of said election, ell % clerks
and ballot clerks fer said 6bton shall
be appointed by the said s. srvisors Of
Election as now provided by " for such
appointments for general Gibbons; and
the challengers shall be noni I'D to the
said judges Of election. BY I'LL sespectiye
parties representing the di pt loca-
tons to De voted for, ard fhalen-
gers shall be permitted to use the
same powers as are now exc III under
the Public General Laws IL State,
by party challengers. The % to be
furnished, as herein provided Aall have
printed thereon opposite the luls here
inbefore required to be priIe thereon,
a square, in which the vi. VAIL put
I lfs cross marx thus. y. u 1z.sfor
which location he has vcsE and lthe
same rules shall be obser}d BY the
Judges of election as are ~ observed
and practiced in regard to ective and
Improperly marked tiekea IS, at any
general election held un w the laws of
this State, provided, hoY that if in
counting such ballots, aid judges
shall discover any priya or pencil
mark or designation ma any sucn
ballots, as would seem I'M to have
been placed thereon by a ter for the
purpose of Identification said ticket
in order that he might warded for
his vote. the said Judge reject all
such tickets as defect the same
shall not be counted. ~ two days
after said election the retui judges Of
the said election for the "a ective dis
tricts of said county shall ieet at the
court house at Port Tobacco aud SUN
Inarize the results of the ad election
and make return thereof to Clerk of
the Circuit Court for said puntv who
shall Immediately tn sreafter make pros
lama lion of the results Of sad lection by
publication in the newspaperin the said
county, and if it shall be find by the
return of said judges, and IL proclama-
ton of said clerk that nlaority Of the
votes cast at said election we're cast.
"For locating county seat VA Plata, =
theuceforth La Plata shall bfhe county
seat of said county aud Il cout house and
a jail together with necessa N offices for
the transaction Of public 9siness shall
| be built at La Plata; and Don said re-
turn and proclamation it Sd be found
that majority of the votes hast at said
election were cast. For beating the
county seat at Chapel Poilt, thence
forth Chapel Point shall b the county
seat of said county and the public build
ings and offices hereinbefoA mentioned
shall be built at Chapel Poilt
| See. 3. And be it enacted That John
II. Mitchell, DR.. A. j Sd pot. J HUI
bert Roberts, William W9fe, John w
Waring, Adrian PoseS a& George w.
Gray, of ChalAssa c9gat. Ne' d
Maryland, be an1 they arr -. u
stituted bulldog coumituzs<sss. 3 )sF
pose Of having said court R1se -au' jyi
erected, and selecting \ or site
therefore at La Plata or q pei Point
whichever shall BY said e Jon be de
clared to be the choice Of ces for 10
eating the county sea; and |ase of the
death, refusal to act or resig ion of one
or more Of said building g. nlttee, th'
remaining members Of SAT- Hiding com
mittee shall Gil such vaeaIicy or vaean
cies; the members Of said committee sbal
serve without pay. majority Of then
shall form quorum for business anc
shall be necessary for the decision OF al
questions arising il the discharge ofthen
auties, and said committee shall as spec
Oily as may be, procure site or sites fol
the erection Of said buildings, BY glt
purchase or condemnation. for and in the
name of the County Commissioners o.
said county; aud if proceedings of con
domination are necessary, they shall be
instituted by said building committee il