The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1894-06-08
Pup1,c LOCAL LAWS.
JANUARY SESSION, 1894.
CHAPTER 1O2.

(HAPIER 1UZ.
AN ACT to re-incorporate the town OF
Hyattsvile, Prince Georges County Mary
land.
Assembly of Mar, md, that the Act entitled
"An Act to incorporate the town of Hyatis-
vile in Prince Georges county. approved April
seventh, eighteen hundred and eghlv:iN, and
the several acts amehdatOry thereof, be and
they are hereby repealed and le-enacted to
read as follows:
SECTION ,. And be it enacted. that the citi-
| zens of the town of Hyaltsville in Prince
Georges county be and they are hereby crea'-
ed body corporate by the name f 81 he
Commissioners of Hyatt sville" with all the
powers and privileges of a body polite and
corporate, and by said corporal, name NAV
have perpetual succession, sue and be sued,
lead aud be impleaded in any Court OF law
or Equity, may have and use common seal.
may purchase and bold real, personal and
mixed property and sell and dispose Of same
for the benefit of the town.
SECTION 8 And be it enact ,d, that the
limits of said town shall be as f. lows: COM
mencing at the centre of the Eastern branch
of the Potomac river at its lnctrlre with the
Northwest branch and running with tie CEN
| tre of the said Northwest branch westerly to
| its intersection with the west line of X. l..
Evans addition to Hyattsvile extended. tie
same being 315 feet from & CarltOn's Dam, thence
running northerlv by said west line of said
Evans addition North 90 - seconds east to a
s.one on the south side Of the public road
| leading to Washington, ID. G. and known as
| the old Bladensburg road; thence northerly TO
| the western terminus of the north line of Ava
| lon avenue as the same is laid down in tie
| sub division known as lavjl'e; thence east
| erly along said northern line of Avalol avenue
| to the west rn boundary of the Washington
and Baltimore turnpike; thence with the west
| Elm boundary of said turnpike souther!y to its
| Intersection with the southern line of rivers
| dale extended; thence with said line easterlv
| to the Washington branch of the Blliimor
and Ohio Railroad; lherce with the eastelly
boundary of said railroad right of way south
| elly to The Alexandria Junction of said rail-
road; thence with the eastern boundary of the
| right of way of said Alexandra Branch road to
the centre of the East branch of the Eastern
| branch of the Potomac river; thence with the
centre of said eastern branch to tie place of
| beginning.
SECTION /. And be it enacted, that the male
citizens of said town of the age of twenty one
| yealS and upwards, having resided therein six
months next proceeding any ele't on held
hereunder, and who are qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly. shall on
| the first Monday in May next, and annually
| thereafter on the same day at the place in said
| town designated by the Judges of Elec ion.
ele. t by ballot. for the first year two Commits
| sioneIs and tor the second year three Commis-
| siuuers for said town and so continue for each
| al ornate year thereafter; said five commIssion-
| erS shall serve for two years and until their
successors shall be ii cted and qualified. and
| the thee commissioners elected in eighteen
| hundred and ninety three shall serve until the
| end of the term OF two years f,r which they
| were elected; no person shall be eligible rs
| commissioner OF said town, unless 4 freehoider
| over twenty-five years of age, and rcsiteI
| within said corporst lin at the tim of the
| election and for at least two years proceeding
| the same, and his office shall terminate upon
| his removal of residence fom he town mis-.
No commiss orer shall during his term of
| office hold or be interest ID in ally office under
the corporation, nor be party directly or i'll
| directly in any contract to which the corpora
| ton is party.
SECTION 5. And be it enacted, that the said
commissioners elected hereunder. shall meet
on or before the first Monday in June next
succeeding their election and sha choose one
| of their number as President; they shall meet
| as often thereafter as necessary TO a proper
| discharge of their official duties and sh. | con
| tinue in ,ffice until their successors shall be
| duly el ,cted and qualified; they shall receive
no pay for their services, except the Pres:
dent who shall receive the fees hereinafter "a
| lowed; and in case Cf vacancy by reasop of
death, refusal TO act, disqlal licatIon, resigna-
| ton or removal of any of said commissioners
| out of the corporate limits, tie commissioners.
or a maj ority of them for the time being, shall
| elect a commissioner to ill said vacancy, who
| shall serve until after the next succeeding
! town election, and until his successor shall
have been elected and qualified, if said vacan-
cy shsll occur during the first year of the term,
| a commissioner shall be elected at the regular
| town election for the residue of said term.
SECTION q. And be il enacted, that the com
mssioners shall annually, on or before the
| first Monday in April, appoint three judges If
FL .ctlon, who shall appoint one clerk and the
said judges shall conduct the election bv bal
lot and the polls shall be opened AT two o'cl ck
and closed at six o'd ck in the at ernoon; and
The judges and clerk shall make then returns
to the commissioners but shall receive no
compensation for their services.
SECTION I. Aud be it enacted, that on the
same day on which the commissioners are 10
be elected under this act, and every fist
Monday in May, in each and every second
year thereafter, one person gal voter i'll said