The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-01
CHAPTER So.

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CHAPrER 9e.
An Act to amend the Charter of the Bur.
CESS and Commissioners of Middletown, in
Frederick County, by repeating and re-en-
acting with amendments Sections three
hundred and fifty-one three hundred and
ffty-two, three hundred and fifty-three,
three hundred and tifty-four, three hundred
and fifty-five, three hundred and fifty-six,
three hundred and fifty-seven, three hum
dred and fifty-eight, three hundred and fifty
nine, three hundred and sixty, three hun
dred and sixty one, three hundred and six
ty-two, three hundred and sixty-three,
three hundred and sixty -four. three hundred
and sixty.f1ve. three hundred and sixty-six,
three hundred and sixty-seven, three hun
dred and sixty-eight, three hundred al d
sixty-nine, three hundred and seventy, three
hundred and seventy-one, and TO repeal
Sections three hundred and seventy-three
A, three hundred and seven-threej B,
three hundred and seventy-three G, and
three hundred aud seventy-three ID, of Arti-
Gle eleven, OF the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title. 'Frederick County," SUBJ
title "Middletown."
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That sections three hum
red and tiftyone, three hundred and fifty
two, three hundred and ffty-tnree, three hun
dred and f1fty-;our, three hundred and fifty
five, three hundred and fifty.siX, three hun
dred and tifty-teven, three hundred and fifty
eight, three hundred and hity-nne three
hume red and sixty, three hundred and sixty
one, three hundred and sixty-Lwu, three hun
dred and sixty-three, three hundred and sixty
four three hundred and SiXty-tive thi ee hun
dred and siXty-siX, three hundred and sixty
seven, three hundred and sixty-eight, three
hundle and sixty nine, three hundred and
seventy and three hundred and seventy one,
ofArticle eleven, of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title, ''Frederick County,"
subtitle "Middletown," be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
35l. The citizens of Mlddletown, ak eller's
Addition to Middletown," Groves Addition
dletown,' in Frederick County, are body cor
pOrate by the name OF the Burgess and Com
missioners of Middletown, and by that name
may sue and be sued, and nave and use com
mon SEAL
352 The taxable limits of said municipal
corporation shall be as follows: Beginning for
the same at an iron bolt fixed In the middle of
stone culvert, 1t being the first large cul' ert
west of Nj ddletoWn, on the National Turn
pike road leading from Baltimore to Hagers-
Town and the west and running thence from
said iron bolt the following courses and dis
tances, tO-wit: South forty five degrees west
three hundred feet TO a stake on John Q.
east one thousand and thirty-five feet to a
stake ON George w. Remsburg's town lot;
thence south tnirty-three and three fourths
degree, west five hundred aud one feet to a
stake in Henry Johnson's lot; thence south
fifty-six and one fourth degrees east three hum
dred and seventy feet, to the middle of the
public road leading from MiddletOwn TO Bur-
kittsville; thence still south hfty-siV and one
fourth degrees east three hundred and sixty
six feet to a stake on Henry NJ. hefauver's
land: thence north thirty-three and three
fOurths degrees east four hundred aud twenty
four feet to q stake on the aforesaid Henry M.
Kefauver's land; thence parallel with New
south street in Middletown south eighty-three
degrees east eight hundred and eighty feet TO
stake standing west of an alley in said town;
thence by and with the west side OF said alley
south seven degrees west eleven hundred and
hfty-one feet to u stake on George l. Rams
burg's land; thence south eighty-three degrees
east three hundred and seventy-five feet TO
the middle OF the public road leading from
MiddletoWn 10 Broad Run and jefferson;
still south eighty three degrees east fur
hundred and e ghty nine feet to q stake in
the dividing line betWre EN- the lands OF j :.
Herman Ramsburg and Ephraim. ash, cOlored;
dred and twenty-six feet to the middle of a
public road still north II ty-seven degrees east
Twelve hundred and thirty-six feet to a stable
on Herman l.. Routzahns land and opposite
the south west corner of William w. DouD'S
new frame house; said point being sixty feet
south OF the south line of the said Daubs lot,
the middle of the turnpike road lead
ing from MiddletOwn to Frederick
City, commonly called the National Pike
as aforesaid; south hfty-nine degrees east
eleven hundred and forty-four feet 10 stake;
thence north thirty -One degrees east SIX hum
dred and thirty feet, crossing the turnpike road
aforesaid, to a stake planted on Herman l..
RoutZahn's land; thence at right angles and
parallel with the middle of said turnpike road
at this point north fifty-nine deg lees west
two thousand nine hundred and Seventy-nine
and one-half feet to The middle of a public
road leading from MiddletOwn to Harmony z.
o.; thence by and with the middle of said
public road north sixteen and One-half degrees
east fifty feet; then leaving said road north
eighty-three degrees west sixteen hundred
and ninety feet to q stake in Joshua III. Mains
lot, near the dividing line between him ana
George 1fert; thence south seventy two and
one-half degrees west six hundred and hve
feet to stake on George Ifert's land, north
fOrty-f1ve degrees west seven hundred one
and one-half feet to q stake on George lfertS
land aforesaid; thence south forty-flve degrees
west three hundred feet to the place OF begin
ming: and the police powers of said corporation
shall extend to the distance of One-half mile
in all directions beyond said taxable limits.
35S The male citizens of Middletown of the
age oftwenty-one years and. upwards, who shall
have resided within he taxable limits of said
town for twelve months next preceding the
election shall, elect by ballot on the first Mon
day of April, annually Burgess and five
Commissioners, who shall have resided within
said town for twelve months next preceding
the election. The said Burgess shall receive
the sum of twenty-five dollars, and each of tine
said five Commissioners the sum of fifteen dol
lars as compensation for their respective servi-
ces, to be paid annually out OF the funds OF
said municipal corporation.
354. All elections shall be held and conducted
as shall from time to time be directed by the
ordinances of the. corporation not inconsistent
with the subtitle of this Article.
355. The Burgess shall qualify by taking and
subscribing the oath of Office before the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Frederick County, or
before one of his sworn deputies, and before
proceeding to act shall give bond 10 the
Burgess and Commissioners of Middletown,
with securities 10 be approved by the commits
SiOners, in the sum of i've hundred dollars, for
the faithful discharge of his duties, and
the commissioners and all other officers of said
corporation, before entering upon the duties
of their respective Offices shall severally take
and subscribe before the Burgess the following
oath: do SOlemnly swear that will faithful
ly e. ecute the Office of - to the best of my
knowledge and ability, without favor, affec-
ton or Partially, SO help me God. 1t the per-
sons elected Burgess and Commissioners re-
spectively, any of them, shall fail to take the
oath prescribed In this section within ten days
after notice of their election shall have been
communicated to them in writing by the per-
son who under the ordinances of the towI
may be appointed to hold su election, the
said person or persons so appointed, within
five days thereafter shall order an election C
I'LL the vacancy or vacancies caused by such
failure to qualify.
S56. The Burgess and Commissioners may
meet as often as occasion may require upOI
the business of the corporation, at which
meetings the Burgess shall preside, and
during the year for which they may be elected
any OF the five commissioners should die
resign, remove from said town, or become