The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-17
AN ACT.
TO Erect McConn~ ls j, III the
County of BedfO re
Borough.

the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General AS
sembly met, and it is hereby en-
acted by the authority of the
same, That the town of McConn-
ellsburg, in the County of Bed
ford, shall be, and the same is
hereby erected into a borough,
which shall be called the borough,
of McConnellsburg, and shall be
comprised within the following
bounds; to wit: beginning at the
southwest corner of the plot of
said town, adjoining lands of
George Darrah, and running east
with the plot of said town along
the lands of George Darrah and
John Cook, to the east corner of
the plot of said town, adjoining
lands now in possession of An
thony Shoemaker and James Ag-
new, thence in west direction
with the plot of said town, along
lands of James Agnew and
George Hook, thence running
with the variations of the 'ot Of
the said town, thence in south
direction with the plot o. said
town along lands of James AG-
new, to the northwest corner Of
the plot of said town, thence in a
south direction with the plot of
said town, along lands of Mary
Mcconnell and George Darrah to
the place of beginning.
SECTION 2. And be it further
enacted by the authority afore-
said, That it shall and may be
lawful for all persons having re-
sided within the said borough
six months next preceding the
election, and being entitled to
vote for members of the General
Assembly, on the first Tuesday
of May next, and on the first
Tuesday of May in each and
every year thereafter, to meet at
the house now occupied by Mary
Scott in the said borough, and
then and there elect by ballot be-
tween the hours of twelve and
six o'clock in the evening, one
citizen residing therein, who
shall be styled the burgess of
the borough, and four citizens to
be a town council, and shall also
elect a high constable who shall
reside in the bounds of said bor
ough; but previous to the open
ing of and such election, the said
inhabitants shall elect three citi-
zens, one of whom shall preside
as Judge, one to act as inspector,
and the other to perform the
duty of clerk, according to the
directions of the general election
laws of this Commonwealth, so
far as relates to the receiving
and counting votes, and shall be
subject to the same penalties for
NAL practice, as by the said cleo
ton laws are imposed, and the
said Judge, inspector and clerk,
before they enter on the exer-
else of their respective duties,
shall take an oath or affirmation
before any Justice of the Peace
on the County of Bedford, or
burgess of said borough, to per
form the same fidelity, and shall
hold the said election from time
to time as occasion shall require,
receive and count the ballots and
declare the persons having the
greatest number of votes to be
duly elected; whereupon dupli-
cate certificates thereof shall be
signed by the said judge, inspect
or and clerk, one of which shall
be transmitted to each of the
persons elected, and the other
filed among the records of the
the corporation; and in case OF
vacancy by death, resignation,
refusal to accept, or removal
from said borough of any of said
officers, the burgess, or in his alb
sence or inability to act, the first
named of the town council shall
issue his precept directed to the
high constable, requiring him to
hold an election to fill such va
cancy, he giving at least ten days
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