The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-05
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER $40.
The Town of New Windso

SION, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
FORTY. THREE, CHAPTER Al, ENIl-
TIED IAN ACT TO INCORPORATE
THE TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR, IN
CARROLL COUNTY;" ALSO TO RE
PEAL AN ACT OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, PASSED
AT THE JANUARY SESSION, ElGd-
TEEN HUNDRED IN d SLIT L
SEVEN, CHAPTER 420, ENTITLED
IAN ACT TO REVIVE AND AMEND
THE ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
THE TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR, IN
CARROLL COUNTY, PASSED AT De
CEMBER SESSION, EIGHTEEN HUN
DRIED AND FORTY-THREE, CHAP
TER FORTY SEVEN, AND TO RE
PEAL THE FOURTEENTH SECTION
THEREOF, AND RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH THE FOLLOWING NEW
AND ADDITIONAL SECTIONS" AND
TO ENACTTHE FOLLOWING IN LIEU
THEREOF.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of MARYLAND, That an act passed at
December session, eighteen hundred and
forty-three, chapter torty-seven, entitled An
act to incorporate the town of New windsor,
in Carroll County," also to repeal an act OF
the General Assembly of Mary land, passed at
the January session, eighteen hundred ana
SlxfV-SpNen. chapter GHtlttch ~ 4hNttN
revive and amend the act of Incorporation OF
The town of New Windsor, in Carroll county.
nassed at December session, eighteen hundred
and forty. three, Chapter turty-seveu, and to
repeal the fourteenth section thereof, and re,
enact the same with the following new aud
additional sections and to enact the follow
ing in lieu thereof
Section ,. And be il enacted, That the
citizens of the town of New Windsor, IN Car
roll county, Maryland, are hereby constituted
a body corporate by the name oil the burgess
and Commissioners of New Windsor, and by
that name may have perpetual success'on' sue
aud be sued and have and use common seal.
Section g Aud be il enacted That the cor
porate limits of said town shall be as follows
Beginning at a sycamore tree, on DlckeFSon 5
branch. opposite the foot of Main street. run
ming southeast with said branch to the mouth
of the Race. thence with the northeast SIDE OF
The Mill Dam to Che's bridge, leaving the
dam and bridge outside the corporation, then
northeast ON the west side of the road to the
division line between Jesse Lambert ana
George Euglar, leaving said road outside OF
said corporaiion then with said line TO point
directly opposite the line between j. Milton
Fritz. on the east side of New Windsor Col
lege. then from this point nertherly through
the land of John Lambert tn the DIVISION be-
tween SAID j.. Milton EEiL anu HsAiA 1tAtSEc ~
The northeast corner of the land Of said college
20 noint of junction of John c. Buckley, sand
College and Fritz. then westerly with the lines
between said Buckley and College. and
Buckley and Jacob Frounfelter and Others, TO
the Uniontewn Road. then with a straight line
west through the land Of Mrs. Sallie Maynard
IN the garden fence of said Mrs. Maynard,
thence 10 the said Maynard's outer gate. then
with a straight line to the sycamore tree, the
place of beginning; provided, however. that
Tor all sanitary and police regulations, the au.
thoriiy and control of sard corporation shall
extend for one. fourth a mile in every direction
beyond the aforesaid limits.
Section 4. Aud be il enacted. That all per
sons who have resided within the said corPo-
rate limits of said town for twelve months next
preceding the election, aud who are qualified
10 vote for delegates 10 the General Assembly
of MARYLAND. aud all other persons non-resl-
dent of said corporation, but who may be
otherwise so qualified. and who own real or
personal estate in said town OF the value % at
least five hundred dollars. shall, on theyt
Monday of May ensuing the passage of ms
Act. and on the same day and month ~ each
and every year thereafter, elect by ballot one
person for Burgess and five persons tor Com
Inissioners, each of whom shall be al least
twenty FIVE years of age, and shall have re-
sided Ia said town at least one year previous
10 the day of election, and be the owners OF
real or personal property, or both, "a hls own
right in said corporate town. assessed al mere
than six hundred dollars.
Section ). And be il enacted, That the irst
election for burgess and commissioners under
this Act, shall be held by two judges OF elec.
ton TO be appointed by the Board OF County
Commissioners Of Carroll County or the Pres
ident of said Board. and all elections for oh
Gers thereafter shall be held by one or more
iudges of election who shalt be appointed an
nuaily by the burgess aud commissioners OF
said town, and in such manner, al such place
and after such notice as by ordinance OF the
said corporation not inconsistent with tins act
directed.
Section &. Aud be ii enacted, That tie
;udoes Of MI elections for officers held under
this act, before holding any election, shall
each make oath in due form Of law or affirm
before a Justice OF the peace for said county,
that he will fairly and impartially act as Judge
of such election; and said judges OF election
shall keep the polls open from one O'Clock
until five o'clock p. NJ, and shall. in the pres
enee Of such persons who may desire to wit
ness the same, Immediately thereafter count
the ballots. announce the result and make and
sign n written certificate thereof, which they
shall deliver to the clerk of said town.
Section Z. And be IT enacted, That if the
qualified voters Of said town shall at any time
neglect to hold AN election for any officer or
officers to be elected under this act. the powers
Of sueb voters under this act shall not be for
feited. but the officers previously elected shall
be continued until their successors shall be
elected aud qualified.
Section g. And be 1t enacted, That the
burgess and commissioners shall hold the Of
fee to which they hase each respectively been
elected for one year from the hrst Monday OF
June next ensuing bis election, and until bus
or their successors shall be elected aud quail
fed, and failure to qualify for more than two
weeks after the election of the burgess or any
commissioner shall create vacancy IN such
respective office.
ofthe Commissioners shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business and IN case nt
vacancy in the Office of commissioners by
death. removal out of the corporate town,
resignation. refusal TO qualify, or other dis
qualification. majority of the qualified com
missioners shall elect commissioner or com
missioners 10 fill such vacancy or vacancies tor
the remainder of the term, and until "A sue
eessor or successors shall be elected by the
qualified voters of said town, aud shall have
qualified. and If a vacancy shall occur IN the
office of Burgess by any Of the causes OF va
heretofore mehDOHed III tht9 SSttioh,
the chairman of the Commissioners shall act
as burgess for the unexpired term.
Section 10. And be it enacted, That the
burgess. commissioners and all other officers
designated by the ordinances of said Corpora
alton of this Act, excepting the attorney Tor
said corporation, before entering upon the
duties Of their offices, shall take and subscribe
the following oath or affirmation Il do
make oath in due form of law, or affirm, as
the same may be, that | will faithfully exc
cute the Office Of --, to which l have been
elected or appointed, to the best of my Judg.,
ment and ability, without favor or affection.
Section II. And be it enacted, That the
burgess shall appoint one of said eommls-
sioners or any other qualified voter of said
town as Clerk to said corporation, who shall
keep accurate minutes Of the proceedings OF
said burgess and commissioners, and shall
enter all laws and ordinances passed by them
in a well bound book, open to public lnspee-
ton; he shall attest all laws and ordinances
and cause copies of the same to he posted ia
not less than two of the most public places IA
said town: he shall file and keep all original
papers entrusted to his care; he shall act as
treasurer 10 said corporation; he shall keep an
accurate account of the receipts and dIsburse-
ments of all moneys and funds of said corpor-
alton in a well bound book. and shall pay out
the same only on the order of the burgess,
after the bills or orders have been passed 10y
n majority of The commissioners; he shall re-
port annually in writing to the burgess and
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