The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-12
Lightner Addition.

! Section 1913 A. Beginning for
the extension of the said corporate
limits, as surveyed July 10th, A. d..
1884, at the end of the Sth line of
the original boundary of the corpo-
rate limits of the said town surveyed
and located by Mr.. Joshua Switzer,
surveyor, whose description and plat
is on record in Carroll County, j.
B. B., No AZ folio $40 ETC., the afore-
said beginning is in the middle of
the public road No. so, at the end
of ten perches; South 75s degrees
East from where was originally the
southwest corner stone of the Light
ner farm, the said corner stone be-
ing in the middle of the crossing of
what is known as Farquhar Street,
with the middle of said public road
No. so, and running thence by the
present compass courses, with the
said Sth line reversed North 134 de-
grees East, 661if perches, till it in
tersects the End line of j. Hamilton
Repp's lot; then with said 2nd line
to the end thereof, then with the
Ord line of said lot to the end of ST
perches these two last lines may be
found in the deed from Isaiah
Lightner and wife to the said J.
Ham. Repp, bearing date Feb. End
A. d., 1882, and recorded in liber
F. Il. S., No. Sc, folio 800 etc., one
of the land records of Carroll Coun-
ty; then South 76s degrees East III
perches, then by a line of Chas.
Edgar Wolfe's land south 134 de-
grees west, 62iaa perches, to the
middle of the aforesaid Public road
No. 80, then with the middle of
said road North 75i degrees West,
141lss perches to the beginning; pro-
vided, however, that for sanitary
and police purposes, the Mayor and
Council of Union Bridge shall have
and exercise full power and control
for a distance of one-half mile in
every direction from said corporate
limits.
Election of Mayor. Qualification
of Voters.
Section 169. The male citizens
of Union Bridge of the age of
twenty-one years and upwards who
shall be first duly registered as here
matter prescribed and who have re-
sided in the State of Maryland and
in said town for twelve months pre-
ceding the election, shall on the first
Monday of April, in the year nine
teen hundred and upon the same
day in every ultimate year there
after, (polls to open at 3 P. M. and
close at 6 p. NJ elect by ballot
person not under twenty-five years
of age, a citizen of the United
States, and five years resident of
said town next preceding the cleo
ton, to be Mayor of said town, and
shall actually be possessed of and
assessed on the books of said town,
real or personal property to the
amount in value of five hundred dol
lars at the time of his election he
shall take the oath of office as here
matter prescribed for town officers,
and remain in Office until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified. All
elections shall be by ballot, and no
person shall be entitled to vote at
any election who is not duly regis
tered as hereinafter provided.
Vacancy in the office of Mayor.
Section 100 A. In case of a va
cancy in the office of Mayor, by
death or otherwise, or in case any
person who may have been elected
Mayor at any general election, shall
fail or refuse to qualify as Mayor
within three days after service of
notice of election, as hereinafter
provided, the council, at any general
or special meeting shall elect some
legally qualified person to fill the
office of Mayor for any unexpired
term of any vacancy caused by death
or otherwise, or for the term of any
person who may have refused to
qualify; and in case of any election
of Mayor by the Council, the person
receiving majority of the whole
number of members of the Council
shall be declared elected as Mayor
of said town for any unexpired
term, in case of a vacancy caused
by death or otherwise, or for any
term for which any person previous
ly elected may have refused to quail
ify; and the clerk of the Mayor and
Council shall Immediately certify
the vote so taken to elect any such
successors, or to elect any person
for any term so as aforesaid, under
his hand and the Corporate seal of
the town; and the said clerk of
Union Bridge, upon receipt thereof,
shall forthwith notify the person SO
elected, who shall within three days
after the service of such notice,
qualify by taking the oath herein
after prescribed for town officers,
and if such person elected shall fail
to qualify as hereinafter provided,
another election shall be held by the
Council, to fill the vacancy; and
until such vacancy is filled, the
Council shall choose one of their
number as Mayor, who shall dis
charge the duties of the office pro
tempore.
Duties of the Mayor-Compensa-
ton.
Section 169 B. The Mayor, by
virtue of his office shall preside at all
meetings of the Council, and in case
of a tie, except in the passage of Or
dinances, shall have the deciding
vote, he shall see that the ordinances
of the town are faithfully executed,
and shall report to the Council, an
nually, the condition of municipal
affairs, he shall have the power of
vetoing any ordinance, as hereinaf-
ter provided, and for his services
shall receive an annual salary of
twenty dollars, and no other fee or
compensation whatever. In the
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