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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
CHAPTER 1855.

AN ACT to repeal Section IS of Article l2 of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title
Garrett County," subtitle deer Park -
and to re-enact the same with amend
mentS.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section So of
Article II Of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title Garrett County, 'sub title deer Park, "
be and the same is hereby repealed and re
enacted so as to read as follows
So. They may annually levy tax for the
expenses of the corporation upon the taxable
property within the town limits, real and
personal, except public and private securi-
ties and book accounts and such property as
may be occupied by churches and public
schools, and the same shall be collected by q
collector appointed by the said mayor and
common council for the purpose, whose
compensation for collecting said taxes shall
not exceed five per centum thereof and who
shall give bond in such amount as they shall
prescribe, and hold his Office during their
pleasure, and the collector in collecting the
taxes shall have the same power of diStraint
for the same that the collectors of State and
county taxes have. But the tax shall not
exceed twenty-five cents on the one hun
dred dollars in any one year. 1t shall be the
duty of the mayor and common council an
nually during the first week of July, to post
in at least three public places an itemized
statement showing the receipts from all
sources Of said village of Deer Park for the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
CHAPTER 23S.

AN ACT to repeal Section of Chapter "a of
the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland passed at the session of 1888,
providing for the payment of the floating
debt of the town of Oakland, the i'm
provement of the streets of said town and
the purchasing and operating of an cleo
tr1c light plant therein. and to re-enact
the same with amendments
SECTION /. Be it enacted, by the General
Assembly of Maryland that Section of
Chapter "a of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland passed at the January
session, 1898, entitled an act to author
ize the Mayor and Town Council of
Oakisnd to issue coupon interest
beal ing bonds for the purpose of pro-
vidil : fund to pay the fioating debt of the
Maynf and Town Council of Oakland, and to
imp we the streets Of said town. and for the
purl use OF purchasing and operating an
elect ic light plant for the use and benefit of
said own of Oakland, and to levy tax on
the aSsessable property within said town to
pay said bonds and the interest thereon, be
ana the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
SECTION ?. And be it enacted that to re
deem said bonds the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil of the town of Oakland be and they are
hereby authorized to levy a special tax, not
exceeding twenty-five cents on each one
hundred dollars of the assesSable property
within the corporate limits of said town, to
pay the interest upon the bonds so issued
under the provisions of the aforesaid act
Chapter "a of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January seS-
sion, 1898, said tax to be levied annually. The
purpose of this provision is to provide a
sinking fund to pay the principal of said
bonds as shall annually mature according to
the respective tenor of the aforesaid bonds,
and said levy shall be designated as The
Bonded Debt" And provided further that
this section shall in no wise conflict
with Section 1S0 of Chapter % of the
Acts of 1898, authorizing the said Mayor and
Town Council to levy and collect a tax of
fifty cents on each one hundred dollars worth
Of assessable property in any one year, but
the above special tax shall be in addition to
said tax so authorized in the aforesaid Sec
tion 1SC.
SECTION 3. Be it enacted that this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April T. 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
CHAPTER 544.

AN ACT to prevent the destruction of Trout
in the Castleman river and all its inlets
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That no person or
float sawdust in the Castleman river or in
any stream that flows into the Castleman
river. Any person or persons, corporation
or corporations, who shall float sawdust in
the Castleman river and the streams that
flow into the Castleman river, shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined two hundred
dollars or shall be sentenced to imprison-
ment in the House of Correction for one
year, or both in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April Z, 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
CHAPTER 35.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Section of Chapter 80 of the acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at the January session, 1898, rela-
ting to the creation of a new Election
District in Garrett county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, that Section
of Chapter 80 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January session, 1898, relating to the creation
of new Election District in Garrett county,
known as District Number Thirteen, be and
with amendments SO as to read as follows:
SEcTIoN2. And be it enacted that the
boundary line Of said Election District Num-
Der Thirteen, Garrett county, shall be as
follows, to-wit: Beginning for the same at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS,
CHAPTER 600

AN ACT to repeal and re-neact with amend
ments Chapter 2S5 of the Acts of the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland passed at
January session of 1890
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, that Chapter 2S5 of
the Acts of 1890, entitled, IAN act to author
ize the Sheriff of Garrett county to employ a
warden for the county jail Of said county, ~
be and the same is hereby repealed and re
enacted so as to read as follows:
SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, that
the County Commissioners OF Garrett county
be and they are hereby authorized and en-
powered to employ some suitable person as
warden to the county Jail of Garrett county
whenever prisoner or prisoners may be
confined in said jail, and the services of such
warden are in the Judgment of said County
Commissioners or the States Attorney for
said county necessary for the safe keeping of
such prisoner or prisoners.
SECTION B. And be it enacted, that the
compensation of such warden shall not ex-
ceed the sum of one dollar and fifty cents
per day, or such other sum hereunder as
may be agreed upon between said County
commissioners and such warden, for the
time so employed, and such compensation
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
CHAPTER 33O

AN ACT to repeal Section l13 OF Chapter 25
of the act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the January session
1898, known as the amended charter of
the town of Oakland, and to re-enact the
same so as to read as follows:
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section 173 of
Chapter rs of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed at the January ses-
sion 1898, and known as the amended charter
of the town of Oakland, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
SEC. .. And be it enacted, That no person
shall be eligible as member of the Town
Council unless he shall have resided two
years next preceding his election in the town
OF Oakland, and shall also be twenty-five
years of age.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date OF its
passage.
Approved April 10. 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19

the mouth of Three Fork run at Chaffee
where it empties into the Potomac river and
running thence with said run in westerly
direction up the south prong of said run
where the mud bridge crosses said branch
on the Wilson and KttZmiller county road
and thence with said road to the top of
line of said district as designated and set
forth under the act of 1895 Chapter 81, and
thence with the lines as set forth in the
aforesaid Act of Assembly to the place of
beginning.
SECTION 3. Be it further enacted, that this
act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved March 49, 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
CHAPTER 329.

AN ACT to prohibit the sale of spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer at any
place in Garrett county within three
miles of Kitzmillersville in District num-
ber Thirteen.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That it shall not be
lawful for the clerk of the circuit court of
Garrett county, Maryland, to issue license to
any person or persons to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer at any place
in Garrett county within three miles of Kitz-
millersville, Garrett county, Maryland.
SEC.2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April TO- 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19

year ending July 1st, and an itemiZed state
ment of the expenditures during said year
by said mayor and common council The
sad statement shall be verified by the af1-
davit of the mayor.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
snail take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 5, 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
OAKLAND MARYLAND. THURSDAY, APRIL 49, 1900

shall be levied by the County Commissioners
at their annual levy of taxes for saidcounty.
SECTION 4. And be it enacted, that this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April 10. 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19

To pay this amount it was ascertained that
the taxable property as shown by the as
sessment books amounts to 81, ,0S9 537 .00, which
amount for county purposes, So, ,46257. De-
Quoting $780, POI for corporations paying di-
rect to the State treasurer, leaves the basis
$6,S50, ,246, at IN cents on each 500 makes
$l2, 1919, and this added makes the taxes for
State and county purposes, $64,621.76.
A. G. ROSS,
Clerk County Commissioners
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
LIST, 1900.

Annual Levy for Garrett County,
Maryland, levied on the 18th day of
April, 1900, by the Board of County
Commissioners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
CHAPTER 374.

AN ACT to add three new sections TO Ar
ticle II of the Code of Public Local Laws
title Garrett County, sub title Jurors. -
providing for the selection and drawing
OF jurors in said county, said sections to
follow Section l27 and to be DESIGNATED
as Sections 127A, 127B and 19TC
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19

IUU3II CUl %
ALMSHOUSE AND ASYLUM FUND.
Estimate for 1900 500 90
MARYLAND HOSPITAL.
Estimate for 1900 0.......................S 800 90
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
BRIDGEACCOUNT.

The Pittsburg Bridge Co. for bridge
over Castleman river, subject to
AT 90
Christian ID. HerShberger, for balance
due for repairing bridge near
Grantsville............... ..............,. 50 ~
Fuller and johnson, for stone work
On new bridge over CaSlleman river
use Garrett County Bank.................. 736 90
Same, balance, use Peter Nathan,
subject to order......... ............... 200 90
Estimate for 1900 .............. ....... 1000 90
Total ............. ......... 4S2 T2
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Section of Article IL of the Code
OF Public Local Laws, title Garrett
County" sub title Birds and Game, 'and
to add new section thereto to follow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
To the Public School Commissioners
for support of schools ................$1200 COO 90
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f. A. Thayer, States Attorney ..S S53 90
Peddicord 4 Peddicord, misdemea-
nors and felony y.......... .......,....... 90 G6
Peddlcord ana Sincell, miSdem'rS... 66
Gilmbr 5. Hamill, misdemeanors. 10 %
Andrew B. Gonder, l misdemeanor
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06

ed of murder and sentence to be hang
ed at Tom 6stOne, the tenth OF this
month, for the murder of Constable
Ainsworth and Ted Moore.
Turner White, Ben Cook, and Will
liam johnson have been assigned to
the watch in shifts of eight hours each
every day. There seems to be little
the death penalty although their
friends have not yet given up hope
Acting Governor Akers review we'd the
case carefully and evidently with q
leaning towards mercy, but could not
see it his duty to use the gubernatorial
power and change the sentence of the
court. Governor Murphy who resumes
his duties today may see the case in an
other light and Texas people are work
ing hard for the Haldermans.
A Million and Half Dollar Beer.
The story of the origin of Prescott e
big fire 10 something like that of the
cow that kicked over Q lamp and star ted
. fire that burned up Chicago. A mil
lion and q half dollars is q pretty good
price to pay for . glass of beer, says the
Courier. Nevertheless that is about
the price Prescott paid for q glass of
beer which . lodg ger in the Scepel block
drank. Mr. Soopel yesterday pointed
out to the reporter the man who drank
this costly beer and he by no means
had the appearance of a man who would
insist on high priced articles, as q mil
lion and a half dollar drink. Mr. Scopel
says the lodger went to his room, lit
a candle, put it in q miners candle
stick, stuck is in the wall and went
down for glass of beer. And while
be was gone the caudlestick fell down,
the lighted candle ignited the wall
paper and the coniagration followed
which is now matter of we'll known
local history.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06

Chinese are dangerous enemies, for
they are treacherous. That's why sill
counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve are dangerous. They look like
DeWitt's, but instead of the all-heal-
ing witch hazel they all contain in
gradients liable to irritaie the skin
and cause blood poisoning. For piles,
injuries and skin diseases use the or
iRinal and genuine DeWitt's Witch
Hazsl Salve.-Fred Schaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06
TEXAS.
East Texas Cities.

Marshall, Palestine, and Tyler are
rated the largest three cities of east
Texas; each has over 5000 population.
Roger Mills's Oil Wells.
Two more good wells have been
opened up on the Mills-Garrity
interest. The new we'll have flow OF
from eighteen to twenty barrels a day.
There are now over forty wells owned
by this partnership and eight or ten
more will be drilled within the next
tk o months.
Cattle Dying of Charlton
Charlton Is spreading among the
oattle of Harris aud B .szoria counties
to an extent that it has become
epidemic and a universal danger
Charlton is di-ease peculiar to cattle,
having no effect on human beings
Fifty years or SO ago Harris county
had trouble with it, but has seen little
or nothing of it since until this late
attack.
The Largest Vessel Ever In Calves
ton harbor.
The Irada, a steamship of the Gull
Transport line, came into port at Gal
aston last week on her trip. She Is the
la gest ship that ever entered the
port. She IL 535 feet long, so 1-2 beam,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06
Neigh bor-
hood Notes
ARIZONA
Bear and Lion Hunts.

Bear and Lion Hunts.
Hunting seems to have been good in
Gila county. The board of super visors
have allowes scalp claims amounting
to $3.50 for The last quarter.
prescott's Insurance and Loss.
Prescotts 81, 500. 900 loss was insured
to the amount of 1850, 600, but very lit
tie wailipg Is heard from there, only
the sousd of the hammer and trovel.
The city is rebuilding more eubstaa tisl-
ly than before.
Santa Teresa's Farewell
Santa Teresa has left Clifton to 90
to Cslifornis. A hundred Mexicans ga
tbered At the train to have q last word
with her, and presented her with gifts
and tokens and sums of money.
phoenix's Tornado.
The furious storm OF last Tueeday
which sweps through Phoenix twisted
fences, lifted roofs and rtal estate and
made even the oldest in haoitant, who
usually has seen all possible kinds of
wealth er and worse, to marvel.
The petrifled Forest
Congressman Lacy of Iowa has been
making trip through the petrifed
forests in order to get more data for
his work on the bill making the forests
q patiocal reservation. The bill has
gone through the house and Mr.. Lacy
will endeavor to have it passed in the
senate.
As To Climate Advertising.
Phoesix, Albuquerque and Ell Paso
invest large sums annually in publish
ing literature on the value of the eli
mate OF their respective localities dur
that the enterprisine cities have rap
idly grown in wealth and opulence.
Tucson has not made any effort in this
line. 1t would be we'll for our hotel
men and merchants to make one trial
and enjoy she result.-Arizon ma Star.
OstrlChes In Arizona.
Every body, nearly, who comes to
trich Farm. 1t Is too bad to hide this
great institution; it is one of Arizona's
greatest attractions. Yet there are
not twenty people in Maricopa county
who can tell stranger where this
farm Is located. The thing is a hidden
m gstery. Why not invite the public
to look at il even If we have to pay for
the privilege? Phoenix has the largest
ostrich farm in the world and 1t is
positively dden from the public
Gazette.
The Death Watch For the Halder-
The death watch has been placed
over the Halderman brothers, convict
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06

Millions will be spent in politics this
year. We can't keep the campaign
going without money any more than we
can keep the body vigorous without
food. Dyspeptics used to starve them.
selves. Now Kodol Dyspepsia Cura
digests what you eat and allows you to
eat all the good food you want. 1t ra-
Ideally cures stomach troubles. Fred
Schaefer druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06

and 81 feet deep and has . cargo
capacity of 1864 tons, She could
carry 534 900 bushels Of wheat. She
will carry other cargo out however aud
only 24O, 900 bushels of wheat.
The Showmen We're Mobbed.
On August second, a Fl. Worth
crowd moobed negro Snowman, pro-
badly Billy Clark, late of Ell Paso,
though no names were given in the pa
pers, aud would have done him viol-
ence had not q corps Of policemen ar
rived on the scene in time TO save the
negro by carrying him off to Jail. The
reason for she fury was that she negro
show mAa and his show we're alleged to
be frauds. BE WAS billed a. the Strong
Man from Peru aud came with q white
manager, saying he vas just from Mex
leo. They advertised shat the negro
would throw down . wild bull and out
pull four horses. He failed to accom-
plish either and his enormous dunn bells
were said to be hollow. The crowd be-
lieved it was . Wholesale fake and rose
as one body and throw themselves at
the negro and his white manager.
There vas . call for police and the
showmen were taken to jail and after
wards liberated. They left the city
Immediately.
Labor Day And Texas Holiday.
Governor Sayers's labor day procla-
nation reads as follows:
Recognizing the dignity and worth
of lsbOr, its importance in the produc-
ton of wealth, and its necessity to the
attainment and enjoyment of happi-
ness, the people Of Texas, by legisls-
tive action, have designated as q legal
holiday the first Monday OF September
of each year, recommending it's
general Observance throughout the
state as day Of rest, recreation and
i'm DrOvement.
Now, therefore, I, Joseph D. Say
ers, governor of Texas. do hereby re.
quest the citizens of this state to OBJ
serve and celebrate Monday, the Sd
day of September, A. D., 1900, as
Labor Day, by closing all places of
business of whatever character and
participating in suoh exercises and
ceremonies as may be appropriate to
the occasion.
In testimony whereof, 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the state of Texas to be hereto az
fixed on this the LIST day of August, A.
D., 1900.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06


their conditions.
FEW BRIEF ILLUSTRATIONS.
the time inquire into the results OF
small Investments large mining properties sometimes will
say buying thousand shares in mil
lion dollar 1t don't amounto anything To such
examples of hundreds of companies that to
their stock wond
small which the beginning of their sale
treasury could bought moderate
history good mines under experienced
faithful and judge of the future only
by the experiences of the
Quincy would in
nearly &c. The number of ehare
annually. The
we'll about 81 500 annually each thous
while South Dakota Sc OOO
Nova Scotia S250 each thous
that only about $3.50
The New York Engineering and Mining Journal of February
list of 236 dividend paying mines that
Thousand shares in of them would mean
spectacle income As rule company sells its first issue o
hase a low price twenty five cents share
would be high estimate of the estimates
basis of he is receiving all the from 200
his cash For example
LIE fvec when
mine started this stock quoted in London
Isabella sold
originally it worth 81 3d. that's could
thousand shares for $50 which worth
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06

Marshall, Palestine, and Tyler are
rated the largest three cities of east
Texas; each has over 8 200 population.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06

The Public opportunity purchase shares At % cent
mine large dividends from the starting OF it's
We HAYES mineral in sight that work In
disputed this fac-no dispute
1t.
of wonderful For short time only will the
public a price, When
exhausted Company starts Its
Dividends stock cannot
be had all He W undecided will then wish he
and decision and secured stock
when the giving for the
ollaro OF actual value.
has been developing their
discovering all the
thew and in time they mined and
taken Thousand Concentrating Ore and
shipping which from SO go
showing certainly all that has been
written or said about the property
this
oft Mexican Lead Company will surely miss the
portunsy OF q lifetime
Don't call for have
the Office, write for
c. B.. & Co.. No. Ia Bronson Block FL Paso, Texas
Parties send their orders by mail
through bank.
FOR REFERENCES PROSPECTUS.
Any contemplate purchasing large number Of
their paid from the mine
do prospectus
their investigation
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-06

FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY.

The buying of treasury shares when they being
sold at discount reliable owning
Using property both profitable and legitimate There
few of certain
ly profitable.
We consider the New Mexican Lead Company
equal in promise any above cited, and
pleasure in calling sale OF
placed on the market five cents share.
Following engineers profits the
will derive working mines with concentrating
q "a
would produce 23 daily which would
go silver The
value Of the days product would be follows:
16 2-3 at
lead, %, 1892 "a .25
bring. 81
One thousand of silver 55
Thus giving value for each days Sl541,61
The cost of mining and concentrating 100
would be. $50 90
freight smelter would $50 90 300 90
daily profits would b. ......... 1.2H 81
re monthly profits would 37,24S 30
of the
development work the mine large
will 30 lead which would, at
This would increase daily of
centrae and corresponding increase in the daily profits