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

the extension OF the SAID corporate
limits. as surveyed July 10th, A. ID.
1884. at the end of the Sth line of
the original boundary of the corp0-
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.
h. b.. No ~ folio $40 etc, the afore-
said beginning is in the middle of
! the public road No. so, at the end
of ten perehes; South 753 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 49, de- !
grees East, Co., 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 !
3rd 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. +. s. No. Sc, folio 900 etc, one
/ of the land records of Carroll Coun- |
ty; then South 76l degrees East III |
perches, then by line of Chas.
/ Edgar Wolfe's land south l3I de- |
grees west, 62II perches, to the /
I middle of the aforesaid Public road |
/ No. 50, then with the middle of |
said road North Isl degrees West, |
14IS 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 distance of one-half mile in |
every direction from said corporate |
[ limits.
I Election of Mayor Qualification
Z of Voters
section l69. The male citizens |
of Union Bridge of the age of |
twenty-one years and upwards who |
shall be first duly registered rs here /
I matter prescribed and who have re-
sided IN the State of Maryland and /
I in said town for twelve months pre- /
I c,.ding the election. shall on the first 4
Monday of April, in the wear nine /
teen hundred and upon the same /
I day in every ultimate year there
after. polls To open at 3 L. NJ. and I
( close at 3 L. NJ elect by ballot
person not under twenty-five years
I Of age. a citizen Of the United /
I States. and five wears resident Of /
said town next preceding the cleo 1
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 tn the
amount in value Of five hundred dol
lars at the time Of his election he
shall take the oath of office a here
matter prescribed for town officers.
and remain in Office until his sue
cessor Is elected and qualified. All
election, shall b. by ballot, and no
person shall be entitled To- vote u
any election ho Is not duly regis
tered as hereinafter provided.
Vacancy in the Office of Mayor
SECTION l64 \. In case of IA va
cancy in the office Of Mayor, los
death or otherwise, or in CASE any
person who may have been elected
Mayor at ans general election. shall
fail or refuse to qualify a. Mayor
within three DAYS after service of
notice Of election. rs hereinafter
provided, the council, at any general
or special meeting shall elect some
legally qualified person to nil 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 he declared elected AS Mayor
Of said town for any uneNpired
term, in case of a vacancy caused
by death or otherwise, or for any
term for which any person previous
/ Is elected may have refused TO quail
ify; and the clerk of the Mayor and
Council shall immediately certify
the vote 50 taken TO elect any such
successors. or 10 elect any person
for any term so rs aforesaid, under
his hand and the Corporate seal of
the town: and the said clerk of
1 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 is Mayor, who shall dis
charge the duties of the office pro
tempore.
Duties of the Mayor-Compensa-
ton.
Section 1859 b. The Mayor, by
virtue of his Office shall preside mt all
meetings of the Council, and in case
of 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
nuallv, the condition of municipal
affairs, he shall have the power of
vetoing any ordinance, as herelnaf-
ter provided, and for his services
shall receive an annual salary OF
twenty dollars, and no other fee or
compensation whatever. In the
event of the absence or temporary
disability of the Mayor, the chair
man of the Council shall fulfill all
the duties and be invested with all
the authority of Mayor until his re-
turn.
Election and Qualification of
Common Councilman
Section 10. There shall be cleo
ted by ballot five persons as Common